Here is the link to 64 pictures from the players’ reception at the International Cultural Center, sponsored by the Center for Global Understanding. http://picasaweb.google.com/SPICEChess/InternationalCulturalCenterReception Round 5 photos (42 pictures): http://picasaweb.google.com/SPICEChess/2009SPICERound5 Round 5 photos (30 pictures): http://picasaweb.google.com/SPICEChess/2009SPICECupRound5Set2 Round 4 pictures...
SPICE Cup round 5 games
[Event “Spice Cup 2009”][Site “Lubbock United States”][Date “2009.09.22”][Round “5”][White “Rensch, Danny”][Black “Perelshteyn, Eugene”][Result “1/2-1/2”][WhiteElo “2388”][BlackElo “2542”][PlyCount “93”][EventDate “2009.09.19”][Source “MonRoi”] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 Be6 7. a3...
Finegold on pace for GM title and new pacemaker
GM to soon to be (hopefully) made the request for that headline. Standings after 5 rounds: A group 1-3. GMs Hammer, Kuzubov, Andreikin 3.04. GM Mamedov 2.55. GM So 2.06. GM Akobian 1.5 B group 1. IM Finegold 4.0...
SPICE Cup round 5 update
Round 5 photos (42 pictures): http://picasaweb.google.com/SPICEChess/2009SPICERound5Round 5 photos (30 pictures): http://picasaweb.google.com/SPICEChess/2009SPICECupRound5Set2 Group A Mamedov (2) 1/2 Hammer (2.5) Akobian (1) 1/2 Kuzubov (2.5) Andreikin (2.5) 1/2 So (1.5) Group B Antal (3) 0-1 Bhat (2.5) Robson (2) 1/2 Kuljasevic...
SPICE Cup round 5 pairings
Wednesday, September 23 @ 2pm Group A Mamedov (2) – Hammer (2.5) Akobian (1) – Kuzubov (2.5) Andreikin (2.5) – So (1.5) Group B Antal (3) – Bhat (2.5) Robson (2) – Kuljasevic (1.5) Papp (2.5) – Finegold (3)...
SPICE Cup round 4 games
A GroupHammer, Jon Ludvig (2585) – Akobian,Varuzhan (2636)Spice Cup 2009 (4), 21.09.2009 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c5 4.g3 Nc6 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bg2 Nf6 7.0–0 Be7 8.Nc3 0–0 9.dxc5 Bxc5 10.Bg5 d4 11.Ne4 Be7 12.Bxf6 Bxf6 13.b4 Nxb4 14.Nxf6+...
SPICE Cup update
Round 4 pictures (35 pictures) http://picasaweb.google.com/SPICEChess/2009SPICECupRound4Round 4 pictures (45 pictures) http://picasaweb.google.com/SPICEChess/2009SPICECupRound4Set2 A group 1-3. GMs Hammer, Kuzubov, Andreikin 2.54. GM Mamedov 2.05. GM So 1.56. GM Akobian 1.0 B group 1-3. IM Antal, IM Finegold, GM Perelshteyn 3.04-5. GM...
SPICE Cup round 4
Here is the link to the SPICE Cup LIVE games. Click here to see 35 pictures at the start of round 4. Group A So 1/2 Mamedov Kuzubov 1/2 Andreikin Hammer 1-0 Akobian Group B Finegold 1/2 Robson Bhat...
SPICE Cup Open
TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITYSusan Polgar Institute for Chess Excellence (SPICE)The Knight Raiders & The Susan Polgar Foundation presentSPICE Cup Open Chess ChampionshipTwo sections: Open and Under 1000/UnratedSeptember 26-27, 2009 A 5 Round Swiss System Tournament (Game/60)Event Site: TTU (Student Union...