South Carolina Champion Timur Aliyev won the four game match against Chris Mabe, North Carolina’s reigning chess champion. The first two games of the match were played in Charlotte April 5-6, with each player winning a game. The final two games were played in Greenville, South Carolina, April 12-13. Game three was drawn. Aliyev won the fourth game and the match 2.5/1.5. Check out “Border Battle 2008: Games 1-4”
Special thanks to Mr. David Grimaud for the picture and report. By the way, Mr. Grimaud and his wife Maureen are two of the new bright shining stars in our chess community. They have done a lot for chess in South Carolina. We need more people like David and Maureen to boost chess in this country.
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
I hope David and his wife will run for the EB in 2 years. We need real people who care about chess and not a bunch of the same old politicians year after year.