Webster University adding chess excellence May 2, 2012FOX SportsBY Andrew Astleford Andrew Astleford is an award-winning journalist who has written for the New Orleans Times-Picayune, Indianapolis Star, The Washington Post and Orlando Sentinel, among other outlets. ST. LOUIS –...
Putting the players’ best interests first
Entire Chess Team Transfers Out of Texas TechMonday, April 16th, 2012 Webster University in St. Louis, MO, lured the students and their coach with promises of full scholarships, improved facilities and bigger team budget. In a move that is...
Checkmate!
Checkmate! By David Gardner In Los Angeleswww.dailymail.co.ukPUBLISHED: 20:51 EST, 13 April 2012 | UPDATED: 21:07 EST, 13 April 2012 It’s not unusual in sport for a richer rival to prey on the best players of a competing team after...
When the program decided to move to St. Louis, I didn’t have to think twice
Entire Texas Tech chess team checks outKeith WhitmireApril 10, 2012 Keith Whitmire is an award-winning, Dallas-based sports writer who has covered multiple Super Bowls, NCAA Final Fours and BCS National Championships. His career included more than a decade at...
Buzzer-beater clinches chess title for Texas Tech SPICE
SANDS: Buzzer-beater clinches chess title for Texas TechBy David R. SandsThe Washington TimesTuesday, April 10, 2012 To the disappointment of basketball fans everywhere, this year’s hardwood version of the collegiate Final Four featured no buzzer-beaters, no last-minute 3-pointers to...
Unprecedented chess move to Webster
National championship chess team bolts for new universityBy Chris ChaseYahoo SportsMon Apr 09 12:07pm EDT The Texas Tech coach and her seven chessmasters who won their second straight national championship this month will all return next year to defend...
Unprecedented move
Texas Tech chess coach switches schools, takes entire national championship team with herRick ChandlerNBC SportsApr 6, 2012, 2:17 PM EDT Imagine if John Calipari got an offer from North Carolina that he couldn’t refuse, and switched jobs … taking...
College chess has just as much drama and strife in the world of athletics as football and basketball
College Chess Champions Switch TeamsBy William Browning, Yahoo! Contributor NetworkYahoo Sports5 hours, 36 minutes ago College chess has just as much drama and strife in the world of athletics as football and basketball. Evidence of this can be found...
St. Louis, the capital of chess
Published on Apr 5, 2012 by AssociatedPress It was a brazen move even in the competitive world of college recruiting: Hire a national champion coach and bring along all the top members of the team, too. But this wasn’t...
Legendary coach heads to another school and takes entire team
A bold move in the chess world: Legendary coach heads to another school and takes entire teamBy Alan Scher ZagierWashington PostAssociated Press / April 5, 2012 COLUMBIA, Mo.—It was one of the most brazen moves in the chess world...