The upcoming SPICE Cup will take place from September 19-28 at Texas Tech University (Student Union Building) in Lubbock, Texas.
In addition to having the games broadcast LIVE on MonRoi, ICC and other sources, we will also try to show LIVE video feeds and taped video interviews.
Here are the players:
USA – GM Onischuk, Alexander 2741 USCF / 2670 FIDE
IND – GM Pentala, Harikrishna 2724 USCF 2668 FIDE
GER – GM Kritz, Leonid 2647 USCF / 2610 FIDE
USA – GM Akobian, Varuzhan 2656 USCF / 2610 FIDE
USA – GM Kaidanov, Gregory 2678 USCF / 2605 FIDE
USA – GM Becerra, Julio 2647 USCF / 2598 FIDE
ISR – GM Mikhalevski, Victor 2680 USCF / 2592 FIDE
POL – GM Miton, Kamil 2702 USCF / 2580 FIDE
ISL – GM Stefansson, Hannes 2598 USCF / 2566 FIDE
USA – GM Perelshteyn, Eugene 2591 USCF / 2555 FIDE (Defending Champion)
Average FIDE: 2605.5 (Category 15)
Average USCF: 2666.5
This will make the 2008 SPICE Cup the highest rated 10 person International RR event in U.S. history.
The SPICE Cup Invitational will be the main attraction of the annual SPICE Cup Festival. Other activities will include the 2008 Texas Women’s Open Championship, SPICE Cup Open Grand Prix, SPICE Cup Scholastic, SPICE Cup Invitational Blitz, etc. Our goal is to add a group B next year and even more activities.
I love surprises!
Nice chess set.
I can find no reference to the Spice Cup Festival 2007 on the web.
When this event become ‘annual’?
Congratulations, this is really an interesting field of players.
SPICE Cup started last year with the Category 12 International tournament, SPICE Cup Open Tournament, and activities for school children. We are adding the SPICE Cup Scholastic and Texas Women’s Championship this year.
Best wishes,
Susan Polgar