Here is the link for 80 pictures from SPNI round 6 and closing ceremony. Above is the 2009 SPNI Champion Yang Dai of Virginia. SPNI Puzzle Solving Championship: 1. Epiphany Peters 10/102. Yang Dai 8/103. Dana Hannibal 8/104. Apurva...
Knight Raiders’ Red
Left: Photo by Chess Dad Matt Mahowald Each year, the SPNI participants come up with a different SPNI theme. This year, the theme is “Knight” Raiders’ Red. Each of them has a red stripe on their hair. Very cool!...
Rules and Regulations for SPNI 2010
Rules and Conditions for the Annual Susan Polgar National Invitational for Girls (August 2009) July 25 – 30, 2010 at Texas Tech University (TTU) in Lubbock, Texas The annual Susan Polgar National Invitational for Girls, the most prestigious all-girls...
Texas vs. Oklahoma
The last game of round 6 is between Michelle Farell of Oklahoma and Angel Bohanon of Texas. The players were down to just a few minutes. Michelle was up by a pawn but Angel had counter play. At the...
Yang Dai wins 2009 SPNI with 6-0 score!
Needing only a draw to clinch clear first, top seed Yang Dai (Virginia) still pushed hard for the win! Samyukta Bhat fought valiantly. The position was very close. But at the end, Yang emerged as the winner! Congratulations to...
SPNI round 6 video
Emily and Mira were in the running for the biggest upset prize. Emily just edged out Mira to win the $100 prize, sponsored by Mr. Dewain Barber and American Chess Equipment. Congratulations to Emily! Job well done by both...
Chess and Macarena?
More fun SPNI activities! The participants of the SPNI received dancing lesson from Debra Hollowell and Josh Flores. Here is the video clip of the Macarena. Here is another video clip from the session. Dancing clip #3 here. Chess...
Rusz wins Superstar Chess World Championship
Superstar Chess World ChampionshipPardubice, Czech Republic Top finishers Rk. Name FED 1.Rd 2.Rd 3.Rd 4.Rd 5.Rd 6.Rd 7.Rd 8.Rd 9.Rd Pts. 1 Rusz Arpad ROU 15w1 8s0 17w1 12s1 4w1 2s1 9w½ 5w1 3s½ 7,0 2-4 Schenkerik Csaba HUN...
SPNI Final Round Pairings
6th Annual Susan Polgar National Invitational for Girls Round 6 Final Pairings Rd Bd Scr White Scr Black 06 101. xxx Dai,Yang (5.0,2057) xxx Bhat,Samyukta (4.5,1740) 06 102. xxx Koong, Joanne (4.0,1683) xxx Jamison,Courtney (4.0,1984) 06 103. xxx Botez,V...
SPNI F and F Final
2009 SPNI Friends and Family Chess Tournament Final Standings Place Name/Team Rate Score MMed Solk Cum CumOp 1 Lopez,Armando E (1) 2082 4.0 8.0 10.0 10.0 27.0 2 Chen,Jifeng (3) 1778 3.0 8.5 9.0 8.0 21.0 3 Nguyen,Nam Van...