So what does one do after winning a national championship? IM Gergely Antal of Texas Tech University went to the Brickyard, home of the Indianapolis 500, Allstate 400, and Red Bull Indianapolis GP races. Click here to view 70...
Daniel Rensch confirmed for SPICE Cup
The 2009 SPICE Cup A group has been finalized. This event will break the U.S. record by a big margin. Last year’s SPICE Cup was a category 15 event with average rating of 2605.5. This year’s average rating will...
2009 SPICE Cup A & B
The 2009 SPICE Cup A group is now finalized. As in any international event, obtaining a visa is always a potential problem. It has been quite a challenge to put together an interesting and diverse field. The first SPICE...
SPICE Cup A breaks U.S. record again
The 2009 SPICE Cup A group has been finalized. This event will break the U.S. record by a big margin. Last year’s SPICE Cup was a category 15 event with average rating of 2605.5. This year’s average rating will...
Interview with Tania Sachdev
Interview with Tania SachdevInternational Master and Woman Grandmaster from India Tania Sachdev is a young International Master and Woman Grandmaster from India. She studied English Literature with Political Science and Psychology at the Delhi University and graduated in 2008....
The Excitement Continues at Texas Tech
The Excitement Continues at Texas Techwww.chesscafe.com The final round of the 6th annual SP National Invitational for Girls concluded on Friday, July 31. Going into the final round, eight players could still mathematically win the championship. Needing only a...
1st National Championship for Texas Tech
Hungarian IM Gergely Antal, a senior at Texas Tech University, has just won the 2009 United States Tournament of College Champions. He is the official representative of Texas Tech University at this event. He is also the first titled...
Brilliancy: Across the Board
Brilliancy: Across the BoardThe new outdoor Chess Park on the Texas Tech campus is open for play.Written by Allison Ralston Look out Central Park. There’s a new chess park in town. The Texas Tech University Chess Park is now...
SPNI final standings
6th Annual 2009 Susan Polgar National Invitational for GirlsFinal standings Place Name/Team Rate Score MMed Solk Cum CumOp 1 Dai,Yang (1) 2057 6.0 21.5 24.5 21.0 89.5 2 Gologorsky, Rachel (11) 1704 5.0 19.0 21.0 17.0 78.03 Peters,Epiphany M...
Saturday Open Forum
The 6th annual SP National Invitational for Girls just concluded yesterday. It is the most successful SPNI to date. 60 young ladies from 44 states competed for the most prestigious all-girls national championship in the U.S. After 6 competitive...