2007 SPICE Cup International Invitational Chess Tournament
In memory of Grandmaster Samuel Reshevsky
November 9 – 16, 2007
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas
The average rating of this tournament will be approximately 2527, which is a category 12 event. This will be one of the strongest International round robin tournaments in the United States in many years.
The FIDE time control will be 40 moves in 90 minutes + 15 minutes after move 40. There will also be a 30 second increment starting from move 1.
The International Arbiter and Chief TD will be IA Frank K. Berry.
The assistant Chief TD will be Mr. Jim Berry, USCF VP.
1. GM Kamil Miton 2628 POL
2. GM Boris Gulko 2571 USA
3. GM Julio Beccerra 2568 USA
4. GM Imre Hera 2544 Hungary
5. GM Gilberto Hernandez 2536 Mexico
6. GM Eugene Perelshteyn 2536 USA
7. IM Dmitry Schneider 2502 USA
8. IM Manuel Leon Hoyos 2495 Mexico
9. IM Irina Krush 2475 USA
10. IM Blas Lugo 2411 USA
Average: 2527
All games will be broadcast LIVE on http://www.monroi.com/
This will be a very special event for the young people in Lubbock. We are inviting a number of children from various local schools to come to this event each day and there will be special activities, raffles and gifts for them. It will be a thrill for these young people to meet many chess stars. My goal is to introduce chess to every child in Lubbock, Texas.
We are still looking for more sponsors as we have not reached our goals yet. But we are getting there and it is real close. If you know of potential sponsors or would like to be a sponsor yourself, please contact me. All our sponsors will be listed in the special tournament Program Book as well as on a number of websites.
I would like to thank everyone in advance for your support for this very special event. For more information, please contact me at SusanPolgar@aol.com. Donations / Sponsorships can be made by checks or via PayPal by clicking here.
what is the total prize fund? there may be some people who are chess fans and would make small contributions to support an event of this stature in the U.S. especially in light of recent events).
In a tournament like this, prize funds is just a part of the budget. There are also appearance fees, airline tickets, hotel, meals, refreshments, and much more. We are working on raising between $20,000 – $40,000.
Best wishes,
Susan Polgar
http://www.ChessDiscussion.com
Way off anonymous. I was serious. I bet that there are a lot of us who could give two hoots about USCF politics and just want to see tournaments with strong fields like this one and the one that Sevan Muradian organized in Chicago. We may not have as much money as a certain doctor from Miami but if each of us contributed something, even a small something.
Congratulations! This will be a nice one. I’m rooting for Dmitry, Irina and Blas.
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I find the +30 seconds time control concept to be interesting, partly because it helps prevent losing a game even tho you have a better endgame position.
Indeed any increment small that +30 seems pointless (unless the players are at or near master strength).
A +30 increment generated numerous comments when T.Org. H.Pitre used it for a major class tournament in Washington state in 2005.
The major feedback was that it required a different mindset and a conscious effort to adapt to it.
Yet I have read almost nothing about general reaction to +30 sec time control…?
GeneM , CastleLong.com
Are donations tax deductible? I don’t have a lot of money but I would make a donation because I would like to see more tournaments like this in the U.S. and less time, money and energy wasted on . . . (guess!)
The Susan Polgar Foundation is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization. Yes, it is tax deductable.
Best wishes,
Susan Polgar
http://www.ChessDiscussion.com