2009 SP National Invitational for Girls (6th annual)Texas Tech University (Lubbock, TX)July 26-31, 2009 L to R: Dewain Barber (Chair of the Polgar Committee), U.S. Ambassador Dr. Tibor Nagy, Lubbock Mayor Tom Martin, Associate Provost Dr. Jim Brink Chess...
2009 SP National Invitational for Girls
A record 60 qualifiers from 44 states! Photos from the Opening Ceremony and Round 1 will be posted here by tonight. Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
The 6th annual SPNI begins today
The 6th annual Susan Polgar National Invitational for Girls, the most prestigious all-girls national championship in the U.S., will officially commence later today. A record 60 players have qualified for this year’s event. There will be daily updates with...
Chess continues to hold its allure
Empowerment key to game’s enduranceSaturday, July 25, 2009 3:11 AMBy SHELBY LYMAN Humans love play in virtually any form. In these difficult times for newspapers, the comics and puzzles remain core features. Apple reports that it offers 10,000 different...
The day before the opening action
Most of the 60 qualified participants of the 2009 Susan Polgar National Invitational for Girls will arrive in Lubbock later today. They and their families / coaches will be picked up by our volunteers at the Lubbock International Airport...
SPICE Cup Update
I have just confirmed the participation of GM Dmitry Andreikin (2659), Russian Junior Champion, in the SPICE Cup A group. Here are the 4 (of 6) players from the A group so far. A Group – Category 16 –...
Special SPNI gift exchange program
Special gift exchange program This wonderful idea has been suggested to me by Michelle Farell of Oklahoma. The idea is for each participant to bring a special gift from her state to the 2009 SPNI. The gift is to...
SP National Invitational Updated List
Rules and regulations can be found here. Additional important information can be found here. Here is the preliminary final list of the confirmed qualifiers. If you confirmed but your name is not on this list, please contact me (SusanPolgar@aol.com)...
Introducing the Texas Tech Knight Raiders
Here are the three titled players who have been admitted to Texas Tech University for the Fall 2009 Semester. This is the first official recruiting class of SPICE, which was established in May 2007, and officially began on September...