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Say, "Chess!": St.Louis Chess Club goes to Washington.Wesley Bell, D-Mo., left, considers his next move Wednesday against Asha Silva, 15, a chess player from St.Louis, during the Bipartisan Congressional Chess Tournament in Washington, D.C.Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., left laughs with Rep.Wesley Bell, D-Mo., Wednesday during the Bipartisan Congressional Chess Tournament in Washington, D.C.The two often clash politically as they have different party affiliations, but the bipartisan tournament allowed lawmakers to bridge the political gap.Teddy Mazur, 8, participates in the chess tournament Teddy Mazur, 8, participates in the Bipartisan Congressional Chess Tournament on Wednesday in Washington, D.C.The children who participated are part of the club’s Select Chess program, where they receive one-on-one lessons from grandmasters.Wesley Bell, D-Mo., left, considers his next move Wednesday against Asha Silva, 15, a chess player from St.Louis, during the Bipartisan Congressional Chess Tournament in Washington, D.C.Courtesy of Eric Rosen State Rep.Welsey Bell, D-Mo., right, faces off Wednesday against St.Louis Chess Club founder and President Rex Sinquefield.Courtesy of Eric Rosen Sen.Ted Cruz, R-Texas, right, watches Wednesday as grandmaster Irene Sukandar deals the final blow in their chess match.Courtesy of Eric Rosen Sen.Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., left laughs with Rep.Wesley Bell, D-Mo., Wednesday during the Bipartisan Congressional Chess Tournament in Washington, D.C.The two often clash politically as they have different party affiliations, but the bipartisan tournament allowed lawmakers to bridge the political gap.Courtesy of Eric Rosen Teddy Mazur, 8, participates in the chess tournament Teddy Mazur, 8, participates in the Bipartisan Congressional Chess Tournament on Wednesday in Washington, D.C.The children who participated are part of the club’s Select Chess program, where they receive one-on-one lessons from grandmasters.WASHINGTON — Two Missouri lawmakers who usually don’t agree on much came together Wednesday to host a kids-versus-politicians competition and to celebrate their hometown.Louis is the chess capital of the world,” said U.S.Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., in a video posted to X from the Bipartisan Congressional Chess Tournament, which he co-hosted with U.S.Wesley Bell, a Democrat who, like Schmitt, hails from St.