After beating Tatev Abrahamyan, the tournament leader of the US Women’s Championship, Ashritha Eswaran, her Mom, and coach Ted Castro visited the SPICE office at Webster University.
No Mercy at the Chess Board
Middle Schooler Shows No Mercy at the ChessboardJuly 26, 2014. By Beau Dure This spring, Ashritha Eswaran announced her presence at the U.S. Women’s Chess Championship with authority. The lowest-rated and least-experienced entrant in the 10-player round-robin tournament upset...
Young teen girl gets a shot at the national title
Bay Area Teen Heading To Nation’s Largest Chess Tournament May 4, 2014 8:30 PM SAN JOSE (CBS SF) — A Bay Area teenager is on her way to being the youngest competitor in the nation’s largest and most...
NorCal House of Chess Octoberfest
I. SIMULTANEOUS EXHIBITION by youngest Chess Master in the US history. This Friday (October 5), NorCal House of Chess will conduct a simultaneous exhibition by the youngest chess master in the US history, Samuel Sevian. He crossed 2200 rating...
1st NorCal House of Chess Invitational
The 1st NorCal House of Chess Invitational in Fremont proved to be a successful event. There were some few upsets along the way but the top seeded players still came out the victors. After a 9-game round-robin, IM Enrico...
NorCal House of Chess Invitational
NorCal House of Chess will be conducting its first Invitational tournament. It’s a round-robin IM-norm event that has an average rating of 2306. Hence, norm-hunters will need 6.5/9.0 to earn an IM norm! Here are the list of players:...
NorCal Chess Events
I. NorCal House of Chess Winter Championship (February 25 & 26, 2012) NorCal House of Chess is sponsoring a long-time control event this winter. This tournament is perfect for Adults & kids who prefer to play in a long-time...
Shankland wins Northern California International
Final round top board results Bd Res White Player Name Res Black Player Name 1 ½ GM Sam Shankland (2565 : 6.5) ½ GM Josh Friedel (2523 : 6.0)2 ½ GM Giorgi Margvelashvili (2531 : 5.5) ½ IM Marc...
Northern California International – Round 8
Round 8 results Bd Res White Player Name Res Black Player Name 1 ½ IM Marc Arnold (2482 : 5.5) – ½ GM Sam Shankland (2565 : 6.0)2 ½ GM Yury Shulman (2598 : 5.0) – ½ FM Kayden...
Serious norm chances at Northern California International
Leaders after 7 rounds # Name Rtng Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Rd 8 Total 1 GM Sam Shankland 2565 W32 W28 D18 W13 D3 W12 W9 ~2 6.0 2...