The SPICE – Knight Raiders crowned National Champions for the 2nd straight year (4-1-2012) Board 1: GM Georg Meier Board 2: GM Elshan Moradiabadi Board 3: GM Anatoly Bykhovsky Board 4: GM Andre Diamant Reserve 1: GM Denes Boros...
Arriving in Chicago for the NA Masters
SPICE players arrived in Chicago for the 28th North American Masters. Here is the link to over 30 photos from SPICE activities. Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Knight Raiders earned top spot at Southwest Collegiate
Chess team earns first place in Southwest tourneyPosted: Monday, February 20, 2012 11:51 pmdailytoreador.com The Texas Tech Knight Raiders, under the Susan Polgar Institute for Chess Excellence, claimed the top spot at the 2012 Southwest Collegiate Championship on Sunday...
No fears, no tears, and no excuses!
No fears, no tears, and no excuses! On site reporterFebruary 19, 2012 High fever, runny nose, coughing, sneezing, teary eyes, and sometimes hallucination, none of this could stop the SPICE warriors from intense battles and giving 150% of everything...
SPICE – Knight Raiders win SW Collegiate Championship
L to R: GM Elshan Moradiabadi, GM Denes Boros, IM-elect Faik Aleskerov, GM Andre Diamant, IM Vitaly Neimer, GM Anatoly Bykhovsky at Dallas Love Airport The Texas Tech SPICE – Knight Raiders have just captured the 2012 SW Collegiate...
Norm hunt in Northern California continues
Leaders after 6 rounds # Name Rtng Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Total 1 GM Sam Shankland 2565 W35 W25 D23 W13 D3 W6 ~2 5.0 2 GM Georg Meier...
2012 Northern California International Update
Round 6 pairings Bd Res White Player Name Res Black Player Name 1 IM Greg Shahade (2463 : 4.5) – GM Sam Shankland (2565 : 4.0)2 GM Georg Meier (2671 : 4.0) – SM Faik Aleskerov (2362 : 4.0)3...
2012 Northern California International – round 2
Round 2 top 10 board pairings Bd Res White Player Name Res Black Player Name 1 GM Georg Meier (2671 : 1.0) – IM Sam Collins (2426 : 1.0)2 FM Farai Mandizha (2404 : 1.0) – GM Bartlomiej Macieja...
Northern California International
Round 1 pairings 1 FM Shivkumar Shivaji (2295) – GM Georg Meier (2671)2 GM Bartlomiej Macieja (2617) – WGM Tatev Abrahamyan (2287)3 NM Yian Liou (2283) – GM Yury Shulman (2598)4 GM Alejandro Ramirez (2594) – FM Erik Santarius...
Good day for Knight Raiders
Senior Master Faik Aleskerov won his last round’s game to win the 14th Metropolitan Chess FIDE Invitational (IM Norm Tournament) in Los Angeles, CA. He lost his first game but scored 6.5 points in the final 8 games to...