Playing Black (White shirt) is John Hawthorne (2362) and (Red shirt) legendary NM from Amarillo Gary Simms. Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
The Knight Raiders won 3 awards
The Texas Tech Knight Raiders won the following awards given during Arbor Day today: 1. Most Improved Organization of the Year (Overall)2. Organization of the Year (Special Interest Category)3. Advisor of the Year (Hal Karlsson, Special Interest Category) Since...
44,000+ and counting
Over 44,000 SPF Curriculum / Training Guide were sent out to teachers, parents, chess organizations and clubs in over 85 countries in the past 2 years. It is completely FREE. There are a few reasons why I created this...
Doing it the grassroots way
From the far end to the short end: Lubbock Mayor David Miller, Provost W. Marcy, and SPICE boss Dr. J. Brink In the last few years, my husband and I have traveled around the country and in many parts...
Important Chess Tips
Power Principles of Chess CONTROL THE CENTER! What does this mean? The center consists of the squares e4, d4, e5 and d5. So this means when you start the game in the opening, place your pawns in the center...
Texas Tech University Chess Scholarships
Texas Tech University Chess Scholarships History Through the efforts of the Knight Raiders Texas Tech began offering modest chess scholarships to high school students in the fall of 2005. Since then the program has grown from year to year....
History in the making
View of Dresden, Germany, beautiful site of the 2008 Chess Olympiad Greetings from Frankfurt! My time in Germany is about to end and I will head back to the United States tomorrow to continue the preparation for the 1st...
April 19, 2008
Everyone at SPICE and the Susan Polgar Foundation would like to wish Susan a Happy Birthday! She is celebrating her birthday in Dresden to promote the upcoming Olympiad and the new American Football League in Germany. Thank you for...
Uncompromising struggle both on and off the chessboard
Unyielding Fischer never recovered from Slavic slip-upSaturday, April 19, 2008 3:15 AMBy SHELBY LYMAN Bobby Fischer embodied uncompromising struggle both on and off the chessboard. In matters of chess politics, he insisted on conditions that he considered fair and...
Improve your chess with SPICE
–The SPICE (Susan Polgar Institute for Chess Excellence at Texas Tech University) website now features at least three (3) DAILY CHESS PUZZLES from easy, medium to hard. You can solve the puzzles by moving the pieces right on the...