Webster University Junior Mara Kamphorst played the role of a hero for Webster University at the 2013 US Amateur Team Championship in Chicago this past weekend. Her upset win again Adream Liang (Wisconsin) in the final round gave...
Webster U GM Boros wins IL Blitz Championship
Webster University junior GM Denes Boros just captured the 2013 IL Blitz Championship with an impressive score of 9-1. The only loss he yielded was to his teammate GM Anatoly Bykhovsky. They split 1-1 in their personal encounter. Congrats...
US Amateur Team 2013 in Schaumburg
This was created by my youngest son Leeam. Photos here: https://picasaweb.google.com/116302832360230031699/USATNorth Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
SPWO with over $100K in chess prizes (including iPad Mini) and scholarships
Susan Polgar World Open for Boys and Girls www.polgarworldopen.com November 2 – 3, 2013 Special 3 hour Camp – November 1, 2013 Crowne Plaza Hotel – Northbrook, IL (near Chicago) Over $100,000 in Chess Prizes (including iPad Mini) and...
$21,000 Guaranteed – Greater Midwest Classic (Chicago) on July 4th weekend!
July 5-6-7, 2013 – The Greater Midwest Classic and The Billy Colias Memorial Invitational$21,000 Unconditionally Guaranteed! Prizes: Billy Colias Memorial Invitational Sections A, B, C (FIDE rated): $500-300-200 per section. Classic Sections: U2200 (FIDE rated): Overall – $1500-1200-1000-700; 1951-2100...
Paris defeats Chicago at World Cities Team Championship
Full results here: http://chess-results.com/tnr88192.aspx Round 3 results Bo. 3 Paris – FRA Rtg – 1 Chicago – USA Rtg 3 : 1 2.1 GM Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime 2711 – GM Akobian, Varuzhan 2622 1 – 0 2.2 GM Fressinet, Laurent...
And the winners are…
Winners of the 2012 SP World Open for Boys and Girls in Chicago K-3: Brian Hope Gong 6.0 K-3 girls: Gia Peterson 6.0 4th – 5th: Vincent Do 6.0 4th – 5th girls: Anastacia Antonia Lopez Sanchez (Mexico)...
He came, saw, and conquered
Senior Master Josh Colas (NY) conquered the 2012 SP World Open for Boys and Girls. He won the High School section by a 6-0 score! He finished 2nd in the SP World Open Puzzle Solving Championship with the score 19/20....
Webster University Scholarships winners
Danitza Vazquez Maccarini (Puerto Rico) and Joshua Colas (NY), winners of the scholarships to Webster University (value at $52,000 each) As a Senior Master, Joshua is entitled to apply for additional chess scholarships, which raise his scholarship...