Kasparov, protege perfectly pairedSaturday, October 10, 2009 3:24 AMBy SHELBY LYMAN It has been eight months since Garry Kasparov — who retired as a player in 2005 — began coaching Norwegian phenom Magnus Carlsen. Their relationship is unique in...
A 20-year-old dream finally comes true
Polgar: A 20-year-old dream finally comes true at the SPICE Cup tourneyLubbock Avalanche-Journal Sunday, October 11, 2009Story last updated at 10/11/2009 – 2:54 am Back in the 1980s, Ben Fine-gold, a young phenom from Michigan, emerged as the next...
Finegold fulfilled requirements
ChessBy Jack PetersInternational MasterOctober 11, 2009 Texas Tech University, home of Susan Polgar’s SPICE program, hosted two invitational tournaments. Dmitry Andreikin (Russia), Yuriy Kuzubov (Ukraine) and Rauf Mamedof (Azerbaijan) scored 5 1/2 -4 1/2 to tie for first place...
Texas Tech’s Knight Raiders to compete inside Carlsbad Caverns
Texas Tech’s Knight Raiders to compete inside Carlsbad CavernsPosted: Oct 09, 2009 10:58 AM CDT LUBBOCK, TX (KCBD) – Members of Texas Tech’s Knight Raiders chess team will venture into the world of stalagmites and stalactites October 17th when...
Chess is fun, and it can be played anywhere
Texas Tech’s Knight Raiders to Compete Inside Carlsbad Caverns Members of Texas Tech’s Knight Raiders chess team will venture into the world of stalagmites and stalactites Oct. 17 when they participate in a tournament inside Carlsbad Caverns. Written by...
GM Finegold title application
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World Smallest Chess Set
Here are a few more pictures from the Texas Tech MEMS lab with Dr. Tim Dallas and his student Ashwin Vijaysai. They were showing me on the computer screen the 1mm x 1mm chess set. Chess Daily News from...
SPICE 1mm Chess Set!
Dr. Tim Dallas, and his students Ashwin Vijaysai and Granapathy Sivakumar, have just created a SPICE Chess Set with the dimension of 1mm x 1mm. This was created out of the MEMS lab (MicroElectroMechanical Systems) at Texas Tech University....
Ben Finegold earns long-sought title
New York Times: Ann Arbor chess master Ben Finegold earns long-sought title Posted: 8:53 a.m. October 5, 2009 It’s taken a long time, but Ben Finegold finally holds the title of chess grandmaster. Finegold’s accomplishment was chronicled in The...