Team Roster and Standings. spfno 2016: U16-18 Boys Code Name Score 1 AMERIC America High School 5.0 Pranav Nagarajan 3.0 Abhishek Handigol 2.0 Team Roster and Standings. spfno 2016: U14 Boys Code Name Score 1 WEIBEL Weibel ES – Fremont 4.0 Rithwik Narendra 2.0 Frederick Zhang 1.0 Sumukh Murthy 1.0 2 DELPHI […]
RIP Sevan Muradian
Written by Paul Truong I am so sad to inform you that Sevan Muradian, a board member of the Susan Polgar Foundation, and a dear friend, passed away yesterday (February 17, 2016) at his home from a heart attack. He had done so much for our chess community over the past decade. He poured his heart […]
Chess in Franklin County: The Journey Begins
Chess in Franklin County: The Journey Begins By Randy Youngblood Source: Franklin Advocate, Meadville, Mississippi, September 24, 2015 “The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.” When that step is made by the size 14 shoes of the 6’6” Dr. Jeff Bulington, what a grand step it is! Over the past six weeks, […]
GM/IM/WGM/WIM norm opportunity: 2015 SPICE Cup ($15,000 guaranteed – 14 GMs, 8 IMs, 2 WGMs, 13 FMs, etc.)
2015 SPICE Cup Open (9 rounds SS) Sponsored by Webster University and the Susan Polgar Foundation St. Louis, Missouri October 17-22, 2015 GM/IM norm opportunity – Minimum rating (FIDE) 2100 Limited to first 50 entries. October 2015 rating will be used. Time Control: G/90 + 30 second increment from move 1 PRIZES: $15,000 guaranteed $5,000-$2,500-$2,000-$1,500-$1,000-$500 U/2400 FIDE $500-$250-$125 […]
GM-elect Darwin Yang wins Webster U – SPICE Junior Invitational
Final standings 1 Matthew Larson 6th xxxx 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.5 B 1.5 R 0.5 2.0 pts 2 Joshua Colas 3rd 2.0 xxxx 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.5 B 5.5 R 3.5 9.0 pts 3 Awonder Liang 4th 2.0 1.0 xxxx 1.0 1.0 0.0 B 5.0 R 2.5 7.5 pts 4 Ruifeng Li 2nd 2.0 […]
1st annual Chess for Dialogue at the United Nations
The 1st annual Chess for Dialogue was held earlier today at the United Nations. The event was sponsored by Ukrainian and Hungarian Permanent Mission for the United Nations, and supported by Secretary-General of the United Nations the Honorable Ban Ki Moon, FIDE, the Susan Polgar Foundation, and Lobortas Classic Jewelry House, etc. 20 young […]
FIDE Elite Chess For Girls – Top 10 girls from 10 countries!
VIENNA, AUSTRIA, May 20, 2015 – The FIDE Commission for Women’s Chess (WOM) is pleased to announce, the 2ndAnnual WOM Chess for Girls event, to take place June 28 through July 4 in Vienna at Webster University’s campus in Vienna, Austria. Ten of the top young talents from around the world (from 10 different countries!) […]
Please donate to the Susan Polgar Foundation
Susan Polgar Foundation FINAL video from Lisa Suhay on Vimeo. From my 30 plus years of experience, I discovered that chess can help children of all ages do better in school as well as develop many important life skills. Research around the world has supported my belief. Countless studies have shown that chess can help […]
2014 SPICE Cup / Registration list
2014 SPICE Cup Open Sponsored by Webster University and the Susan Polgar Foundation St. Louis, MissouriOctober 21-26, 2014 GM/IM norm opportunity – Minimum rating (FIDE) 2100 Limited to first 50 entries (Free entry to all players FIDE > 2300) 4 IM/GM norms earned in 20121 IM performance/2 GM norms earned in 2013 Time Control: G/90 […]
2014 SPICE Cup with $13,000+ prizes including $5,000 1st prize / 1 spot opened up
2014 SPICE Cup Open Sponsored by Webster University and the Susan Polgar Foundation St. Louis, Missouri October 21-26, 2014 GM/IM norm opportunity – Minimum rating (FIDE) 2100 Limited to first 50 entries (Free entry to all players FIDE > 2300) 4 IM/GM norms earned in 20121 IM performance/2 GM norms earned in 2013 Time Control: […]