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...
Unpublished records of GM Wesley So
The Unpublished records of GM Wesley SoBy Jose “joeyj” Jereos Jr.PhilBoxing.comSun, 02 Jun 2013A good deal of success stories have been published about the 19-year-old Philippines’ top ranked International Chess Grandmaster (GM) Wesley So who only last month had...
Free chess camp for kids in Moore, OK
May 31, 2013, 2:42pm MDT Learners Chess Academy organizing free chess camp for kids in Moore, Okla. Dennis Domrzalski Reporter- Albuquerque Business First Victor Lopez is hoping a chess camp will help the kids of tornado-ravaged Moore, Okla., recover...
Pirates of Penzance at Webster University
Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO) at Webster University for Pirates of Penzance Opera (presented by the Opera Theatre of St. Louis) Pre-show dinner hosted by Office of the President (Dr. Beth Stroble) at Webster University (L to R: Dr....
Interview with Thessaloniki GP tournament director Theodoros Tsorbatsoglou
Today is the second rest day before the final three rounds of Thessaloniki Grand Prix. It was a good moment to speak with the tournament director Theodoros Tsorbatsoglou. Q: Mr. Tsorbatsoglou, the tournament is reaching its final phase, what...
Demonstration zone at SportAccord: Chess Presentation
On 29 May in the demonstration zone of SportAccord Convention a chess presentation took place. Its main idea was to show to the guests and participants of the Convention how the most up-to-date technologies available to everyone can be...
Webster U chess team at NAFSA Conference
Some members of the 2013 Webster University National Chess Championship team were at the NAFSA conference in St. Louis today. Over 8,200 educators (more than half from other countries), came to St. Louis to attend the most important annual...
Robson takes Chicago
The 22nd Annual Chicago Open was held on May 23-27, 2013, at the Westin Chicago North Shore Hotel. Webster University freshman Grandmasters Ray Robson, Josh Friedel and Nikola Mitkov all finished tied at the top of the Open Section...
5/5 decisive results at 29th North American Masters 1st round
Round 1 results FM Awonder Liang – IM Angelo Young: 0 – 1 FM Kostya Kavutisky – FM Gauri Shankar: 1 – 0 WIM Viktoria Ni – FM Tom Bartell: 0 – 1 IM Vitaly Neimer – NM Adithya...
Webster U freshman GM Robson wins Chicago Open
18 year old Webster University freshman GM Ray Robson won the 2013 Chicago Open on tiebreaks. Earlier this year, his teammate, freshman GM Fidel Corrales Jimenez, won the 2013 Philadelphia Open. Both are members of the Webster University 2013 Final...