Chess / by Shelby Lymanon January 10, 2015 – 12:01 AM Memory is limiting. It can be either protective or adventurous. We can shy from the past or engage it, reflect on it, and move forward. One of the...
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 (SusanPolgar@aol.com). Full and partial scholarships available for qualified student players. Webster University – SPICE Chess...
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Less about “going pro” and more about simply dropping out of school
On Chess: Say It Ain’t So, Wesley Goes ProBy BRIAN JERAULD He arrives in the U.S. as a promising recruit from the Philippines, and in two years makes the jump from the top 100 to number 10 in the...
Chess Team Dominates PanAm
Chess Team Dominates Pan-Am Tournament Team is the Top Seed in the Upcoming “Final Four” Championship ST. LOUIS (Jan. 6, 2015) – Webster University’s chess team took the top spot at the annual Pan-American Intercollegiate Team Chess Championship, held...
Developing and implementing a plan to carry it out
The Real Secret to Becoming Rich as a KingBy Len Penzo I’ve always loved chess; I started playing the game at the tender age of seven and quickly fell in love with its intoxicating combination of tactics and strategy....
Chess tournament is a physical trial
Shelby Lyman on Chess: Always BobbySunday, December 2014 A chess tournament is a physical trial. Even a single game — particularly a hard-fought one that can last five or six hours — can extend competitors to their limit and...
My Thoughts About Some False Chess Narratives
My Thoughts About Some False Chess Narratives by Paul Truong Coach of the Webster University Chess Team 2.5 years ago, the SPICE program moved from Texas Tech to Webster University. There were over 500 news stories about this move,...
Passion or Obsession?
Chess by Shelby Lymanon January 3, 2015 – 12:01 AM Dedicated though he is, Magnus Carlsen, the world champion of chess, insists that his passion for the game is not an obsession. If true, his testimony illustrates that even...
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...
The unsung hero of Webster University #1 ranked Chess Team
The unsung hero of Webster University #1 ranked & National Championship Chess Team is GM Ray Robson! In the past 2 years, he scored 13 consecutive wins (6 games at PanAm 2013, 2 games at 2014 Final Four, and...