Here is the link to more than 100 pictures from the 2010 SP World Open for Boys and Girls at the South Point Resort. More to be uploaded in the next 24 hours. Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Pictures from 2010 SPWO for Boys and Girls
Here are some preliminary pictures from the 2010 SP World Open for Boys and Girls at the South Point Resort. More to be uploaded in the next 24 hours. Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Gareev wins National Open
Gareev defeated Akobian in the final round to win the 2010 National Open. Here are some of the top finishers: No. Name Ttl FIDE St Rate Pts Rnd1 Rnd2 Rnd3 Rnd4 Rnd5 Rnd6 Place 1 Gareyev,Timur GM 2599 UZB...
Over $150,000 in chess scholarships and prizes awarded
Sean Manross (CA), Randel Eng (AZ), Anu Bayar (Mongolia), and Maria Roselle Vicencio (Philippines) – Winners of the Texas Tech Scholarships (each scholarship has a value of approximately $36,000 for out of state students). Anu Bayar (Mongolia), Christina Kao...
Qualifiers for the 2010 SPGI
Above are the teams from Laredo, Texas The following have qualified for the 2010 Susan Polgar Girls’ Invitational https://chessdailynews.com/rules-and-conditions-for-the-2010-spgi/: G – 19 1 Bayar, Anu Mongolia 20622 Foley, Sayaka AZ 17313 Vicencio, Maria Roselle Philippines G – 14 1...
Las Vegas International Chess Festival
GM DANIEL FRIDMAN TAKES US G/10 TITLE GM Daniel Fridman captured the US G/10 Championship on Thursday night, finishing with 5½/6, a half-point ahead of his nearest rivals, GMs Pavel Tregubov, Timur Gareev, Jaan Ehlvest, Alex Lenderman, Mikheil Kekelidze...
The 2010 SPWO for Boys and Girls
The event started today with a lecture to a big crowd, the SPWO Puzzle Solving, followed by a Simul. The main event will begin tomorrow. Over 260 players have already pre-registered for just the main event alone. https://chessdailynews.com/sp-world-open-for-girls-and-boys/ Chess...
Over 150 pictures from SPWO 2009
SHere is the link to over 150 pictures from the Closing Ceremony of the 2009 SP World Open for Boys and Girls at the South Point Resort in Las Vegas. Here is the link to the rest of the...
The South Point Gambit: Chess in Las Vegas
The South Point Gambit: Chess in Las VegasSunday, June 14, 2009by Megan Edwards When my friend Mike Dickman told me that he had entered the National Open chess tournament this year, I figured he’d be traveling to someplace big...
Paying Tribute to Fred Gruenberg
Paying tribute to Fred Gruenberg, the organizer of the National Open for the past 25 years, the man who put the FUN back into chess. Unlike some organizers who are just out to make big bucks from the players,...