In addition to the SPICE Cup A and B group, there were also about 40 players participating in the SPICE Cup Scholastic, and another 8 players in 2 quads. Set 1 (more than 30 pictures): http://picasaweb.google.com/SPICEChess/2009SPICECupRound1Set 2 (more than...
SPICE Cup Opening Ceremony
A full house was in attendance of the 2009 SPICE Cup Opening Ceremony. Texas Tech Provost Bob Smith (speaking) and Ambassador Tibor Nagy were on hand to welcome all the participants. Here is the link to more than 30...
SPICE Cup round 1
Round 1 (2 pm Central time) LIVE games can be viewed at MonRoi.com or on the bottom of this page. Chessdom.com also has LIVE commentary of the So – Kuzubov game here: http://www.chessdom.com/news-2009/wesley-so-kuzubov-spice-cup A group GM Akobian (2008 SPICE...
Norms and titles seekers
The following players are trying to earn their titles at the 2009 SPICE Cup B group: – IM Davorin Kuljasevic, 2547 (2 GM norms)– IM Ray Robson, 2527 (2 GM norms)– IM Ben Finegold, 2515 (2 GM norms)– IM...
Thanks, but no thanks
The following players have declined their World Cup Invitations: Veselin Topalov, former World Champion, #1 in the worldViswanathan Anand, World Champion, #2 in the worldLevon Aronian, Olympiad Champion, #3 in the worldMagnus Carlsen, #4 in the worldVladimir Kramnik, former...
World Cup 2009: Participant’s Information
www.FIDE.com FIDE is announcing the confirmed participants for the World Cup in Khanty-Mansiysk, 20 November – 15 December 2009. The pairings of the 1st round will be announced on 2 November 2009, immediately after the publishing of the November...
LIVE commentary of Wesley So – Kuzubov game
Wesley So – Yuriy Kuzubov LIVE!Spice Cup 2009 LIVE game commentary by GM Dimitrov The game Wesley So – Kuzubov from round 1 of the Spice Cup 2009 starts at 17:00 CET and will be commented live by GM...
Trafalgar Square
Trafalgar Square chess photo of the designer and Emma Bentley, winner of the 2007 SP World Open for Girls (under 11 section). Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Fading domination?
Russians have faded to back of stage Saturday, September 19, 2009 3:21 AM By SHELBY LYMAN The World Chess Federation rating list for September reveals that the highestranked Russian grandmaster is Vladimir Kramnik at No. 5. Today’s dominant players...
Chess brilliancy
Black to move. How should Black proceed? Source: ChessToday.net Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar