Round 1 pairings 1 Ellen Xiang (2072) – Hannah Farell (1382) 2 Sheena Zeng (1375) – Becca Lampman (2065) 3 Luiisa Mercado Mendoza (2049) – Katerina Baumgartner (1330) 4 Jacinda Lee (1270) – Alexandra Botez (2043) 5 Jackie Peng...
Annual Chess Competition at Webster: Five Things to Know
Annual Chess Competition at Webster: Five Things to Know The Tenth Annual Susan Polgar Girls’ Invitational Chess Competition takes place this week at Webster University. Top chess players from around the world compete for scholarships in the event. Posted...
SPGI Updates on Twitter
The 1st official day of the 10th annual SPF Girls Invitational starts today. Updates will be made throughout the day at https://twitter.com/SusanPolgarThe budget for this most prestigious all-girls event is approximately $250,000, making it by far the largest all-girls...
SPF Girls Invitational begins on International Chess Day
On International Chess Day, the players arrive in St. Louis for the 2013 SPF Girls’ Invitational at Webster University. Before the official activities tomorrow, some took the opportunity to visit downtown St. Louis. Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Preparing for World Cup and Webster University
“Chỉ có một chút hồi hộp, còn lại tương đối thoải mái”, nhà vô địch cờ chớp thế giới 2013 Lê Quang Liêm cho biết như vậy sau khi anh hoàn tất thủ tục cho chuyến du học Mỹ...
Even more prizes added for the SPF Girls’ Invitational
Last night, I made the announcement that I will personally sponsor an additional $5,000 cash prizes for the top 3 finishers of the 10th annual Susan Polgar Foundation Girls’ Invitational. You can read what I wrote below. Today, one...
Algorithms, a wonderful chess documentary, highly recommended
Hello Susan, Following our successful Kickstarter campaign, I thought I would update you on ALGORITHMS, our documentary about blind chess players in India. The response so far has been fantastic. Really, we have been blown away by how well...
Big 10th anniversary surprise for Girls chess! $5,000 cash prizes added!
Around 12-13 years ago, the Executive Director of the United States Chess Federation (USCF) visited me at my Chess Center in Queens, NY, to ask me to help the federation in various important areas. Two of the things I...
Preparation for the World Cup?
Former World Blitz Champion GM Leinier Dominguez at Webster University – SPICE for some practice games and blitz event. Is this a part of his preparation for the upcoming World Cup in Tromsø, Norway? 🙂Vida y Estilo El cubano...
2013 SPICE Cup Open – $11,000 guaranteed
2013 SPICE Cup Open Sponsored by Webster University and the Susan Polgar Foundation St. Louis, MissouriOctober 15-19, 2013 GM/IM norm opportunity – Minimum rating (FIDE) 2100 Limited to first 50 entries 4 IM/GM norms were earned last year: http://susanpolgar.blogspot.com...