Chess tourney on tap for students By LOU PONSI / ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER Chess players in kindergarten through 12th grade, rated and unrated, can compete against their peers in the 40th annual Morrison Scholastic Chess Tournament Saturday at Ladera...
New SPGI Committee Chairwoman
Martha is in the white shirt on the right side of the picture The annual SPGI (formerly known as SPNI) had a brand new format this year. In addition to the puzzle solving, blitz, bughouse and the main event,...
Chess guru uses game to develop young minds
Chess guru uses game to develop young mindsBy FERMIN LEALTHE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTERJuly 24, 2010 Updated: 4:01 p.m. IRVINE – Understanding chess is like learning how to think, Dewain Barber says. Chess can develop your mind by teaching how...
Chess arrives at the Great Park
November 19, 2009 3:41 PMChess arrives at the Great ParkBy SEAN EMERYTHE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER IRVINE – The Great Park is welcoming the “sport of kings” on Saturday, with students from across Southern California set to compete in the...
35th annual Morrison Scholastic Chess
35th Annual Morrison Scholastic Chess Tournament Date: Saturday, March 7, 2009 Location: St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Gymnasium, 1250 E. Heim Ave., Orange, CA 92865, (714) 637-2640. Major cross streets are 55 freeway and Lincoln, go south on Tustin Ave....
Way Up North
WAY UP NORTHBy Dewain Barber In the course of my travels, I had an opportunity to visit my sister who lives in Wasilla, Alaska. As part of that trip, my wife and I flew up to Barrow, Alaska, to...
A teacher’s story
WAY DOWN YONDERByDewain Barber I have always been interested in travel since my first major trip to the 1962 Seattle World’s Fair. Seeing that brand new shiny Space Needle, gave me a desire to see more of the world....
The co-founder
This is Mr. Dewain Barber, USCF Polgar and Denker Committee Chair, co-founder of the Denker Tournament of HS Champions AND the Susan Polgar National Invitational for Girls. Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
The co-founder
Mr. Dewain Barber, co-founder of the Denker Tournament of HS Champions with the late GM Arnold Denker and Susan Polgar National Invitational for Girls. He is also one of the sponsors of both events. Thank you Mr. Barber! Chess...
The history of a historic national event
These are the participants in the first ever Susan Polgar National Invitational for Girls in 2004FM Paul Truong recently told the story of how the Annual Susan Polgar National Invitational for Girls, the most prestigious all-girls event in the...