St. Louis Scores A Checkmate For International Students By Erin WilliamsNPR12:06 PM Mon December 17, 2012 Young people from across the world are turning St. Louis into the premiere international location for chess. This academic year marks the first that...
A rare breed
Fischer needed little time to winSaturday December 15, 2012 9:32 AM Great chess players have exceptional, rapidly adjusting vision at the board. This ability allows them to excel at speed chess as well as much slower traditional chess. When...
SPNO to return to beautiful New Orleans! Over $100,000 in scholarships and prizes!
Information and online registration here. Mar. 1-3 SPNO Boys & Girls Championships at Holiday Inn Downtown/Superdome, New Orleans, LA. 6 Rd. SS G/45 d/5 scholastic up to 9 sections: USCF Rated Secs. grades K-2, 3-5, 6-8 & 9-12, sep....
Why chess actually is a sport
Why chess actually is a sport by The Journal December 11, 2012By Josh Coppenbarger and Haley LukeSusan Polgar said she first became interested in chess at the age of 4. She said the shapes of the pieces intrigued her.“I was very...
Webster University to Develop Partnership with Top-10 Russian University
Webster to Develop Partnership with Top-10 Russian University, South Ural State Dec 07, 2012 Representatives from one of Russia’s largest universities were on campus to visit Webster University and enter into a Memorandum of Understanding, the goal of which...
Gujarathi becomes India’s 30th GM
Gujarathi becomes GM; Prasanna, Dhopade make GM normsPTI | Dec 11, 2012, 08.55 PM IST KOLKATA: International Master Vidit Santosh Gujarathi became the 30th Grandmaster from India after drawing his ninth round game with GM Viorel Iordachescu of Moldova...
2012 Webster University – SPICE Chess Team
2012 Webster University – SPICE chess team, the #1 ranked division I college chess team in the United States, with President Beth Stroble and Provost Julian SchusterGM Georg MeierGM Wesley SoGM Manuel Leon-HoyosGM Fidel Corrales- JimenezGM Ray Robson GM...
SPNO to return to beautiful New Orleans! Over $100,000 in scholarships and prizes!
Mar. 1-3 SPNO Boys & Girls Championships at Holiday Inn Downtown/Superdome, New Orleans, LA. 6 Rd. SS G/45 d/5 scholastic up to 9 sections: USCF Rated Secs. grades K-2, 3-5, 6-8 & 9-12, sep. for Girls & Boys; 1...
Webster University freshman Robson selected to US National team
Webster University freshman grandmaster Ray Robson has just been selected to the U.S. national team. He and four other grandmasters will represent the United States at the Pan American Team Championship in Campinas, Brazil, Jan. 24-30. The winning team...
GMs Riazantsev and Annakov visited Webster University
Well known grandmasters and super coaches Alexander Riazantsev and Babakuli Annakov visited Webster University / SPICE today. Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar