A little more than 4 short years ago, chess almost did not exist in Lubbock, Texas. 5 SPICE Cup, 10+ international events, and a bunch of national collegiate chess titles later, chess is booming in West Texas.Yesterday was the 9th edition of the Get Sm…
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Big turn out for Get Smart! Play Chess!
Published by December 4th, 2011 in Get Smart Play Chess, Lubbock, Science Spectrum, SPF, SPICE and Susan Polgar Chess. 0 Comments9th “Get Smart! Play Chess!” Open
Published by November 8th, 2011 in Get Smart Play Chess, Lubbock, Science Spectrum, SPF, SPICE, Susan Polgar Chess, Susan Polgar Foundation, Texas Tech and TTU. 0 Comments9th “Get Smart! Play Chess!” OpenSaturday, December 3, 2011A 4 Round Swiss USCF Rated Tournament (Game/30)Event Site: Science Spectrum 2579 S. Loop 289, Lubbock, TXContact Info: 806-742-7742 E-mail: Spice@ttu.eduDescription of Tournament: An open t…
9th “Get Smart! Play Chess!” Winter Scholastic Chess Championship
Published by November 8th, 2011 in Get Smart Play Chess, Lubbock, Scholastic chess, Science Spectrum, SPF, SPICE, Susan Polgar Chess, Susan Polgar Foundation and Texas Tech. 0 Comments9th “Get Smart! Play Chess!” Winter Scholastic Chess ChampionshipSaturday, December 3, 2011A 4 Round Swiss System Tournament (Game/30)Event Site: Science Spectrum, 2579 S. Loop 289 Lubbock, TXContact Info: 806-742-7742 E-mail: Spice@ttu.eduDescript…
The Final SPICE Cup Standings
Published by October 26th, 2011 in Lubbock, SPF, SPICE, SPICE Cup, Susan Polgar Chess, Susan Polgar Foundation, Texas Tech and TTU. 0 CommentsHere is the link to all the pictures from 2011 SPICE Cup (all groups).Here is the 2nd link to the rest of the pictures from the 2011 SPICE Cup.Final standings (3 pt system and traditional scoring system) 1. Le, Quang Liem VIE 2717 * * 0 1 1 ½ ½ ½ …
Liem wins SPICE Cup A group with dramatic final round win
Published by October 25th, 2011 in Lubbock, SPF, SPICE, SPICE Cup, Susan Polgar Chess, Susan Polgar Foundation, Texas Tech and TTU. 0 CommentsFinal round resultsGM Feller 2668 (8 pts) 1/2 GM Meier 2648 (14 pts)GM Le 2717 (14 pts) 1-0 GM Dominguez 2710 (15 pts)GM Shulman 2608 (7 pts) 0-1 GM Robson 2583 (8 pts)Final standings1. Le, Quang Liem g VIE 2717 17 (+3)2-3. Dominguez, Leinier g CUB 27…
3 possible winners going into the final round
Published by October 24th, 2011 in Le Quang Liem, Leinier Dominguez, Lubbock, Meier, SPF, SPICE, SPICE Cup, Susan Polgar Chess, Susan Polgar Foundation, Texas Tech and TTU. 0 CommentsTuesday, October 25 @ 1 pm – Final round 10GM Feller 2668 (8 pts) – GM Meier 2648 (14 pts)GM Le 2717 (14 pts) – GM Dominguez 2710 (15 pts)GM Shulman 2608 (7 pts) – GM Robson 2583 (8 pts)There can be three possible winners going into the final round. L…
1 point separate the top 3 going into the final round
Published by October 24th, 2011 in Lubbock, SPF, SPICE, SPICE Cup, Susan Polgar Chess, Susan Polgar Foundation, Texas Tech and TTU. 0 CommentsRound 9 resultsGM Meier 2648 1-0 GM Shulman 2608GM Robson 2583 1/2 GM Le 2717GM Dominguez 2710 1/2 GM Feller 2668Here is the link to all the pictures from 2011 SPICE Cup (all groups).Here is the 2nd link to the rest of the pictures from the 2011 SPICE…
SPICE Cup A group LIVE!
Published by October 24th, 2011 in Lubbock, SPF, SPICE, SPICE Cup, Susan Polgar Chess, Susan Polgar Foundation, Texas Tech and TTU. 0 CommentsHere is the link to all the pictures from 2011 SPICE Cup (all groups).
