2012 US Open Champion GM Manuel Leon Hoyos L to R: GM Andre Diamant (US Open Blitz and US Open g/15 Champion), GM Manuel Leon Hoyos (US Open Champion), and IM Vitaly Neimer (US g/15 Champion) Members of the...
A good weekend for Mexico and Brazil
Mexico defeated Brazil in soccer to win the Gold medal for the first time at the London Olympic. On the same weekend, Grandmaster Manuel Leon Hoyos, a freshman at Webster University, and Mexican Champion, scored 8-1 to win the...
Hoyos earns title, Bryant wins seed into next US Closed
Hoyos earns title, Bryant wins seed into next US Closedby Frank Niro GM Manuel Leon Hoyos won an Armageddon playoff with the white pieces to earn the title of 2012 United States Open Chess Champion. Hoyos finished with an...
Webster University made a clean sweep at the US Open
US Open Championship: 1-3. GM Manuel Leon Hoyos (Webster Freshman) – Hoyos won the Armageddon playoff by defeating John Bryant. Hoyos had a choice for a must win with white or draw odd with black. He chose to play...
Webster SPICE players win US Open g/15 Championship
Top 10 finishers1-2 GM Diamant, Andre BRA 4.5 (Webster University Sophomore)1-2 IM Neimer, Vitaly ISR 4.5 (Webster University Sophomore)3 GM Hoyos, Manuel Leon MEX 4.0 (Webster University Freshman)4 Guadalupe Ii, Fran TX 4.0 5 IM Saidy, Anthony CA 4.0...
Webster University 9 Chess Olympians
The following five players will represent their respective countries in the upcoming 2012 Chess Olympiad in Turkey: GM Georg Meier (Germany)GM Wesley So (Philippines)GM Ray Robson (USA)GM Manuel Leon Hoyos (Mexico)WIM Inna Agrest (Sweden) The following have represented their...
5 members of the 2012 Webster SPICE team at the Olympiad
5 members of the 2012 Webster SPICE chess team will be in Turkey to represent their countries in the Chess Olympiad. GM Wesley So – Philippines (board 1) GM Georg Meier – Germany GM Ray Robson – USA GM...
Manuel Hoyos wins Mexico Open, Munoz did well
CLAUDIA WINS THE FINAL ROUND IN MEXICO OPEN Father of WCM Claudia MuñozMexican Chess Open Sonora 2012Final Round This morning Claudia defeated Juan Hidalgo Morales of Mexico FIDE rating 1929. After a difficult start, Claudia did not lose heart...
Condolences to GM Hoyos and his family
WE SEND OUR CONDOLENCES TO GM MANUEL LEON HOYOS ChessCampeona Editorial Councilwww.chesscampeona.com The Muñoz family as well as our readers worldwide share our condolences with Mexican Grand Master Manuel Leon Hoyos and his family for the passing of his...
Pictures of the day
GMs Wesley So, Ray Robson, Manuel Leon Hoyos, and FM Jake Banawa Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar