Local teams excel in competition Posted: April 9, 2011 – 12:09am Knight Raiders bring national title home to Tech Red Raiders are no strangers to competition, but it’s not every day a team in red and black soars from...
About TTU, SPICE and Chess Scholarships
About Texas TechFrom here, it’s possible. Texas Tech University prides itself on being a major comprehensive research university that retains the sense of a smaller liberal arts institution. Although enrollment is nearly 32,000, Texas Tech students boast of one-on-one...
Free-spirited approach
Carlsen free-spirited in approach to game Saturday, April 9, 2011 03:07 AM Magnus Carlsen, the 20-year-old wunderkind who is ranked second in the world, consistently heeds his inner voice. In that way, he reminds me of Bobby Fischer –...
Huge recognition for the Texas Tech Knight Raiders
Here is the link to 40 pictures from the special banquet this afternoon to honor the Texas Tech Knight Raider Chess Team, 2011 National Champion. Texas Tech Chancellor Kent Hance, President Dr. Guy Bailey, Provost Dr. Bob Smith, Vice...
Rise to the top
Knight Raiders win national championshipPosted: Thursday, April 7, 2011 9:58 pm Rocio Rodriguez – Staff Writer Daily Toreador – Dept. of Student Media, Texas Tech University An organization of three years, the Knight Raiders have managed to rise from...
At the top of a new college pecking order
Texas Tech Redeems Itself With Final Four Chess VictoryBy DYLAN LOEB McCLAINPublished: April 6, 2011 Texas Tech University is at the top of a new college pecking order. Last weekend, Texas Tech won a chess tournament in Herndon, Va.,...
Texas Tech – SPICE Chess Summer Camp
Special custom chess board by www.GLOSgames.com Chess Summer CampJuly 11-15, 2011Texas Tech UniversityLubbock, Texas Learn chess from world champion Susan Polgar and her team. Beginners to advanced K-12 players welcome. Campers will practice writing and computer skills. Sports and...