$10,000 Webster University SPICE Cup OpenOctober 16-20, 2012St. Louis, Missouri Prizes: $10,000 guaranteed ($4,000 – $2,000 – $1,500 – $1,000 – $500 – $250; Under 2400 FIDE $500 – $250) This event will be held alongside with the SPICE...
Beautiful weather in Chicago next weekend for the SP World Open for Boys & Girls!
Beautiful Fall Chicago weather and exciting tournament expected next weekend! It’s not too late to register!https://chessdailynews.com/susan-polgar-world-open-for-boys-and-girls-2012-with-over-100k-in-scholarships-and-prizes/ Official website: http://www.polgarworldopen.com/Susan Polgar World Open for Boys and GirlsMain Event – October 6 – 7*, 2012 Special 3 hour Camp – October...
Game analysis by GM Bykhovsky
Avigdor Bykhovsky (2460) – Anatoly Bykhovsky (2254) [E60] Ashdod, December 15, 2004 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.f3 With this move White intends to avoid the Grunfeld Defense. 3…Nc6 4.e4 White is trying to obtain control over the center. 4…e5...
SPICE Cup 2012 officially the highest rated event in US history!
The October 2012 World Chess rating list has just been published (http://ratings.fide.com/toplist.phtml). The 2012 SPICE Cup Invitational at Webster University is now officially the highest rated International Invitational Round Robin tournament in U.S. history, breaking the record of the...
Master strength with a mere 200 hours of application
Chess by Shelby Lyman Chess has an undeniable mystique. It is often thought to be the game of games, too difficult to master – best to be admired from afar. In fact, the rules are quite simple: it...
Susan Polgar World Open for Boys and Girls 2012 with over $100K in scholarships and prizes!
Official website: http://www.polgarworldopen.com/Susan Polgar World Open for Boys and GirlsMain Event – October 6 – 7*, 2012Special 3 hour Camp – October 5, 2012Doubletree Hotel – Oakbrook, ILOver $100,000 in prizes and scholarships to Webster University**The winners of the...
$10,000 SPICE Cup Open in St. Louis, FREE entry
$10,000 Webster University SPICE Cup OpenOctober 16-20, 2012St. Louis, Missouri Prizes: $10,000 guaranteed ($4,000 – $2,000 – $1,500 – $1,000 – $500 – $250; Under 2400 FIDE $500 – $250) This event will be held alongside with the SPICE Cup...
Another triple crown for Webster University!
Photos from the 2012 Missouri State Championships: https://picasaweb.google.com/116302832360230031699/2012MOChampionships Another Triple-Crown for Webster University From Kansas City to St. Louis, some of the best players in the state of Missouri convened in Columbia from September 21 to 23 to compete...
Electoral Regulations
1. The Presidential Ticket 1.1 The Presidential ticket shall be six persons, at least one of whom must be a woman. Nominations on the Presidential ticket shall specify the proposed nominees for the offices of FIDE President, Deputy President,...
A new breed of conquerer
Carlsen a new breed of conquerorSaturday September 22, 2012 8:02 AMhttp://www.dispatch.com Like other performers, chess players have a way of putting their signature on an era. Bobby Fischer’s reign in the early 1970s was brief, but his ascendancy to...