Sorry, Texas Tech: You’ve Been CheckmatedWall Street JournalFEBRUARY 4, 2012 College athletes transferring to another school is common, but an entire program? Webster University announced Friday it had lured the Texas Tech chess team—including coach Susan Polgar and the...
A BIG thank you to Texas Tech University
I would like to thank Texas Tech University for their incredible support for chess and SPICE in the past five years. I would also like to thank all the donors and supporters, without whom, SPICE could have never achieved...
Texas Tech Knight Raiders qualify for College Chess Final Four
Texas Tech Knight Raiders qualify for College Chess Final FourPosted: Dec 31, 2011 12:27 PM CSTUpdated: Dec 31, 2011 12:27 PM CSTProvided by Texas Tech University The Texas Tech Knight Raiders have qualified for the College Chess Final Four...
Knight Raiders at the World Series of College Chess
20 members of the Knight Raiders visiting the Stockyards prior to round 1 of the 2011 PanAm Intercollegiate Championships (World Series of College Chess). As a SPICE tradition, we train hard from the beginning of the year. However, when...
Knight Raiders in Ft. Worth for the World Series of College Chess
PanAm Intercollegiate Chess Championship 2011 Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
The Knight Raiders Motto
What is the first thing a new Knight Raider learn when he / she joins the team? We work hard, we play hard, and we do it as a TEAM (Together Everyone Achieves More)! Chess Daily News from Susan...
The National Champions Knight Raiders Recognized
Here are some pictures from the recognition tonight: https://picasaweb.google.com/SPICEChess/KnightRaidersRecognition This was what the announcer said: “The Texas Tech Knight Raiders Chess Teams are the reigning National Collegiate Chess Champions in three different divisions. In only the second year competing...
Special recognition for the Knight Raiders and SPICE
The National Champions Knight Raiders and SPICE will be recognized at the Texas Tech football game versus Iowa State tonight in front of 60,000 fans! More than 20 members of the Knight Raiders and SPICE will be at midfield...
“Tous pour un, un pour tous!”
“Tous pour un, un pour tous!” – “All for one, one for all!” Just as the Musketeers, this is the motto the Knight Raiders chess teams live by. This is what team sport is all about! Chess Daily News...
Texas Tech Knight Raiders in training
(afternoon training session and evening training session) In addition to working hard academically (members of the Texas Tech Knight Raider chess team has an average grade point average of about 3.35 with 4 players having a perfect 4.0), the...