Area teens score big at state chess championshipBy Jennifer JiggettsThe Virginian-PilotMarch 3, 2012 Two area teenagers won top honors at the Virginia Queens’ State Championship at Norfolk State University on Saturday. Granby High School student Katya Lifshits, 17, won...
I was nervous and I couldn’t finish him off
On Chess: At 13, Carlsen drew with KasparovSaturday March 3, 2012 9:04 AM The CBS series 60 Minutes recently offered a segment on 21-year-old Magnus Carlsen, the top-rated chess player in the world. Featured was footage of a speed...
Top grandmasters to batlle in Chicago
28TH NORTH AMERICAN MASTERS The 28th North American Masters will be held at North Shore Chess Center located in Skokie, IL from Sunday March 11th through Thursday March 15, 2012. The event will showcase three different events all at...
Armenian success
David Arutinian wins Rochefort rapid chess tournamentMarch 2, 2012 – 14:07 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net – With 6,5 points, Armenian grandmaster David Arutinian currently leads Rochefort Chess Tournament ongoing in France. Prior to this he scored 9 points out of 11...
Grandmaster scores a major victory
Chess Grandmaster wins championshipPosted: Tuesday, February 28, 2012 10:09 pm Chess Grandmaster Georg Meier, a freshman finance major from Germany, won the United States g/15 Open Championship at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque with a perfect score...
No. 1-Ranked Chess Institute in the Nation Moving to Webster Groves
No. 1-Ranked Chess Institute in the Nation Moving to Webster Groves The Susan Polgar Institute for Chess Excellence will make Webster University its new home after five years at Texas Tech University. By Carlos RestrepoEmail the author5:55 am Susan...
The chronicle of SPICE
The success of SPICEIn the first year of competing in division I, the SPICE – Knight Raiders earned a spot in the College Chess Final Four, finishing in 3rd place, ahead of UT Dallas. In the second year competing...
SPICE – Knight Raiders win US g/15 Open Championship
Grandmaster Georg Meier went 6-0 to win the 2012 US g/15 Championship! The event was held on the campus of the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque. In October 2011, Meier won the SPICE Cup Blitz Championship and finished...
For kids, it’s all about chess
For kids, it’s all about chessBy Lia RussellCorrespondent NICE Moves with Susan Polgar Ask most young people what they enjoy doing that’s “free, fun and funky,” and you probably don’t expect to hear “chess.” But a local initiative describes...
Sleeping on the job
Drifting off at board is no tired jokeSaturday February 25, 2012 9:47 AM Have you ever seen a football or basketball player fall asleep during a game? Of course not. The idea is preposterous. In chess, we can more...