The 3rd Annual Recession Buster Open was held on 15-17th February at the Marriott San Diego Airport/Liberty Station in San Diego, USA. The playing format was 6-round Swiss and the tournament consisted of six sections: Open, U2200, U2000, U1800,...
SPICE Cup B and C Champions
SPICE Cup group C Champion GM Ben Finegold and B Champion Texas Tech Knight Raider GM Anatoly Bykhovsky. I presented GM Eugene Perelshteyn a Swiss watch as a token of appreciation for being the only player to participate in...
GM Varuzhan Akobian vs GM Eugene Perelshteyn – Interview with Perelshteyn as well
Eugene Perelshteyn is a United States chess grandmaster as well as author of many chess books. We caught up with Eugene and he was kind enough to give us a text interview available here. This game is brilliant win...
Wesley So is confirmed for 2010 SPICE Cup
GM Wesley So has just confirmed his participation in the 2010 SPICE Cup A group. To make the event a lot more exciting, the SPICE Cup committee has unanimously voted to adapt the following new rules for the A...
Ray Robson confirmed for 2010 SPICE Cup A group
GM Ray Robson has just re-confirmed his participation in the 2010 SPICE Cup A group. Ray will be heading soon to Turkey for the World Team Championship, followed by Corus in Wijk aan Zee, Holland. GM Georg Meier (Germany)...
2010 SPICE Cup Update
GM Eugene Perelshteyn, GM-elect Ray Robson, and GM Georg Meier are the first 3 players set for the 2010 SPICE Cup A Group. For Eugene, this will be his 4th straight time at the SPICE Cup, winning clear first...
Simul by GM Perelshteyn
By Ed Harris March 13, 2009 Press information – for immediate releaseMarch 11, 2008, Keene, NH – Grandmaster Eugene Perelshteyn will play against 25 of the regions best chess players simultaneously at Papagallo’s Restaurant on Sunday, April 5, 2009....
Game analysis
Akobian, Varuzhan (2610) – Perelshteyn, Eugene (2555)2008 Spice Cup, Texas Tech UniversityQueen’s Gambit Declined [D38] http://www.chesscafe.com/polgar/polgar.htm 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 Bb4 The Ragozin variation of the QGD is a relatively popular and attractive alternative to the...