Press conference with the Polgar sisters The last press-conference was devoted to Polgar sisters: Sophia, Judit and Susan. Sophia’s visit was an incredibly pleasant surprise for both other sisters. As Susan lives in the USA, Judit lives in Hungary...
Polgar sisters reunited at the Istanbul Chess Olympiad
The Polgar sisters at the Istanbul Chess Olympiad Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Fighting “to the naked kings”
Competitive juices sometimes overflowSaturday September 1, 2012 9:32 AMBy Shelby Lyman A chess game is usually a well-mannered affair. In formal tournaments, a handshake is expected before play begins. Bobby Fischer, although usually intent on fighting “to the naked...
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, 2012 Doubletree Hotel – Oakbrook, IL Over $100,000 in prizes and scholarships to Webster University **The...
The magnificent 8 from Webster University
Webster University – SPICE Grandmasters for 2012 September 2012 rating list GM Wesley So 2667 fide – 2699 uscf (#1 in the Philippines, #4 junior in the world) GM Georg Meier 2656 – 2698 (#3 in Germany) C0-Captain GM...
$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...
$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...
Beating men at their own game
Judit Polgar, the chess prodigy who beat men at their own gameBy Rose Hoare, for CNNupdated 10:55 AM EDT, Thu August 30, 2012 (CNN) — In the game of chess, one woman has dominated all others for more than...
2012 SPICE Cup Invitational
2012 SPICE CupOctober 12-21, 2012 Format: 6-player DRR, 3 point scoring system, no draw offer before move 30, 40 moves in 90 minutes, then g/30 + 30 second increment from move 1. The annual SPICE Cup has been the...