Hello Everybody, I was invited to and attended the 1st LDS Business College (LDSBC) Chess Club Chess Festival on 02/19/2013 First LDSBC CHESS FESTIVAL at LDS Business College 95 North, 300 West Salt Lake City, Utah. It...
14 year old prodigy shares his religious beliefs
Utah chess prodigy wins world title, shares his Mormon beliefs By Wendy Leonard, Deseret News Published: Friday, Nov. 23 2012 5:23 p.m. MST WEST JORDAN — At age 5, Kayden Troff memorized multiplication tables in about an hour. He recognized...
From chess prodigy to Latin Folk and Pop Star
Chess prodigy from Ecuador becomes Utah singer-songwriter in UtahBy David burgerThe Salt Lake TribuneFirst Published 1 hour ago • Updated 1 hour ago Thalia Condo, a Salt Lake City-based singer-songwriter of Latin folk and pop, was born in Guayaquil,...
SLCC Wins Utah College Team Tournament & Photos at SLCC Chess Intercollegiate ChessTournament
Hello Everybody, Attached are 4 photos taken at the Salt Lake Community College (SLCC) Intercollegiate Chess Tournament held at SLCC on April 14TH. with players from Brigham Young University (BYU), SLCC, University of Utah (U of U), & and...
SLC teen sets Guinnes World Record
Courtesy KUTV-2 East High School student Eliza McIntosh broke the Guinness World Record Saturday for the longest continuous wheelie in a wheelchair, going 12.45 miles in three hours and 51 minutes. Salt Lake City teen sets wheelchair wheelie record...
More than 100 students in inaugural chess event
West Lake Junior High School hosts chess tournament By JM Martin More than 100 students from eight West Valley area elementary and junior high schools participated in the inaugural Community Education Partnership Chess Tournament held April 8 at West...
Family success
Chen focuses on improvementNathan ChenAugust 15, 2010Article by Elvin WalkerPhoto © Jay Adeff In sport, a young life can change at the drop of a hat. A winning touchdown pass can propel a quarterback from obscurity into the mainstream....
West High chess team wins
West High chess team wins state championshipPublished: Sunday, Feb. 28, 2010 8:41 p.m. MST SALT LAKE CITY — West High chess students walked away in victory for the fifth year in a row. The team took first place in...
Utah Chess Player of the Year
West Jordan boy named ‘Utah Chess Player of the Year’January 23rd, 2010 @ 5:42pm SALT LAKE CITY — An amazing 11-year-old boy from West Jordan became the first-ever “Utah Chess Player of the Year” Saturday. The Utah Chess Association...
11-year old Utah Master
Utah boy is chess National MasterChess prodigy » Kayden Troff wants to be a grandmasterBy Natalie DicouThe Salt Lake TribuneUpdated: 12/30/2009 04:54:35 PM MST West Jordan The next Bobby Fischer is living on a quiet street in West Jordan,...