CORPUS CHRISTI (Kiii News) – Dan Deleon joins Katy Kiser on 3 News First Edition to discuss a University Interscholastic League (UIL) chess event. Deleon’s 2 children will be involved in the chess event called “Chess Puzzle Solving” in...
First ever UIL Chess Competition
First ever UIL Chess CompetitionTexas Tech and the Susan Polgar Institute for Chess Excellence invite K-12 students to take part in the first ever historic UIL (University Interscholastic League) Invitational in Chess Puzzle Solving on Jan. 22 at the...
Historic chess initiative in Texas
Texas Tech University and SPICE officially launched the UIL Chess Puzzle Solving Statewide Pilot in the state of Texas earlier today at Wester Elementary School in Lubbock, Texas. UIL is the largest interschool organization of its kind in the...
Texas Tech, SPICE Introduces Old Game to Young Players
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDATE: Dec. 10, 2010CONTACT: Karin Slyker Texas Tech, SPICE Introduces Old Game to Young Players WHAT: Texas Tech University announces a state pilot program for students of Lubbock Independent School District. WHEN: 1 p.m. Monday (Dec. 13)...
Big win for chess
Texas Tech, SPICE propose UIL chess competition for studentsPosted: November 20, 2010 – 1:25am Chess is the oldest and most popular game in the world. According to CBS News, the U.S. Chess Federation, the World Chess Federation and other...
A Tech-proposed UIL chess puzzle-solving competition to be statewide pilot program
A Tech-proposed UIL chess puzzle-solving competition to be statewide pilot programPosted: November 13, 2010 – 12:11amBy Joe GulickAvalanche-Journal Chess, one of the most competitive games in the world, will be the subject of a University Interscholastic League competition next...