Final round top board resultsBd Res White Player Name Res Black Player Name1 ½ GM Sam Shankland (2565 : 6.5) ½ GM Josh Friedel (2523 : 6.0)2 ½ GM Giorgi Margvelashvili (2531 : 5.5) ½ IM Marc Arnold (2482 : 6.0)3 ½ GM Yury Shulman (25…
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Shankland wins Northern California International
Published by January 8th, 2012 in California, Northern California, Sam Shankland, Susan Polgar Chess and Ted Castro. 0 CommentsNorthern California International – Round 8
Published by January 8th, 2012 in California, Fremont, Northern California, Susan Polgar Chess and Ted Castro. 0 CommentsRound 8 resultsBd Res White Player Name Res Black Player Name1 ½ IM Marc Arnold (2482 : 5.5) – ½ GM Sam Shankland (2565 : 6.0)2 ½ GM Yury Shulman (2598 : 5.0) – ½ FM Kayden Troff (2257 : 5.0)3 1 GM Josh Friedel (2523 : 5.0) – 0 IM Enri…
Serious norm chances at Northern California International
Published by January 7th, 2012 in California, Chess tournament, FIDE, Fremont, Northern California, Susan Polgar Chess and Ted Castro. 0 CommentsLeaders after 7 rounds# Name Rtng Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Rd 8 Total1 GM Sam Shankland 2565 W32 W28 D18 W13 D3 W12 W9 ~2 6.02 IM Marc Arnold 2482 W59 D38 D14 W21 D10 W16 W11 ~1 5.53 GM Yury Shulman 2598 W3…
Norm hunt in Northern California continues
Published by January 6th, 2012 in California, Chess tournament, Faik Aleskerov, Fremont, Meier, Northern California, Susan Polgar Chess and Ted Castro. 0 CommentsLeaders after 6 rounds# Name Rtng Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Total1 GM Sam Shankland 2565 W35 W25 D23 W13 D3 W6 ~2 5.02 GM Georg Meier 2671 W32 D14 W29 W19 D6 D7 ~1 4.53 GM Yury Shulman 2598 W33 W40 D11 W23 …
Northern California International round 7
Published by January 6th, 2012 in California, Chess tournament, Fremont, Northern California, Susan Polgar Chess and Ted Castro. 0 CommentsRound 7 pairingsBd Res White Player Name Res Black Player Name1 GM Sam Shankland (2565 : 5.0) – GM Georg Meier (2671 : 4.5)2 SM Faik Aleskerov (2362 : 4.5) – GM Yury Shulman (2598 : 4.5)3 GM Axel Bachmann (2560 : 4.5) – IM Marc Arnold (2482 :…
2012 Northern California International Update
Published by January 5th, 2012 in California, Faik Aleskerov, Fremont, Meier, Northern California, Susan Polgar Chess and Ted Castro. 0 CommentsRound 6 pairingsBd Res White Player Name Res Black Player Name1 IM Greg Shahade (2463 : 4.5) – GM Sam Shankland (2565 : 4.0)2 GM Georg Meier (2671 : 4.0) – SM Faik Aleskerov (2362 : 4.0)3 GM Yury Shulman (2598 : 4.0) – GM Alejandro Ramirez (2594 : 3.5)…
2012 Northern California International Update
Published by January 5th, 2012 in California, Faik Aleskerov, Fremont, Meier, Northern California, Susan Polgar Chess and Ted Castro. 0 CommentsRound 6 pairingsBd Res White Player Name Res Black Player Name1 IM Greg Shahade (2463 : 4.5) – GM Sam Shankland (2565 : 4.0)2 GM Georg Meier (2671 : 4.0) – SM Faik Aleskerov (2362 : 4.0)3 GM Yury Shulman (2598 : 4.0) – GM Alejandro Ramirez (2594 : 3.5)…
Norm hunt in Northern California
Published by January 5th, 2012 in California, Fremont, Northern California, Susan Polgar Chess and Ted Castro. 0 CommentsRound 5 top board pairingsBd Res White Player Name Res Black Player Name1 GM Georg Meier (2671 : 3.5) – IM Greg Shahade (2463 : 4.0)2 GM Sam Shankland (2565 : 3.5) – GM Yury Shulman (2598 : 3.5)3 GM Alejandro Ramirez (2594 : 3.0) – IM Marc Ar…
Northern California International Update
Published by January 4th, 2012 in California, Chess tournament, Northern California, Susan Polgar Chess and Ted Castro. 0 CommentsLeaders after 3 rounds1 GM Axel Bachmann 2560 W32 W17 W14 ~2 3.02 IM Greg Shahade 2463 W43 W21 W11 ~1 3.03 FM Farai Mandizha 2404 W46 W25 W12 ~4 3.04 GM Georg Meier 2671 W31 D15 W28 ~3 2.55 GM Yury Shulman 2598 W50 W26 …
2012 Northern California International – round 2
Published by January 3rd, 2012 in California, Faik Aleskerov, Fremont, Meier, Northern California, San Francisco, Susan Polgar Chess and Ted Castro. 0 CommentsRound 2 top 10 board pairingsBd Res White Player Name Res Black Player Name1 GM Georg Meier (2671 : 1.0) – IM Sam Collins (2426 : 1.0)2 FM Farai Mandizha (2404 : 1.0) – GM Bartlomiej Macieja (2617 : 1.0)3 GM Yury Shulman (2598 : 1.0) – IM Max…
