We just ended our 9th season at Webster University. This team has maintained the #1 ranking every single day, week, and month since inception, as well as winning 7 PanAm InterCollegiate Championships (8 out of 9) and 5 Final...
UNDERSTANDING CHESS WITH GM ILLIA NYZHNYK: ATTACKING THE KING!
Hello everybody, and welcome to a third article of the “Understanding Chess with Grandmaster Illia Nyzhnyk” series. In the last article, I talked about king safety, and what one should be looking for when making a decision on how...
Understanding Chess with GM Illia Nyzhnyk: King Safety (2)
Hello everybody, and welcome to a second article of the “Understanding Chess with Grandmaster Illia Nyzhnyk” series. I would like to pick up where the previous article left off – how to hide your king properly and avoid getting...
2017 SPICE Cup – $16,500 Guaranteed – No Entry Fee (200 Enhanced Grand Prix Points!)
2017 SPICE Cup Open A USCF Grand Prix Event http://www.webster.edu/spice/spice-cup.html $16,500 Guaranteed – No Entry Fee to all players 2300+, and foreign players with 2100+ FIDE (must complete all 9 rounds), if registered by October 1, 2017. $100 later or...
The Queen’s Gambit!
This was the 1st major in-depth article written about the SPICE program at Webster University nearly 5 years ago. The Queen’s Gambit: Susan Polgar, the First Woman to Break the Chess Gender Barrier, Brings SPICE to Webster University By...
Julia Sevilla aims for world title in Uruguay
And for her next move … San Fernando Valley chess champ hits the world stage By ANTONIE BOESSENKOOL | Los Angeles Daily News September 15, 2017 at 7:35 pm Julia Sevilla started playing chess when she was still little....
About Susan Polgar
About Susan Polgar https://twitter.com/SusanPolgar https://www.facebook.com/susanpolgarchess https://www.instagram.com/susanpolgarchess – Winner of 4 Women’s World Championships (Under 16, Blitz, Rapid, and Classical) – First World Chess Champion in history (male or female) to win the triple-crown (Blitz, Rapid and Classical World Championships)...
The road to a chess minor at Webster University!
The road to a chess minor at Webster University! The first 3-credit chess course just began at Webster University: Topics in Education: Chess & Logic It is taught by Professor Jim Voelker (who is also a National Chess Master),...
Excelling On and Off the Chess Board
The very high SPICE standards, on and off the chess board! It is EXTREMELY DIFFICULT to obtain a level I & II chess scholarships with Webster University – SPICE. We are expecting to have 12 GMs in the...
GM Riazantsev: Webster University has all the conditions for training and growth of top young talents
Fast and furious: Chess regains popularity with intense, quicker games Published time: 21 Aug, 2017 17:48 Interest in chess has been growing in the US and Russia since the intense showdown between Magnus Carlsen and Sergey Karjakin, says Russian...