Rules and Conditions for the 9th Annual Susan Polgar Foundation Girls’ Invitational (SPGI)July 22 – 27, 2012 at Webster University (St. Louis, Missouri) Over $100,000 in chess scholarships, chess prizes, netbook computers, etc. The annual Susan Polgar Girl’s Invitational,...
RIP Dan DeLeon
(Dan is on my right in the white shirt at the Susan Polgar National Open for Girls and Boys) I just received news of the unexpected passing of a good friend in chess, Mr. Dan DeLeon, of Corpus Christi,...
Webster University teammates and roomates to face off
Chess: 18-year-old So to face 17-year-old US Grandmaster in time trial July 3, 2012 2:08pm Two young Grandmasters, one of whom being Filipino Wesley So, will face-off in a non-stop, three-hour chess showdown starting at 6:00 a.m., on July...
A Game-Changing Move
A Game-Changing MoveJune 29, 2012 One of the best chess players in the world — male or female — has landed at Webster University. And she’s bringing plenty of backup. Grandmaster Susan Polgar, who has done for chess what...
Photos from Caracas
Photos from Caracas: https://picasaweb.google.com/116302832360230031699/CaracasVenezuela More to come shortly. Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Warriors honed skills with royal game
Warriors honed skills with royal gameSaturday June 30, 2012 9:40 AMBy Shelby Lyman Chess appeals to something deep in the human psyche. To novelist and essayist Ayn Rand, the appeal was its intellectual function. The process of thinking, she...
9th Annual Susan Polgar Foundation Girl’s Invitational (FREE rooms and meals for official qualifiers)
Rules and Conditions for the 9th Annual Susan Polgar Foundation Girls’ Invitational (SPGI)July 22 – 27, 2012 at Webster University (St. Louis, Missouri) Over $100,000 in chess scholarships, chess prizes, netbook computers, etc. The annual Susan Polgar Girl’s Invitational,...
US News & World Report STEM Solutions Conference
More panels and discussions today. This is a great opportunity to get the word out about the importance of Chess in STEM. Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
5 members of the Webster – SPICE Chess Team qualified for 2012 Chess Olympiad
Five members of the Webster University – SPICE Chess Team qualified for the 2012 Chess Olympiad: GM Georg Meier (Germany)GM Wesley So (Philippines)GM Manuel Leon Hoyos (Mexico)GM Ray Robson (USA)WIM Inna Agrest (Sweden) Three other members of the team...
Webster – SPICE to be featured in a major publication next month
Big Webster – SPICE photoshoot for a major publication. There are more than 500 newspapers, TV and Radio Stations covering SPICE at Webster University in the past few months including Sports Illustrated, ESPN, NBC, USA Today, NPR News, US...