Northern California International
Published by January 2nd, 2012 in California, Faik Aleskerov, Fremont, Meier, San Francisco, Susan Polgar Chess and Ted Castro. 0 CommentsRound 1 pairings1 FM Shivkumar Shivaji (2295) – GM Georg Meier (2671)2 GM Bartlomiej Macieja (2617) – WGM Tatev Abrahamyan (2287)3 NM Yian Liou (2283) – GM Yury Shulman (2598)4 GM Alejandro Ramirez (2594) – FM Erik Santarius (2276)5 FM Michael …
Northern California International 2012
Published by December 25th, 2011 in California, Northern California, Susan Polgar Chess and Ted Castro. 0 CommentsNorthern California International 2012The 2012 Northern California International is set to take place from 2nd to 8th January, 2012, at the NorCal House of Chess at Northwestern Polytechnic University in Fremont, California. Following the tradition o…
Another example of how well-rounded our kids are
Published by December 13th, 2011 in California, National Youth Action, Scholastic chess and Susan Polgar Chess. 0 CommentsCheckmate: Students win chess competitionPosted: December 13, 2011 1:30 a.m.Updated: December 13, 2011 1:30 a.m.By Jim HoltSignal Senior Staff WriterFour of Hart High School’s chess players defeated opponents from four western states in Irvine on th…
2012 Northern California International
Published by December 7th, 2011 in Berkeley, California, Chess tournament and Susan Polgar Chess. 0 Comments2012 Northern California InternationalPresented by NorCal House of Chess Dates: January 2nd – January 8thLocation: NorCal House of Chess at Northwestern Polyt…
Chess is fun
Published by December 3rd, 2011 in California, Girl's Chess, SP World Open for Girls and Susan Polgar Chess. 0 Comments8-year-old Palmdale girl is already chess championBy Christina Villacorte, Staff WriterPosted: 12/03/2011 01:00:00 AM PSTGiggling under a pink hat bedazzled with sequins, 8-year-old Gia Peterson scanned the chessboard, wiggled her fingers and declared …
Suddenly she sees
Published by August 23rd, 2011 in California, Dyhemia Young, Fremont, Lisa Suhay, Susan Polgar Chess and Ted Castro. 0 CommentsChess daily news from Susan Polgar
Unthinkable act
Published by August 23rd, 2011 in California, CYCL, Sean Reader and Susan Polgar Chess. 0 CommentsVase thefts add to grief
Crime: At least 300 solid-bronze fixtures stolen from graveyard
Posted: August 23, 2011 1:55 a.m.
Thieves keep stealing metal vases from the grave of a local boy who died of leukemia five years ago, and the boy’s frus…
A special tournament to memorializes a special teen
Published by August 21st, 2011 in California, Memorial, Scholastic chess and Susan Polgar Chess. 0 CommentsChess tournament memorializes Heber teen
By ELIZABETH VARIN
Imperial Valley
Press Staff Writer
2:19 a.m. PDT, August 21, 2011
Jenny Fierro loved to play chess. She started when she was little, just about 5 or 6 years old and played until the en…
3 players remain perfect at 1st Metropolitan International
Published by August 19th, 2011 in California, Los Angeles, Metropolitan Chess Club and Susan Polgar Chess. 0 CommentsStandings of top 30 after 3 rounds
1 Michael Adams 2715 ENG W44 W20 W6
3.0 2 Loek Van Wely 2683 NED W45 W19 W10
3.0 3 Timur Gareev 2613 UZB W46 W22 D14
2.5 4 Varuzhan Akobian 2613 USA W47 W21 W18
3….
Seeing is believing
Published by August 12th, 2011 in California, Chess Video, Dyhemia Young, Susan Polgar, Susan Polgar Chess and YouTube. 0 CommentsDyhemia being able to see for the first time in 2 years!
Chess daily news from Susan Polgar
Dyhemia: "Oh my goodness, I can see!"
Published by August 11th, 2011 in California, Dyhemia Young, Fremont, Susan Polgar Chess and Ted Castro. 0 CommentsOn my way to Portland, OR, for the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Portland Chess Club, I made a quick detour to East Palo Alto to visit Dyhemia Young and Ms. Sheila George (she is caring for Dyhemia).
Dyhemia, Lisa, and I got to spend …
NorCal House of Chess
Published by August 10th, 2011 in California, Susan Polgar Chess and Ted Castro. 0 CommentsI visited a great Chess Club tonight in Fremont (CA),the NorCal House of Chess, runs by super coach Ted Castro. I will load more pics later. Additional info about this wonderful club can be found at www.NorCalHouseofChess.com.
