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 to defend their king. This time, I would like to “reverse the roles” and discuss what […]
Understanding Chess with GM Nyzhnyk – Introduction (1)
Hello everybody, and welcome to the “Understanding Chess with Grandmaster Illia Nyzhnyk”, a series of short chess articles. My goal for these articles is to show you fundamental chess principles with simple examples, something you can use as a reference while learning the game and becoming a better player. To start things off, I would […]
Webster University’s Official College Chess Records
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 Four Championships in a row. The SPICE team also won 2 Final Four Championships with TTU, […]
PanAm InterCollegiate Champions over the years
PanAm InterCollegiate Chess Champions # Year Location Number of Teams Winning School Team 1 1946 New York, NY 13 City College of New York 2 1948 New York, NY 15 City College of New York 3 1950 New York, NY 16 Columbia University 4 1952 New York, NY 12 Columbia University 5 1954 New York, […]
Academic Pathway to Chess Excellence
If you would like to be a part of the #1 College Chess program in the United States, please feel free to contact me (SusanPolgar@aol.com). Full and partial scholarships available for qualified student players. Webster University – SPICE Chess Program Top Facts 1. Webster University is expected to have 12 Grandmasters (in the 2017-2018 academic year), and […]
The Complete SPICE Final Four
The official records of SPICE National Championship Teams (3 wins – 3 ties – 0 loss at TTU and 15 wins – 0 tie – 0 loss at Webster). We did not lose any match in 7 straight Final Four National Championships! SPICE at TTU – 2011 (2 W – 1 T – 0 L) 7-5 […]
Chris Hrabe’s Spotlight on CBS St Louis: Webster University Chess Team
Full video here: http://cbsloc.al/2owqpJr ST. LOUIS (KMOX) – The Webster University Chess Team just won its fifth consecutive President’s Cup Collegiate Chess tournament, last month, continuing its dominance as the best college chess team in the country. And it’s been relatively easy for the team, which touts about a dozen chess grandmasters. Including its head […]
The improvement progress
This is the rating progress of SPICE 18 GMs in the past 7+ years. (The 1st rating is the rating they had when they arrived to SPICE. The 2nd rating is their peak ratings after SPICE, could be while at SPICE or after.) The minimum amount of time any of these students was at SPICE […]
Physical and mental toughness leads to 7 consecutive national championships
(ST. LOUIS) – Webster University’s chess team won its fifth consecutive national championship this weekend during the 2017 President’s Cup Collegiate Chess tournament in New York City. Webster University is the only university in the history of the President’s Cup (also known as the Final Four Tournament) to win five consecutive championships. This win was […]
We ARE the CHAMPIONS again!
This is the 5th consecutive National Division I Championship for Webster University and 7 straight for SPICE! The Team: GMs Le Quang Liem, Ray Robson, Alex Shimanov, Vasif Durarbayli, Illia Nyzhnyk, PD Kannappan, Manuel Leon Hoyos, Ashwin Jayaram Final standings Webster University 8 Texas Tech 6.5 St Louis University 5 University of Texas Dallas 4.5 […]