Round 1 pairings Bd # Res White # Res Black 1 1 0 FM QIYU ZHOU 36 0 WCM SOPHIE VELEA 2 37 0 SYDNEY KONG 2 0 WIM MAILI-JAD OUELLET 3 3 0 WIM DANITZA VAZQUEZ MACCARINI 38...
A new tradition for girls at SPFGI 2017
A new tradition at SPFGI It was my dream to revolutionize chess for young people, especially girls. I strongly believe that chess can and will help kids of all ages, in many different aspects. Naturally, some will want to...
14th Annual SPF Girl’s Invitational – Over $207,500 in scholarships & prizes!
14th Annual SPF Girl’s Invitational Rules & Conditions July 22–27, 2017 at Webster University (St. Louis, Missouri) (Over $200K in scholarships + $7,500 cash prizes) The Annual SPF Girls’ Invitational, in its 14th year, is the most prestigious All-Girls...
Fun Learning SPICE Chess Summer Camps 2017 (July 17–21, 2017)
SPICE Chess Summer Camp July 17–21, 2017 Susan Polgar Institute for Chess Excellence (SPICE) at Webster University is the #1 ranked collegiate chess program in the United States for the past 5 straight years. The SPICE teams won the...
Webster U GM Le Quang Liem to clash with Kasparov in St Louis
Quang Liem to compete with former world chess champion Kasparov Vietnamese Grandmaster Le Quang Liem has been invited by Grand Chess Tour (GCT) to participate in the Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz tournament on August 14 – 19. Saint...
The Pride of Vietnam
Chess grandmaster graduates from American university, promises to contribute to VN VietNamNet Bridge – Le Quang Liem, the No 1 chess grandmaster, who has graduated from Webster University summa cum laude with two bachelor’s degrees in finance and management,...
My personal and objective chess evaluation
Chess is an easy game to learn, but a hard one to master! As a full time coach for over 10 years (over 40 years of coaching experience), I have received countless email and messages from parents, grandparents, or family...
My Chess Improvement Advice
Every day, I receive dozens (and sometimes in the hundreds) of questions from players, parents, and even coaches asking for chess improvement advice. Obviously it is impossible for me to answer all the questions. However, sometimes when I run...
Girls’ Chat During Lunch At SPICE Chess Camp
Girls’ Chat During Lunch At Chess Camp 2 young girls (one African American and the other one is white) were talking during lunch (about 9-11 years old) at SPICE Chess Camp. The younger one said I want to be...
Fantastic SPICE Chess Summer Camps 2017
SPICE Chess Summer Camp June 19–23, 2017 (on going) July 17–21, 2017 Susan Polgar Institute for Chess Excellence (SPICE) at Webster University is the #1 ranked collegiate chess program in the United States for the past 5 straight years....