The Knight Raiders Chess Team finished 2nd at Southwest Collegiate Championship!The 2008 Texas Scholastic Championship and Southwest Collegiate Championship were held in Houston at the Hilton Americas on March 8-9. The event drew 1,437 players statewide from primary to...
Premier Pawn Championship
2008 Premier Pawn ChampionshipChess Tournament (for grades 6-12)March 1, 2008Premier High School, Lubbock, Texas WHAT: 4-Round Swiss in 2 Sections: Knights (Beginner), Bishops (Experienced) Time Controls: Game/30 or Game/25 with 5 second delay. Chess sets are provided. Bring your...
Texas Tech Knight Raiders recognized
AUSTIN – Texas Tech men’s basketball coach Bob Knight, who recently earned his 900th victory when the Red Raiders defeated archrival Texas A&M, is well-known for being the winningest head coach in NCAA Division I men’s basketball history. Knight,...
Various blogs and forums
News and update about the SPICE program and the Knight Raiders are located at www.TexasTechChess.blogspot.com. Chess Discussion forum (www.ChessDiscussion.com) is where chess enthusiasts can exchange information, ideas and discuss various issues. Membership is completely FREE. Just click here to...
Faculty versus students
I am amazed to find out that there are quite a few members of the faculty at Texas Tech who play chess quite well, some even as high as around 2100! This may warrant an open section alongside with...
SPICE – Knight Raiders first meeting of the year
More than 20 people showed up for the first SPICE – Knight Raiders meeting, including Lubbock County Commissioner Ysidro Gutierrez (gray suit). The session was held at the Science Building at Texas Tech University under the direction of Dr....
Blog for SPICE
This is the logo for the Knight Raiders, Texas Tech chess team I have just started a blog for SPICE and Texas Tech Chess. Here is the site: http://texastechchess.blogspot.com. Please feel free to check it out. Chess Daily News...