Another game between student and faculty Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Faculty versus students
I am amazed to find out that there are quite a few members of the faculty at Texas Tech who play chess quite well, some even as high as around 2100! This may warrant an open section alongside with...
SPICE – Knight Raiders first meeting of the year
More than 20 people showed up for the first SPICE – Knight Raiders meeting, including Lubbock County Commissioner Ysidro Gutierrez (gray suit). The session was held at the Science Building at Texas Tech University under the direction of Dr....
Interview with Kasparov on India N&A
‘My decision to break away from fide was a mistake’Monday, September 10, 2007 15:57 ISThttp://www.dnaindia.com/ …How come many people in Russia, including your one-time protege Vladimir Kramnik, seem to love Putin? A small minority of Russians profit handsomely from...
An interesting question about Chess Sponsorship
A poster of this blog just asked the following question. I think it is a very interesting and important question and deserves its own thread. However, I will let the readers post their opinions first and I will offer...
Zugzwang, the chess thriller
The great gameSteven Poole finds metaphors for life in the moves of Ronan Bennett’s lively chess thriller, ZugzwangSaturday September 8, 2007The GuardianZugzwang by Ronan Bennett 278pp, Bloomsbury, £14.99 The chess term “zugzwang” comes from the German for “compulsion to...
Promoting Chess and Education in Lubbock, TX
Attached is an article written about the Chess Fiesta held over Labor Day with PCT 3 Lubbock County Commisioner Ysidro Gutierrez faithfully representing his Precinct demonstrating his zeal for education improvement for minorities in Lubbock featured in a picture...
Anand: I just enjoy chess
Today chess is a big-time sport in India and our brightest star Viswanathan Anand is ranked World number one. However, in the seventies, Chess was considered a game for old fogies with little prize money. In that era, very...
Last player standing
In the 30+ board tandem simul tonight, there were 2 draws. One was against Chase W., President of the Texas Tech Chess Club, and Tommy. Tommy was the last to finish. Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
The sponsor of the events
This is Jeff Smith, sponsor of a number of simul and chess training sessions for young players at the Polgar Chess Center, the 2007 SP National Invitational for Girls, the training session for teachers at Texas Tech earlier today,...