ON CHESSMother Polgar back at the boardSaturday, February 6, 2010 3:14 AMBy SHELBY LYMAN Women can face special obstacles in maintaining a professional chess career, as is vividly illustrated in the changing fortunes of 33-year-old Judit Polgar, the world’s...
GM Jesse Kraai confirmed for SPICE Spring Invitational
The 2010 SPICE Spring Invitational will take place in March (13-19) at the beautiful campus of Texas Tech University in Lubbock, TX. Robert Hess got his 2nd GM norm last year in this event and he went on to...
Chess and social issues
One of the most important problems concerning young people in our age is “bullying” (acting tough). Chess may become an embankment (do not forget, for example, that Bobby Fischer was said to have received his first chessboard by his...
One of the top Canadian Juniors confirmed for SPICE Spring Invitational
FM Eric Hansen, one of the top Canadian junior players, has confirmed for the 2010 SPICE Spring Invitational. The 2010 SPICE Spring Invitational will take place in March (13-19) at the beautiful campus of Texas Tech University in Lubbock,...
TTU the Victors
TTU the Victors: Red Raiders raked in the awards in 2009By Matthew Mcgowan AVALANCHE-JOURNALMonday, February 01, 2010Story last updated at 2/1/2010 – 12:36 am The trophies have been lining up at Texas Tech. Forget football, basketball, track, or other...
Social rather than innate factors
Women are moving aggressively, tooSaturday, January 30, 2010 2:55 AMBy SHELBY LYMAN A 69-country study of 500,000 boys and girls ages 14 to 16 found insignificant gender differences in math performance, Scientific American magazine recently reported. The survey concluded...
4th Get Smart! Play Chess!
Here is the link to 68 pictures from the 4th Get Smart! Play Chess! Winter Scholastic Chess Championship at the Lubbock Science Spectrum. The event drew 101 players from Lubbock, San Angelo, Amarillo, and Midland, etc. Big thanks to...
Providing scholarships to chess players
The school was established in 1923. Today, Texas Tech University has more than 39,000 students and 18,000 faculty / staff from over 100 countries. The main campus in Lubbock, Texas has 30,049 students. Texas Tech also many other locations...
Losing is no threat
Losing no threat to Norwegian starSaturday, January 16, 2010 2:54 AMBy SHELBY LYMANMagnus Carlsen is remarkable. Not only is he at 19 the highest-rated player in the world, but he also brings unusual personal traits to life and the...
2010 SPICE Spring Invitational
The 2010 SPICE Spring Invitational will take place in March (13-19) at the beautiful campus of Texas Tech University in Lubbock, TX. Robert Hess got his 2nd GM norm last year in this event and he went on to...