The 9th Annual Cleveland Open was held from August 12-14, 2016, at the Marriott Cleveland Airport, 4277 W 150th Street, Cleveland, Ohio. The tournament had four sections – Open, U2100, U1700 and U1300. The format was 5-round Swiss with...
Webster U GM Fidel Corrales wins US Open G/15 Championship
Webster University GM Fidel Corrales Jimenez just won 2016 US Open g/15 Championship! Incoming freshman Aaron Grabinsky tied for 2nd. Final standings Pair | Player Name |Total|Round|Round|Round|Round|Round| Num | USCF ID / Rtg (Pre->Post) | Pts | 1 |...
Ready to conquer the world!
Seven members of the National Champion SPICE chess team just graduated from Webster University. This is our biggest graduating class in SPICE history. GM Fidel Corrales Jimenez GM Manuel Leon Hoyos GM Ashwin Jayaram WGM Katerina Nemcova WGM Anna...
Big Secret of Success Revealed
The SPICE Chess Team is in NY City to defend our Final Four National Championship title, the most prestigious College Chess event in the world. We have won it 5 straight years and we are attempting to win our...
Webster U junior Corrales Jimenez wins Boston Chess Congress
The 3rd Annual Boston Chess Congress was held from January 9-11, 2015, at the Hyatt Harborside at Logan Airport, 101 Harborside Dr, Boston, Massachusetts. The 5-round Swiss event had 6 sections: Premier, Under 2100, Under 1900, Under 1700, Under...
Webster University chess team continues to bring chess to local schools
St. Margaret of Scotland School in St. Louis is a grade 1-8 elementary school. The school has a chess club & team. 6th & 7th graders have done well in scholastic chess competitions. Recently, Webster University Professor Al Marcella...
Webster U sophomore Corrales wins MAO on tiebreaks, Hoyos ties for 1st
The 18th Annual Mid-America Open was held from March 14-16, 2014, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel St. Louis-Clayton, 7750 Carondelet Ave., St. Louis, Missouri. The event had 7 sections: Open, Under 2100, Under 1900, Under 1700, Under 1500, Under...
Fit bodies, fit minds
FIT MINDS FIT BODIES THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2014 Some of you have meet The Webster Chess team. Lim, Ray, Jake, Fidel and Wesley. If you haven’t please introduce yourself next time, these are a great bunch of guys who...
Caroline and Fidel’s Wedding Day
Caroline and Fidel’s Wedding DayFebruary 14, 2014 He is a Chess Grandmaster. She is a Soprano. He is from Cuba.She is a St. Louisan.One day, they met each other at Webster University and fell in love. On Valentine’s...
Webster U GM Fidel Corrales marries Caroline Camp
Tonight, a member of the Webster University SPICE Chess Team, GM Fidel Corrales Jimenez, married Caroline Camp. She is a Soprano, and also a student at Webster. Some photos from the wedding: https://picasaweb.google.com/116302832360230031699/FidelCorralesAndCarolineCampWedding Congratulations to the Caroline and Fidel!...