Here is the 2nd link to the rest of the pictures from the 2011 SPICE Cup.
Big thanks to MonRoi.com for the LIVE game feed.
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Published by October 24th, 2011 in Daily Toreador, SPF, SPICE, SPICE Cup, Susan Polgar Chess, Susan Polgar Foundation, Texas Tech and TTU. 0 CommentsFifth annual SPICE Cup hosts chess players from around world Daily Toreador8:29 pm, Sun Oct 23, 2011By Greg LindemanStaff Writer Daily Toreador – Dept. of Student Media, Texas Tech UniversityThe fifth annual Susan Polgar Institute for Chess Excellence …
Dominguez maintains SPICE Cup A lead after 8 rounds
Published by October 23rd, 2011 in Lubbock, SPF, SPICE, SPICE Cup, Susan Polgar Chess, Susan Polgar Foundation, Texas Tech and TTU. 0 CommentsRound 8 resultsMeier 1-0 RobsonDominguez 1/2 ShulmanFeller 1/2 LeHere is the link to all the pictures from 2011 SPICE Cup (all groups).Here is the 2nd link to the rest of the pictures from the 2011 SPICE Cup.http://susanpolgar.blogspot.com/2011/10/pai…
SPICE Cup A group LIVE!
Published by October 23rd, 2011 in Lubbock, SPF, SPICE, SPICE Cup, Susan Polgar Chess, Susan Polgar Foundation, Texas Tech and TTU. 0 CommentsHere is the link to all the pictures from 2011 SPICE Cup (all groups). Big thanks to MonRoi.com for the LIVE game feed.
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SPICE Cup A round 8
Published by October 23rd, 2011 in Lubbock, SPF, SPICE, SPICE Cup, Susan Polgar Chess, Susan Polgar Foundation, Texas Tech and TTU. 0 CommentsSunday, October 23 / 2pm – Round 8Meier – RobsonDominguez – ShulmanFeller – LeHere is the link to all the pictures (around 1,000 of them) from 2011 SPICE Cup (all groups).http://susanpolgar.blogspot.com/2011/10/pairings-for-spice-cup.htmlChess daily …
Dominguez regains SPICE Cup A lead
Published by October 22nd, 2011 in Lubbock, SPF, SPICE, SPICE Cup, Susan Polgar Chess, Susan Polgar Foundation, Texas Tech and TTU. 0 CommentsRound 7 resultsLe 1/2 MeierShulman 0-1 FellerRobson 0-1 DominguezHere is the link to all the pictures from 2011 SPICE Cup (all groups).http://susanpolgar.blogspot.com/2011/10/pairings-for-spice-cup.htmlStandings after 7 rounds – A group1. Dominguez, Le…
SPICE Cup FIDE Amateur Open round 4
Published by October 22nd, 2011 in Amateur, Lubbock, SPF, SPICE, SPICE Cup, Susan Polgar Chess, Texas Tech and TTU. 0 CommentsPairings for round 41 6 Tom Polgar (2012 : W : 3.0) – 1 Jeffrey Xiong (2310 : B : 2.5)2 4 Ruifeng Li (2116 : W : 2.5) – 2 Lior Lapid (2275 : BB : 2.0)3 5 Carlos Santillan (2033 : b : 2.0) – 10 Brian Cassidy (1908…
SPICE Cup A group LIVE!
Published by October 22nd, 2011 in LIVE games, Lubbock, SPF, SPICE, SPICE Cup, Susan Polgar Chess, Texas Tech and TTU. 0 Comments
Here is the link to all the pictures from 2011 SPICE Cup (all groups).
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SPICE Cup FIDE Amateur Open round 3
Published by October 22nd, 2011 in Amateur, Lubbock, SPF, SPICE, SPICE Cup, Susan Polgar Chess, Texas Tech and TTU. 0 CommentsPairings for Round 31 1 Jeffrey Xiong (2310 : w : 2.0) – 4 Ruifeng Li (2116 : b : 2.0)2 6 Tom Polgar (2012 : WW : 2.0) – 3 Hans Jung (2133 : w : 1.5)3 2 Lior La…
Race to the finish line: With 4 games to go, anything can still happen
Published by October 22nd, 2011 in Lubbock, SPF, SPICE, SPICE Cup, Susan Polgar Chess, Susan Polgar Foundation, Texas Tech and TTU. 0 CommentsSaturday, October 22 2pm – Round 7Le – MeierShulman – FellerRobson – DominguezHere is the link to all the pictures from 2011 SPICE Cup (all groups).http://susanpolgar.blogspot.com/2011/10/pairings-for-spice-cup.htmlStandings after 6 rounds – A group1….
