Webster University #1 seed (2717) Board 1 GM DURARBAYLI, Vasif (2694) Board 2 GM SHIMANOV, Aleksandr (2713) Board 3 GM ROBSON, Ray (2734) Board 4 GM PROHASZKA, Peter (2688) Reserve 1 GM NYZHNYK, Illia (2697) Reserve 2 GM CORI, Jorge (2723) Head Coach: GM Susan Polgar Coach & Chief Strategist: Paul Truong Team Assistant: GM […]
The Complete SPICE Final Four
The official records of SPICE National Championship Teams (3 wins – 3 ties – 0 loss at TTU and 15 wins – 0 tie – 0 loss at Webster). We did not lose any match in 7 straight Final Four National Championships! SPICE at TTU – 2011 (2 W – 1 T – 0 L) 7-5 […]
Exclusive 2017 Chess Final Four Video
2017 College Chess Final Four (March 25-26) at Marshall Chess Club Final standings Place Code Name Game Pts Match Pts 1st WEBSTER Webster University (2736.5) 8 2.5 2017 National Champs GM LE, Quang Liem (2774) 2.5 GM ROBSON, Ray (2751) 1.5 GM SHIMANOV, Aleksandr (2715) 2.0 GM DURARBAYLI, Vasif (2706) 1.0 GM NYZHNYK, […]
Physical and mental toughness leads to 7 consecutive national championships
(ST. LOUIS) – Webster University’s chess team won its fifth consecutive national championship this weekend during the 2017 President’s Cup Collegiate Chess tournament in New York City. Webster University is the only university in the history of the President’s Cup (also known as the Final Four Tournament) to win five consecutive championships. This win was […]
Which is better — the College Chess Final Four or its pretentious basketball rival?
Webster University defines excellence with fifth straight college chess championship By David R. Sands – The Washington Times – Tuesday, March 28, 2017 Which is better — the College Chess Final Four or its pretentious basketball rival? Consider: The college chess version of “March Madness” actually ends in March, having just been played over the […]
We ARE the CHAMPIONS again!
This is the 5th consecutive National Division I Championship for Webster University and 7 straight for SPICE! The Team: GMs Le Quang Liem, Ray Robson, Alex Shimanov, Vasif Durarbayli, Illia Nyzhnyk, PD Kannappan, Manuel Leon Hoyos, Ashwin Jayaram Final standings Webster University 8 Texas Tech 6.5 St Louis University 5 University of Texas Dallas 4.5 […]
Strong College Chess Final Four LIVE with 16 GMs!
Round 1 (March 25 – 10 am) Webster vs TTU UTD vs SLU Round 2 (March 25 – 5 pm) Webster vs UTD SLU vs TTU Round 3 (March 26 – 9 am) SLU vs Webster TTU vs UTD LIVE broadcast: http://uschessfinalfour.org Marshall Chess Club: http://www.marshallchessclub.org/calendar
Webster University leads Final Four Championship with 1 match to go
Standings after 2 rounds Team School Name and Players Game Points Match Points 1 WEBSTER Webster University (2736.5) W4 W3 5.5 2 GM LE, Quang Liem (2774) 2.0 GM NYZHNYK, Illia I (2705) 1.0 GM ROBSON, Ray (2751) 1.0 GM SHIMANOV, Aleksandr (2715) 1.5 GM DURARBAYLI, Vasif (2706) 0.0 GM KANNAPPAN, Priyadh (2610) 0.0 2 […]
College Chess Final Four To Take Place in NY City This Weekend
Round 1 (March 25 – 10 am) Webster vs TTU SLU vs UTD Round 2 (March 25 – 5 pm) Webster vs UTD SLU vs TTU Round 3 (March 26 – 9 am) Webster vs SLU UTD vs TTU LIVE broadcast: http://uschessfinalfour.org Marshall Chess Club: http://www.marshallchessclub.org/calendar Board FIDE Title US Rating FIDE Rating Team Name Wester […]
Chasing John Wooden
Webster University Chess Team Set to Compete in the College Final Four A win will tie John Woodens’s UCLA record in basketball (Patch Poster) – March 15, 2017 12:10 pm ET Webster University is pleased to announce that Susan Polgar, chess grandmaster, head coach and founder of the Susan Polgar Institute for Chess Excellence (SPICE), […]