Digicel donates $450,000 to JCF as part of new partnershipSaturday, April 26, 2014 The Digicel National Chess Championships are set to get under way today at Christar Villas in Kingston. The telecommunications company has partnered with the Jamaica Chess...
Journal of Chess Research launches this summer
Journal of Chess Research launches this summer The Susan Polgar Foundation is pleased to announce the publication of a quarterly Journal of Chess Research beginning later this year. As a result, empirical research that tests, extends or explores current...
SP Power Principles of Chess
FREE chess training guide for parents and teachers via Webster University: http://www.webster.edu/documents/spice/chess-training-guide.pdf One of the most common questions I face as a chess coach is what are some of the basic chess rules every novice player must know. Here...
11th annual SPF Girls’ Invitational – Additional prizes for World Youth Qualifiers
Rules & Conditions for the 11th Annual Susan Polgar Foundation Girls’ Invitational(Over $200K in prizes and scholarships)July 10 – 15, 2014 at Webster University (St. Louis, Missouri) Webster University will provide complimentary room and meal accommodation on campus for...
Last fireworks in Khanty Mansiysk as Women’s GP concludes
Final round results 6 GM Hou Yifan 2618 ½ – ½ GM Kosteniuk Alexandra 2527 127 GMKosintseva Tatiana 2496 ½ – ½ GM Muzychuk Anna 2560 58 WGM Batchimeg Tuvshintugs 2340 ½ – ½ WGMGirya Olga 2450 49 GM...
2014 SPICE Cup – $5,000 1st prize
2014 SPICE Cup Open Sponsored by Webster University and the Susan Polgar Foundation St. Louis, Missouri October 21-26, 2014 GM/IM norm opportunity – Minimum rating (FIDE) 2100 Limited to first 50 entries (Free entry to all players FIDE >...
2014 SPICE Cup – $5,000 1st prize
2014 SPICE Cup Open Sponsored by Webster University and the Susan Polgar Foundation St. Louis, Missouri October 21-26, 2014 GM/IM norm opportunity – Minimum rating (FIDE) 2100 Limited to first 50 entries (Free entry to all players FIDE >...
Amazing Reception in Mexico for Kasparov & KCF!
Amazing Reception in Mexico for Kasparov & KCF! There is so much to report from Mexico that we’re breaking it up into three separate reports, one for each day of Kasparov’s visit! We knew Mexico was excited about Garry...
Election blog from Mr. Leong
Peter Long on Chess Player Experiences, www.fidexfiles.blogspot.com Today Ignatius Leong has quietly started his blog – clearly a platform of his own to address the many ridiculous allegations, even outright lies, made against him by certain of his misguided...
Birthday video with the Webster U chess team
I would like to thank everyone for thinking of me today. I received more than 10,000 birthday wishes on twitter, facebook, skype, email, messages, etc. It was wonderful to be able to spend it with my family, and all...