Liem back in the lead over Leinier Dominguez
Published by October 21st, 2011 in Lubbock, SPF, SPICE, SPICE Cup, Susan Polgar Chess, Susan Polgar Foundation, Texas Tech and TTU. 0 CommentsFriday, October 21 2pm – Round 6Meier 1/2 DominguezFeller 1/2 RobsonLe 1-0 ShulmanStandings after 6 rounds – A group1. Le, Quang Liem g VIE 2717 112. Dominguez, Leinier g CUB 2710 103-4. Meier, Georg g GER 2648 73-4. Robson, Ray g USA 2…
SPICE Cup A group LIVE!
Published by October 21st, 2011 in LIVE games, Lubbock, SPF, SPICE, SPICE Cup, Susan Polgar Chess, Texas Tech and TTU. 0 Comments
SPICE Cup A group resumes
Published by October 21st, 2011 in Lubbock, SPF, SPICE, SPICE Cup, Susan Polgar Chess, Susan Polgar Foundation, Texas Tech and TTU. 0 CommentsHere is the link to all the pictures from 2011 SPICE Cup (all groups).http://susanpolgar.blogspot.com/2011/10/pairings-for-spice-cup.htmlFriday, October 21 2pm – Round 6Meier – DominguezFeller – RobsonLe – ShulmanStandings after 5 rounds – A group 1…
Continuing excellent performance
Published by October 21st, 2011 in Leinier Dominguez, Lubbock, SPF, SPICE, SPICE Cup, Susan Polgar Chess, Texas Tech and TTU. 0 CommentsCuban Chess GM Leinier Dominguez Tops Standings at SPICE Cup in the United States Thursday, 20 October 2011 13:25Havana, Cuba, Oct 20.- After a very good result at last September’s World Cup of Chess in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia —where he and…
New leader emerged
Published by October 20th, 2011 in Leinier Dominguez, Lubbock, SPF, SPICE, SPICE Cup, Susan Polgar Chess, Texas Tech and TTU. 0 CommentsLeinier Domínguez new leader in the SPICE Cup chess 10 / 20 / 2011 The Grand Master Leinier Dominguez took revenge on Wednesday with the Vietnamese Le Quang Liem and defeated with the white pieces in 59 moves with a French defense to go with nine p…
Dominguez leads SPICE Cup A at the half
Published by October 20th, 2011 in Leinier Dominguez, Lubbock, SPF, SPICE, SPICE Cup, Susan Polgar Chess, Susan Polgar Foundation, Texas Tech and TTU. 0 CommentsHere is the link to all the pictures from 2011 SPICE Cup (all groups).http://susanpolgar.blogspot.com/2011/10/pairings-for-spice-cup.htmlStandings after 5 rounds – A group 1. Dominguez, Leinier g CUB 2710 * * 3 . 1 . 1 . 3 . 1 . 9 2. Le, Quang Liem g…
Meier and Le win SPICE Cup Blitz
Published by October 19th, 2011 in Lubbock, SPF, SPICE, SPICE Cup, Susan Polgar Chess, Texas Tech and TTU. 0 CommentsGM Georg Meier and GM Le Quang Liem tied for 1st. They were declared co-champions and shared the money prize. However, they had to engage in a playoff for a Swiss watch.In the first 5 minute playoff game, Georg got white in a drawing of color. They dre…
SPICE Cup Party
Published by October 19th, 2011 in Blitz, Lubbock, SPF, SPICE, SPICE Cup, Susan Polgar Chess, Texas Tech and TTU. 0 CommentsAfter the SPICE Cup B and C group finished, the players of all three groups enjoyed a nice meal together. The prize giving ceremony took place after the party, followed by a blitz championship where all three groups play in one big section. Stay tuned…
Bykhovsky wins SPICE Cup B, Finegold wins C
Published by October 19th, 2011 in Anatoly Bykhovsky, Ben Finegold, Lubbock, SPF, SPICE Cup, Susan Polgar Chess, Susan Polgar Foundation, Texas Tech and TTU. 0 CommentsTexas Tech sophomore Anatoly Bykhovsky won the 2011 SPICE Cup B group with the score of 6.5 / 9. He played board one and helped the Texas Tech Knight Raiders capture the 2011 College Chess Final Four title earlier this year. He also tied for first with…
SPICE Cup A group LIVE!
