The 3rd Annual Thanksgiving Open took place on 23-25th November at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis. The 6-round Swiss event was held in three sections – Open, U1800 and U1400, and is rated with FIDE....
IM Neimer of Webster University leads St Louis Invitational
Round 1 results IM Zierk, Steven C USA 2475 1-0 GM Finegold, Benjamin USA 2493 IM Sarkar, Justin USA 2408 1/2 IM Esserman, Marc USA 2445 IM Molner, Mackenzie USA 2489 0-1 IM Neimer, Vitaly ISR 2384 IM Priyadharshan, K. IND 2407...
Thanksgiving Open Final Standings
Top 20 finishers Full standings here: http://www.uschess.org/msa/XtblMain.php?201211252412 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pair | Player Name |Total|Round|Round|Round|Round|Round|Round| Num | USCF ID / Rtg (Pre->Post) | Pts | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 |...
Leaving Columbus for St. Louis
Diamond at the SP Girls’ Invitational at Webster University Families move to St. Louis for chess6 hours ago • By Stephen Deere ST. LOUIS • Abdul Shakoor was playing chess, but his mind was not on the game —...
More SPICE success
Members of the Webster University – SPICE chess team, the #1 ranked division I college team in the U.S., once again dominated another major tournament. This time, it is the very strong Thanksgiving Open in St. Louis (held at...
Webster U SPICE team dominates Thanksgiving Open
Webster University SPICE players on the top 3 boards at the SLCC Thanksgiving Open Round 5 Boros – MeierCorrales – BykhovskyDiamant – So LIVE games here. Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
‘I never wanted men’s pity’
‘I never wanted men’s pity’: Chess child prodigy Judit Polgar on the game’s inherent sexism Dominic Lawson Saturday 24 November 2012 Judit Polgar beat Bobby Fischer’s record by becoming a chess Grandmaster at 15. Her spectacular talent – and her frustration at...
SPICE Thanksgiving
Members of the Webster University – SPICE chess team at my home for Thanksgiving dinner. Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving! I am thankful for my loving family, wonderful friends, fantastic students, and being able to do the job I absolutely love with Webster University. What are you thankful for? Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Green light for Kazan
Coming to Kazan Published : Wednesday, November 21, 2012 Written by : Ed Andaya RUSSIANS vying in the chess competitions in the 27th Summer Universiade, better watch out. The Philippines’ pride, GM Wesley So, is coming to town. So,...