Final standings (top 75) http://chess-results.com/tnr297440.aspx Rk. SNo Name FED RtgI RtgN Club/City Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 1 4 GM Alekseev Evgeny RUS 2614 2613 Санкт-Петербург 7,5 55,0 50,0 6,0 2 3 GM Kokarev Dmitry RUS 2617 2617 Пензенская область 7,5 54,0 49,5 6,0 3 1 GM Kamsky Gata USA 2678 0 7,5 53,0 48,5 6,0 […]
GMs Shimanov & Amonatov lead Astana after 6
Standings after 6 rounds (top 35) http://chess-results.com/tnr292788.aspx Rk. SNo Name sex FED Rtg Club/City Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 TB4 K rtg+/- 1 6 GM Shimanov Aleksandr RUS 2623 Saint-Petersburg 5,5 0,0 21,0 5,0 2744 10 7,9 2 5 GM Amonatov Farrukh TJK 2624 Saint-Petersburg 5,5 0,0 20,5 5,0 2755 10 8,2 3 19 GM Sivuk […]
Going for a quiet 7!
Webster University Chess Team to Compete in the College Final Four The Webster University Chess Team will complete in the 2017 Final Four Tournament in New York City on March 25-26, 2017. The SPICE team won at the Pan-Am InterCollegiate Chess Championship held at the end of December 2016, earning them a place at […]
Only 4 remain perfect after 3 at Millionaire Chess
Leaders after 3 rounds https://millionairechess.com # Place Name ID Rtng Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Tot 1 1-4 GM Aleksandr Shimanov 15325977 2639 W54 W48 W24 3.0 2 GM Emilio Cordova 16113682 2637 W69 W31 W25 3.0 3 GM Lazaro Bruzon Batista 16113676 2615 W90 W62 W33 3.0 4 GM Samuel Sevian 13493815 2591 […]
SPICE students once again dominate US Chess Scene
After tying for 1st last week with members of SPICE Illia Nyzhnyk, Vasif Durarbayli, and Gabor Papp at the 2016 World Open, GM Alex Shimanov once again tied for 1st at 2016 Philadelphia Open for back to back titles! Recent Webster University – SPICE graduate GM Fidel Corrales tied for 3rd with incoming grad student […]
SPICE dominates World Open – 4 team members tied for 1st
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 U – SPICE top female player IM Irene Kharisma Sukandar won the 2016 World Open Women’s Championship! She […]
Double victory for SPICE at Mid America Open
Double victory for SPICE at Mid America Open. Webster U board 5 GM Alex Shimanov won the Open section (teammate Illia Nyzhnyk tied for 2nd) while SPICE Junior Member Thalia Cervantes scored a perfect 5-0 to win the under 2100 section! Final Standings – Open Section # Name ID Rtng Team St Rd 1 Rd […]
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 the World Youth Championship which just concluded a few hours ago! He has a performance of […]
Shimanov leads Rilton Cup after 7
Leaders after 7 rounds 1 GM Shimanov Aleksandr RUS 2630 6.0 2 GM Krasenkow Michal POL 2628 5.5 3 GM Smirin Ilya ISR 2652 5.5 4 GM Socko Bartosz POL 2631 5.5 5 GM Volodin Aleksandr EST 2506 5.5 6 GM Cramling Pia SWE 2516 5.0 7 IM Sipilä Vilka FIN 2425 5.0 8 GM Ivanov Sergey RUS 2550 5.0 9 […]