Published by October 19th, 2011 in LIVE games, Lubbock, SPF, SPICE, SPICE Cup, Susan Polgar Chess, Susan Polgar Foundation, Texas Tech and TTU. 0 Comments
SPICE Cup results
Published by October 19th, 2011 in Lubbock, SPF, SPICE, SPICE Cup, Susan Polgar Chess, Susan Polgar Foundation, Texas Tech and TTU. 0 CommentsHere is the link to all the pictures from 2011 SPICE Cup (all groups).Wednesday, October 19 2pm – Round 5Meier – FellerDominguez – LeRobson – ShulmanB groupRound 8 @ 9:30 amAmanov 1-0 MolnerSevillano 1-0 MilmanBoros – YangIppolito 1/2 Bykhovsky…
SPICE Cup pairings for October 19
Published by October 19th, 2011 in Lubbock, SPF, SPICE, SPICE Cup, Susan Polgar Chess, Susan Polgar Foundation, Texas Tech and TTU. 0 CommentsWednesday, October 19 2pm – Round 5Meier – FellerDominguez – LeRobson – ShulmanB groupRound 8 @ 9:30 amAmanov – - MolnerSevillano – MilmanBoros – YangIppolito – BykhovskyArnold – MogranziniRound 9 @ 2:30 pmMogranzini – AmanovBykhovsky – …
Hopefully I can maintain my current good form
Published by October 19th, 2011 in Ben Finegold, Lubbock, SPF, SPICE, SPICE Cup, Susan Polgar Chess, Texas Tech and TTU. 0 CommentsThe 2011 SPICE Cup By Ben Finegold, Grandmaster, special to the Beacon Posted 1:08 pm Tue., 10.18.11This week I am in Lubbock, Texas, for the annual SPICE Cup Chess Tournament. SPICE stands for Susan Polgar Institute for Chess Excellence, an org…
Lieam leads SPICE Cup A after 4 rounds
Published by October 18th, 2011 in Lubbock, SPF, SPICE, SPICE Cup, Susan Polgar Chess, Susan Polgar Foundation, Texas Tech and TTU. 0 CommentsGroup A: Standings after 4 rounds 1. Le, Quang Liem g VIE 2717 8 2. Dominguez, L g CUB 2710 6 3. Shulman, Y g USA 2608 5 4. Robson, R g USA 2583 5 5. Meier, G g GER 2648 3 6. Feller,…
SPICE Cup B/C – 7, A – 4 results
Published by October 18th, 2011 in Lubbock, SPF, SPICE, SPICE Cup, Susan Polgar Chess, Susan Polgar Foundation, Texas Tech and TTU. 0 CommentsTuesday, October 18 2pm – A group round 4Shulman 1/2 MeierLe 1/2 RobsonFeller 1/2 DominguezGroup BRound 7 @ 3 pmArnold 1/2 AmanovMogranzini 1/2 IppolitoBykhovsky 1/2 BorosYang – SevillanoMilman 1/2 MolnerGroup CRound 7 @ 3 pmFriedel 1-0 Finegol…
SPICE Cup B/C round 6 results
Published by October 18th, 2011 in Lubbock, SPF, SPICE, SPICE Cup, Susan Polgar Chess, Susan Polgar Foundation, Texas Tech and TTU. 0 CommentsHere is the link to all the pictures from 2011 SPICE Cup (all groups).http://susanpolgar.blogspot.com/2011/10/pairings-for-spice-cup.htmlhttp://susanpolgar.blogspot.com/2011/10/pairings-for-spice-cup-b.htmlhttp://susanpolgar.blogspot.com/2011/10/pairin…
Mongranzini, Molner, Yang, Sevillano … in the hunt for norms
Published by October 18th, 2011 in Lubbock, SPF, SPICE, SPICE Cup, Susan Polgar Chess, Susan Polgar Foundation, Texas Tech and TTU. 0 CommentsHere is the link to all the pictures from 2011 SPICE Cup (all groups).http://susanpolgar.blogspot.com/2011/10/pairings-for-spice-cup.htmlhttp://susanpolgar.blogspot.com/2011/10/pairings-for-spice-cup-b.htmlhttp://susanpolgar.blogspot.com/2011/10/pairin…
