SPNO 2014 in New Orleans Venue: Hilton Garden Inn, 1001 South Peters Street, New Orleans, LA 70130. 6 Round Swiss G/45 d5 USCF Rated Up to 8 sections: grades K- 2, 3-5, 6-8 & 9-12, separate for Girls &...
Players more creative and stronger
Shelby Lyman on Chess: Creative and StrongerColumn c2161 for release March 3Monday, March 17, 2014 We are increasingly learning of the brain’s flexibility, for better or worse. My impression is that fewer analysts think IQs are constants. Poor environments...
Webster University / SPICE – Full and partial chess scholarships available
If you would like to be a part of the #1 College Chess program in the United States, please feel free to contact me. Full and partial scholarships available for qualified student players. Susan Polgar Institute for Chess Excellence...
Are Girls too Nice to Excel in Chess?
Artwork by Mike Magnan “Chess – Are Girls too Nice to Excel in Chess?” The Sale Lake City Tribune, February 2Source: http://www.goddesschess.com by Shelby Lyman It’s an old scenario that continues to be replayed. As girls approach adolescence, they...
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 SPNO with more than $100K in scholarships
SPNO 2014 in New Orleans Venue: Hilton Garden Inn, 1001 South Peters Street, New Orleans, LA 70130. 6 Round Swiss G/45 d5 USCF Rated Up to 8 sections: grades K- 2, 3-5, 6-8 & 9-12, separate for Girls &...
4 GM norms, 10 IM norms earned after 10 rounds at EICC
http://eicc2014.am/article/t1394734550 Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Appeal to the Baltic Federations
March 13, 2014 05:46Appeal to the Baltic Federations Elections for the next president of FIDE, the International Chess Federation, will take place in August 2014 in Tromsø, Norway. The elections for president of any major sports federation are always...
Dominguez beat Robson 6-4 in 10 game match
Cuban Chess GM Dominguez beat US Ray Robson in Match Havana, Cuba, Mar 12.- The Cuban Leinier Dominguez reached balance of six points in 10 games against the host Ray Robson in chess match played at St. Louis Webster...