Sorry, Texas Tech: You’ve Been Checkmated
Wall Street Journal
FEBRUARY 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” squad members who won the national title last spring—to the St. Louis-area school. Polgar, who noted a nearby St. Louis chess club as a U.S. “hot spot,” will relocate to Webster in June. The players will enroll there for 2012-13.
“We’re disappointed that they’ve chosen to transfer rather than continue their education here but we do wish them the best in that,” a Texas Tech spokesman said. “They’ve represented us well in chess.”
—R.B.
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Texas Tech should have done more to keep SPICE. This is a big loss for Texas Tech.
Susan,
Will the girls invitation still be hold this summer?
Susan,
Will the girls invitation still be hold this summer?
Yes, it will be held at Webster University. It will be around the end of July as usual. As soon as I nail down the details, I will post it.
Best wishes,
Susan Polgar