Champions crowned in Las Vegas tourney; local player finishes firstLubbock Avalanche-JournalSunday, June 14, 2009Story last updated at 6/14/2009 – 1:58 am The 2009 annual Susan Polgar World Open for Girls and Boys took place June 5-7 at the South Point Resort in Las Vegas. More than 400 participants took part in three different events: SPWO […]
More pictures from 2009 SPWO in Las Vegas
Here is the link to another 65 pictures from the 2009 SPWO in Las Vegas. More to come soon! Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Pictures from the 2009 SPWO in Las Vegas
Over 120 pictures from the 2009 SPWO here. Here is the link to 45 photos from the Puzzle Solving and Simul. Here is the link to another 65 pictures from the 2009 SPWO in Las Vegas.Here is the link to more than 150 pictures from the Closing Ceremony of the 2009 SPWO. Chess Daily News […]
$190,000 in scholarships and prizes awarded
Scholarship winners: Sayaka Foley (AZ), Linda Diaz (NY), Joanne Koong (CA), Randel Eng (AZ), Sean Manross (CA) (each value at $36,000) Due to the overwhelming turn out, we decided to award an extra scholarship at the 2009 SP World Open for Girls and Boys. Therefore, we ended up awarding a total of $190,000 in chess […]
SPWO Puzzle Solving Results
SPWO 2009 Puzzle Solving Championship Results Open Name Correct Time Luke Harmon 10 1:30 Christopher Kao 10 9:46 Tom Polgar 10 11:05 Soren Aletheia 10 12:15 Sayaka Foley 10 14:20 Casper Mulholland 10 15:35 Alex Bian 9 3:50 Kayden Troff 9 6:20 Nicholas Tomlin 9 12:38 Harrison Stanton 9 33:00 Yvonne Trang 8.5 32:00 Brandon […]
Opening Ceremony of the 2009 SPWO
Nearly 300 young players are competing at the 2009 SP World Open for Girls and Boys. Over $150,000 in chess scholarships and prizes will be awarded in 8 different sections. Chief TD: Glenn PannerOrganizer and Sponsor of the National Open for the past 25 years: Fred Gruenberg Here is the link to the photos from […]
More Las Vegas Activities
While the scholastic event was on going, I gave a lecture to parents, coaches and even players from the National Open. A wide range of questions were asked and about 150 people showed up for the one hour session. IM John Donaldson conducted another lecture right after I did. Shortly after the lecture, the Susan […]