4 SPICE players, GMs Illia Nyzhnyk, Alex Shimanov, Vasif Durarbayli (all current members of Webster University Chess Team) and Gabor Papp (SPICE grown GM back in 2009-2010) tied for 1st at 2016 World Open. Papp won the playoff. Webster...
Great feedbacks from the World Youth
SPICE homegrown GMs Gergely Antal (left) and Gabor Papp (right) SPICE / Chess IQ nominated players to the World Youth for the first time (via SPF World Open and SPF National Open for Boys and Girls) this year in...
Spectacular Rise!
Webster University – SPICE newest team member GM Aleksandr Shimanov went from 2627 to 2682 in 2 months! That is a whopping 55 points! SPICE World Youth representative Aaron Grabinsky gained 148 FIDE rating points in 11 rounds at...
HD Bank International
More than 100 local and foreign chess players will be participating in the third HD Bank International Open Chess Tournament from March 19-24 in Ho Chi Minh City. Forty-eight local players and more than 60 others from all over...
Former SPICE players compete in EICC
Former SPICE players, GM Kuljasevic (SPICE 1st GM) and GM Papp (SPICE 3rd GM) are in Plovdiv to participate in the European Individual Chess Championship. Kuljasevic is 4/6 Rd. Bo. SNo Name Rtg FED Pts. Res. 1 114 288...
Zagreb Open 2011
International Chess Championship Zagreb Open 201111th to 18th April at Hotel Porin in Zagreb, Croatia International Chess Championship Zagreb Open 2011 will be played from 11th to 18th April at Hotel Porin in Zagreb, Croatia. The organizer is Zagreb...
Three Grandmasters in 6 months
(L to R: GMs Davorin Kuljasevic, Gergely Antal, Gabor Papp) Chess Player Earns Grandmaster Title A Texas Tech Knight Raiders chess team member attained the chess world’s highest ranking by earning the final norm for a grandmaster title. (Media-Newswire.com)...
SPICE 3rd GM in 6 months
Final position for the GM title IM Gabor Papp has just earned his 3rd and final GM norm! He is the 3rd Texas Tech Knight Raider in the past 6 months to become a GM (Davorin Kuljasevic and Gergely...
Inching toward the GM title
Texas Tech Knight Raider IM Gabor Papp is closing on his third and final GM norm in Croatia. After 8 (of 9) rounds, his performance is 2642. He needs a draw against GM Brkić Ante with Black in the...
A fond farewell to the graduating Texas Tech Knight Raiders
A fond farewell to the graduating Texas Tech Knight RaidersAugust 21, 2010 – 11:03pmhttp://www.texastechchess.blogspot.com On behalf of Texas Tech and SPICE, I would like to congratulate International Master Gergely Antal (economics undergrad — A team), International Master Gabor Papp...