A little more than 4 short years ago, chess almost did not exist in Lubbock, Texas. 5 SPICE Cup, 10+ international events, and a bunch of national collegiate chess titles later, chess is booming in West Texas. Yesterday was...
SPICE Thanksgiving
After the Thanksgiving dinner at my home, a chess game broke out between the SPICE students 🙂 Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Chess Analysis
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Knight Raider Shines on the World Stage
Knight Raider Shines on the World Stage Grandmaster Georg Meier, co-captain of the Texas Tech University Knight Raiders, has defeated a former top 10 world professional chess player, Sergei Movsesian of Armenia. The win came in the final round...
Welcoming back the Champ!
Members of the Knight Raiders welcoming back GM Georg Meier at the Lubbock International Airport, one of the stars in the German European Championship Team! Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
9th “Get Smart! Play Chess!” Open
9th “Get Smart! Play Chess!” OpenSaturday, December 3, 2011 A 4 Round Swiss USCF Rated Tournament (Game/30) Event Site: Science Spectrum 2579 S. Loop 289, Lubbock, TXContact Info: 806-742-7742 E-mail: Spice@ttu.edu Description of Tournament: An open tournament for all...
9th “Get Smart! Play Chess!” Winter Scholastic Chess Championship
9th “Get Smart! Play Chess!” Winter Scholastic Chess ChampionshipSaturday, December 3, 2011 A 4 Round Swiss System Tournament (Game/30)Event Site: Science Spectrum, 2579 S. Loop 289 Lubbock, TXContact Info: 806-742-7742 E-mail: Spice@ttu.edu Description of Event: Individual and Team Scholastic...
SPICE in Texas gets U.S. out of chess backwater
SANDS: SPICE in Texas gets U.S. out of chess backwaterBy David R. SandsThe Washington TimesTuesday, November 1, 2011 We can claim the Super Bowl, the World Series and three of golf’s four “majors,” and we have played host to...
Rising in the ranking
Vietnam’s number one chess player wins 5th SPICE Cup Thursday, Oct 27, 2011, Posted at: 13:24(GMT+7) Vietnam’s number one chess player, 20 year old Le Quang Liem, won the championship title at the 5th SPICE Cup in the US...
Heart breaking loss
Leinier Dominguez Losses Spice Cup in Final Round Wednesday, 26 October 2011 15:02 Havana, Cuba, Oct 26.- Cuban Leinier Dominguez’s first defeat in the last round of the Chess Spice Cup cost him dear as the event was finally...