Sports Illustrated (released on 4-19-2012) WINNING GAMBIT One school’s bold move turns the tables in collegiate chess By Dan Greene Call it a grandmaster flash: After guiding Texas Tech to its second straight national collegiate chess title early this...
The winning gambit
Sports Illustrated Features New Chess Queen in TownBy John H. TuckerThu., Apr. 19 2012 at 12:30 PMCategories: Sports Congrats to Susan Polgar, the incoming coach of Webster University’s new chess team, for her sidebar article, “Winning Gambit,” inside the...
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,...
Putting the players’ best interests first
Entire Chess Team Transfers Out of Texas TechMonday, April 16th, 2012 Webster University in St. Louis, MO, lured the students and their coach with promises of full scholarships, improved facilities and bigger team budget. In a move that is...
Special interview with Andrei Filatov
Q&A: Chess Not Just a Game for Infrastructure Oligarch30 March 2012By Howard Amos Special thanks to GM Smirin for sending me this article. Though he said he hadn’t played chess for a year, infrastructure oligarch Andrei Filatov knew the...
A funny Fischer story
Artwork by Mike Magnan On Chess: Club once snubbed disguised FischerSaturday April 14, 2012 7:46 AM One of my favorite stories involves an appearance by Bobby Fischer at the Chess and Checker Club of New York, a once-sprawling Times...
Checkmate!
Checkmate! By David Gardner In Los Angeleswww.dailymail.co.ukPUBLISHED: 20:51 EST, 13 April 2012 | UPDATED: 21:07 EST, 13 April 2012 It’s not unusual in sport for a richer rival to prey on the best players of a competing team after...
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,...
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,...
When the program decided to move to St. Louis, I didn’t have to think twice
Entire Texas Tech chess team checks outKeith WhitmireApril 10, 2012 Keith Whitmire is an award-winning, Dallas-based sports writer who has covered multiple Super Bowls, NCAA Final Fours and BCS National Championships. His career included more than a decade at...