Webster University freshman Grandmaster Wesley So (Philippines) won the 2012 World Open Blitz. July is a good month for this young phenom as he also captured the Toronto International and Quebec Invitational titles, three in less than one month....
World top 15 juniors
Top 15 juniors Rk Name Title Country Rating Games B-Year 1 Caruana, Fabiano g ITA 2773 15 1992 2 Giri, Anish g NED 2711 7 1994 3 Ding, Liren g CHN 2695 19 1992 4 Negi, Parimarjan g IND...
Webster SPICE titled players roster
August 2012 ratings Name USCF FIDE GM Wesley So 2699 2652 GM Georg Meier 2698 2648 GM Fidel Corrales Jimenez na 2612 GM Ray Robson 2671 2598 GM Manuel Leon Hoyos 2632 2579 GM Anatoly Bykhovsky 2653 2527 GM...
The Queen’s Gambit
The Queen’s Gambit: Susan Polgar, the First Woman to Break the Chess Gender Barrier, Brings SPICE to Webster University Jeannette CoopermanSt. Louis MagazineAugust 2012 It hardly seemed fair. Hungarian-born Susan Polgár—who brought home the U.S.’s first Chess Olympiad medal...
Christmas and Polgar
Female chess juggernauts compete and befriendIn Out & AboutBy Johnny Buse, special to the Beacon1:27 pm on Mon, 07.30.12 As Michelle Chen’s time grew close to expiration last Friday afternoon, her opponent was a few yards away — Alice...
A new record by Awonder
Awonder Liang has just set a new record by being the youngest player to defeat a GM. Here is the email from his Dad: Dear Friends, I am very happy to report to you that Awonder has just createde...
Webster University 9 Chess Olympians
The following five players will represent their respective countries in the upcoming 2012 Chess Olympiad in Turkey: GM Georg Meier (Germany)GM Wesley So (Philippines)GM Ray Robson (USA)GM Manuel Leon Hoyos (Mexico)WIM Inna Agrest (Sweden) The following have represented their...
So wins 2nd straight tournament
Final standings Rk. Name FED Rtg Pts. TB1 1 GM SO Wesley (Webster University freshman) PHI 2650 7.5 37.50 2 GM BRUZON BATISTA Lazaro CUB 2711 7.0 38.25 3 GM SUMETS Andrey UKR 2618 6.5 35.00 4 GM KOVALYOV...
Rankings tell tale of Russian decline
Rankings tell tale of Russian declineSaturday July 28, 2012 9:08 AM The July World Chess Federation ratings, as usual, reflect historical change as well as individual achievement. Russian domination has gradually eroded during the past two decades. Only two...
Webster University freshman Wesley So wins back to back title
Super GM Lazaro Bruzon of Cuba and Webster University freshman GM Wesley So shared the lead throughout most of the Quebec Invitational. In the last round, Bruzon was held to a draw by GM Kovalyov while So defeated GM...