High school students focus hard amid the pressure of IHSA Chess Team State Tournament By LAURA NIGHTENGALE Journal Star Posted Feb 09, 2013 @ 09:11 PM PEORIA — Some barely look up from the checkered board, focused on planning their next move....
39th annual IHSA championship underway
Chess Tournament Kicks Off At Peoria Civic Center By: Cody Murphy Updated: February 8, 2013 The 39th annual IHSA team chess tournament is underway at the Peoria Civic Center. 138 high school teams from all over the state are competing against...
Sponsors needed to host Kasparov simul
World chess champion welcomes Peoria challengeSaturday, October 27, 2012 7:30 amGarry Kasparov, considered by some as the greatest chess player of all time, will play 30 amateurs in a “SIMUL” event on Dec. 8 at Sunrise Mountain High School...
Photos from SPNO in Peoria
Kristen Sarna (Left – TX) vs. Aiya Cancio (Right – AZ) in a one game 5 minute blitz playoff for the Dell laptop at the 2009 SP National Open for Girls in Peoria, Arizona. Kristen won and received the...
More than 220 pictures from 2009 SPNO
Here is the link to 122 pictures from all the SP National Open for Boys Sections. Here is the link to 101 pictures from the closing ceremony of the side events and all the SP National Open for Girls...
Diamond Shakoor
Diamond Shakoor (OH) scored a perfect 7-0 to win the SPNO Primary Section, a Dell Laptop, a Digital Clock and an invitation to the 2009 SP National Invitational for Girls at Texas Tech University (July 26-31) in Lubbock, Texas....
Rebekah Liu
Rebekah Liu (CA) scored a perfect 7-0 to win the SPNO High School Section, a Dell Laptop and a Digital Clock. Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Sayaka Foley
Sayaka Foley (AZ) scored 6 points to win the SPNO Girls Middle School Section and a Toshiba Laptop. Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Kristen Sarna
Kristen Sarna (TX – Her family drove 17 hours to come to this event) tied for 1st in the SPNO Elementary Section with Aiya Cancio (AZ). Kristen won the coin toss in the 5 minute Blitz Playoff for the...
Polgar qualifiers
Front: Diamond Shakoor (OH), Kristen Sarna (TX), Sayaka Foley (AZ)Back: Aiya Cancio (AZ), Rebekah Liu (CA) All 5 qualified for the 2009 SP National Invitational for Girls at Texas Tech University (July 26-31) in Lubbock, Texas. Chess Daily News...