Chess daily news from Su…
1st Metropolitan Chess International
Published by July 24th, 2011 in California, Los Angeles, Metropolitan Chess Club, Mickey Adams, Susan Polgar Chess and Van Wely. 0 Comments1st Metropolitan Chess InternationalAugust 17th to 21th, 2011 in Los Angeles, California, USAIn August 2011, GM Mickey Adams will participate in the 1st Metropolitan Chess International to be hosted by Metropolitan Chess, Inc. at the Sheraton in down…
Cinderella finds her chess slipper at Texas Tech
Published by July 23rd, 2011 in California, Dyhemia Young, Lubbock, San Francisco, San Jose, SP Girl's Invitational, SPICE, Susan Polgar, Susan Polgar Chess, Texas Tech and TTU. 0 CommentsIt takes many moves to find missing young chess whizWhen news came that Dyhemia Young had been invited to a prestigious chess tournament, the 16-year-old San Franciscan had vanished. Her mentor, founder of the Hip-Hop Chess Federation, was worried.By…
Metropolitan Chess
Published by May 27th, 2011 in California, Los Angeles, Metropolitan Chess Club and Susan Polgar Chess. 0 CommentsMetropolitan Scholastic Chess Camp Promo from Ice Hat Creative on Vimeo.Metropolitan Chess Invitational Camp (August 12-16)Please take a moment to view the short video about the August 12-16, 2011, Metropolitan Chess Scholastic Camp (with GM Michael Ad…
IM norms for Yankovsky and Troff
Published by May 17th, 2011 in California, Kayden Troff, Metropolitan Chess Club and Susan Polgar Chess. 0 Comments5th Metropolitan Chess FIDE InvitationalSM Roman Yankovsky and NM Kayden Troff achieve IM norms The 5th Metropolitan Chess FIDE Invitational dedicated to Sean Christian Reader concluded this weekend on May 15th. It was organized by Ankit Gupta. SM Ro…
An old pro at 10
Published by May 4th, 2011 in California, Chess Master, LA Times, Sam Sevian and Susan Polgar Chess. 0 CommentsAt age 10, chess master is already an old proSam Sevian holds the title of youngest U.S. chess master — for now. The average age of chess masters has been steadily falling for years, but recently, that pace has quickened.By Scott Kraft, Los Angele…
4th Metropolitan Chess FIDE Invitational
Published by April 3rd, 2011 in California, Chess tournament, Los Angeles and Susan Polgar Chess. 0 Comments4th Metropolitan Chess FIDE InvitationalApril 6th to 10th of 2011 in Los Angeles, USAChessdom Metropolitan Chess will host an International Master norm round robin tournament from April 6th to 10th of 2011. This tournament is titled the 4th Metropol…
Intellectual challenge
Published by March 29th, 2011 in California, Jay Stallings, Scholastic chess and Susan Polgar Chess. 0 CommentsPCR Chess Team Wins State CompetitionSecond and third graders placed first in Super States Scholastic Championship, while the kindergarten and first-grade group won fifth place.By Donna EvansWhen a former child prodigy is impressed, you know it’s a s…
Life master at 13
Published by March 11th, 2011 in California, Chess Master and Susan Polgar Chess. 0 CommentsChess King: Bishop’s chess star, 13, named Life MasterSan Diego Communities – La JollaBY Kendra Hartmann, writing for the La Jolla Village News Friday, 11 March 2011 18:11Aler Krishnan helped teach her son Varun how to play chess because she wanted …
Chess Club seeks members
Published by March 11th, 2011 in California, Chess Club and Susan Polgar Chess. 0 CommentsChess ClubResidents are trying to start a Pleasanton Chess Club (California), primarily for kids. Anyone interested can email PleasantonChess@yahoo.com.Please provide email address, name, phone number and USCF rating, if any.http://www.pleasantonweekly…
Student Spotlight
Published by February 17th, 2011 in California, Scholastic chess and Susan Polgar Chess. 0 CommentsStudent SpotlightBishop’s school student a chess masterBy Lisa Deaderick, UNION-TRIBUNEThursday, February 17, 2011 at midnightFor Varun Krishnan, chess is a lot like life. And math.“There are so many different aspects of the game and there’s so m…
Friday Night Marathon
Published by January 14th, 2011 in California, Susan Polgar Chess and Ted Castro. 0 CommentsHello Everyone, This is just a reminder for those who want to join the FRIDAY KNIGHT MARATHON (Tonight at 7:30 pm) and NorCal House of Chess Quads (Saturday, January 15). This is also information about our group classes and individualized coaching.A…
4 tie for lead in Berkeley
Published by January 3rd, 2011 in Berkeley, California and Susan Polgar Chess. 0 CommentsStandings after 4 rounds # Name Rtng Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Tot 1 Loek van Wely 2676 D21 W49 W20 W15 ~4 …
Youngest U.S. Master
Published by December 20th, 2010 in California, National Master, Samuel Sevian and Susan Polgar Chess. 0 CommentsSanta Clara boy, 9, becomes youngest U.S. chess masterBy Lisa FernandezPosted: 12/20/2010 02:57:41 PM PSTUpdated: 12/20/2010 03:58:12 PM PSTA 9-year-old boy from Santa Clara has earned himself the title of the youngest “National Master” in United State…
