Mexico defeated Brazil in soccer to win the Gold medal for the first time at the London Olympic. On the same weekend, Grandmaster Manuel Leon Hoyos, a freshman at Webster University, and Mexican Champion, scored 8-1 to win the...
Hoyos earns title, Bryant wins seed into next US Closed
Hoyos earns title, Bryant wins seed into next US Closedby Frank Niro GM Manuel Leon Hoyos won an Armageddon playoff with the white pieces to earn the title of 2012 United States Open Chess Champion. Hoyos finished with an...
Webster University made a clean sweep at the US Open
US Open Championship: 1-3. GM Manuel Leon Hoyos (Webster Freshman) – Hoyos won the Armageddon playoff by defeating John Bryant. Hoyos had a choice for a must win with white or draw odd with black. He chose to play...
Fantastic Chess Evolutions Series
Chess Evolution, an official sponsor of SPICE The Chess Evolution books, the strongest authors periodical on the chess market, continues with the series. Chess Evolution May 2012 is coming with the best games from the recent months, top novelties,...
Webster University Andre Diamant wins US Open Blitz Championship
Final top 5 US Open Blitz Championship Standings 1 GM Diamant, Andre MO 2527 12.0 (Webster University Sophomore) 2 GM Bykhovsky, Anatoly MO 2653 11.5 (Webster University Junior) 3 Shetty, Atulya Ary MI 2400 11.0 4 Breckenridge, Stev OR...
Fischer helped game come full circle
On Chess: Fischer helped game come full circleSaturday August 11, 2012 8:25 AMShelby Lyman Chess was introduced to Russia partly by ninth-century Viking merchants who had learned the rules of the game from Arab traders. The Norsemen plied river...
Husband vs Wife
Match Suat Atalik – Ekaterina Atalik Chalkida Chess Academy “Palamedes of Evia” hosted a friendly chess match between Turkish Grandmaster Suat Atalik and his wife IM/WGM Ekaterina Atalik in Halkida, Greece between 7th and 9th August. This unique event...
Discovering St. Louis, the #1 chess destination in the US
St. Louis, a culture-rich city, the top chess destination in the United States, home of Webster University, the SPICE Institute, and the #1 ranked division I College Chess team in the nation. Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Webster SPICE players win US Open g/15 Championship
Top 10 finishers1-2 GM Diamant, Andre BRA 4.5 (Webster University Sophomore)1-2 IM Neimer, Vitaly ISR 4.5 (Webster University Sophomore)3 GM Hoyos, Manuel Leon MEX 4.0 (Webster University Freshman)4 Guadalupe Ii, Fran TX 4.0 5 IM Saidy, Anthony CA 4.0...