The Susan Polgar Institute for Chess Excellence (SPICE) is the model for the highest standard in chess education. With strong support by Texas Tech, the institute is poised to become the world’s premier center for chess research, education, development...
The best strategic decision maker in the family
Take it like a ManBy Rick SpruillMy wife: my best strategic decision.Posted September 30, 2008 I learned the manly art of Chess as a boy. I’ve never been very good at it. All those funny looking pieces with incongruous...
Chess support system
I would like to thank Dr. Alexey Root, Jim Stallings, Luis Salinas, and members of the UTD chess team (BAYARAA ZORIGT, KARINA VAZIROVA, ALEXEY W ROOT, HELENE ROMAKIN, ALEJANDRO RAMIREZ, JACEK STOPA, etc.) for supporting and competing the SPICE...
Polgar sisters reunite for a special occasion
2nd Aquaprofit-Polgár Chess Day – within the frameworks of the renaissance yearThe Polgár sisters are playing on 100 boards again Press Release http://www.fide.com/component/content/article/7-commissions/3330-press-release-2nd-aquaprofit-polgar-chess-day Budapest, 29th September. 2008 By favour of the Aquaprofit Co. there will be a chess festival...
4-way tie for 1st at 2008 SPICE Cup
GMs Onischuk, Pentala, Kritz, and Akobian tied for 1st at the 2008 SPICE Cup International Invitational! Final Standings: 1-4 Pentala, Harikrishna g IND 2668 5½ Onischuk, Alexander g USA 2670 5½ Kritz, Leonid g GER 2610 5½ Akobian, Varuzhan...
Akobian, Kritz share 1st with 3 games still in progress
GM Akobian (2610) – GM Kritz (2610) [D38]SPICE Cup 2008, 28.09.2008 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.Qa4+ Nc6 6.e3 0–0 7.Bd2 dxc4 8.Bxc4 Bd6 9.Nb5 Ne4 10.Nxd6 cxd6 11.Qc2 Nxd2 12.Qxd2 d5 13.Bd3 Bd7 14.0–0 Qa5...
SPICE Final Results and Standings
All games can be seen LIVE on www.MonRoi.com and ICC Akobian (5) 1/2 Kritz (5)Perelshteyn (3) – Mikhalevski (4.5)Miton (3) 1/2 Becerra (4.5)Onischuk (4.5) – Stefansson (2.5)Pentala (4.5) – Kaidanov (3.5) The tie-break order is as followed: 1. Direct...