Rules and Conditions for the 10th Annual Susan Polgar Foundation Girls’ Invitational (SPGI) July 20 – 25, 2013 at Webster University (St. Louis, Missouri) THIS WILL BE THE STRONGEST AND BIGGEST SPGI EVER! – Approximately $200,000 in chess scholarships, chess...
A golden finish
Golden finishPublished : Wednesday, July 17, 2013 00:00Written by : Ed Andaya Final standings: Men 6.5 points — W. So (Philippines), Z. Andriasian (Armenia), Li Chao (China), Ma Qun (China), M. Matlakov (Russia), Zhou Jianchao (China), E. Alekseev (Russia),...
It all came down to nerves
Wesley cops Universiade chess gold (The Philippine Star) | Updated July 17, 2013 – 12:00am MANILA, Philippines – Grandmaster Wesley So outwitted former world junior champion GM Zaven Andriasian of Armenia in a battle of nerves, winning their tensely...
Strange twist for the Gold in Kazan
PHILIPPINES STRIKES GOLD IN 27th SUMMER UNIVERSIADE!By Winchell CamposPhilBoxing.comTue, 16 Jul 2013 THE Philippines’ Wesley So struck gold by winning the chess title by triple tiebreak against the best students of the world in the 27th edition of the...
One game for the World University Championship title
Full results here: http://chess-results.com/tnr106011.aspx In spite of coming out on top in the 3rd tiebreak in Kazan, Webster U GM Wesley So had to beat former World Junior Champion GM Zaven Adriasian in the Armageddon playoff to win the...
Webster U GM Wesley So wins World University Championship!
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Daniel Naroditsky, America’s newest GM
After winning the US Junior Championship a few weeks ago, IM Daniel Naroditsky headed to Spain in search for his final GM norm. He succeeded in earning the norm as well as gaining enough ELO points to break 2500!...
Beautiful afternoon in downtown St Louis
Beautiful afternoon in downtown St. Louis. Rules and Conditions for the 10th Annual Susan Polgar Foundation Girls’ Invitational (SPGI) July 20 – 25, 2013 at Webster University (St. Louis, Missouri) THIS WILL BE THE STRONGEST AND BIGGEST SPGI EVER! More...
250 acres complete underground lake
Crystal City underground is a former sand mine, located in Crystal City, Missouri and fronts Plattin Creek, within a mile of it’s intersection with the Mississippi River. It is 6,000,000 million square feet of enclosed underground, which is approximately...