Webster University Chess Team

Webster University – SPICE 2016-2017 roster (15 players over 2350 in addition to a few additional pending players). The whole program will have close to 25 students.

SPICE will begin the 2016-2017 season as the #1 ranked collegiate division I team in the US for 5 straight years and we are the defending National Champions for 6 straight years.

In the last 4 years at Webster University, SPICE students have won more national titles, world championships, and major titles than all other collegiate chess programs in the United States combine (Since August 2012: 2 World Championships, 4 World Open Championships & 36 National Titles + many other major titles)!

GM Liem Le 2786 – Vietnam
GM Ray Robson 2761 – USA
GM Illia Nyzhnyk 2717 – Ukraine
GM Alex Shimanov 2715 – Russia
GM Vasif Durarbayli 2700 – Azerbaijan
GM-elect Priyadharshan Kannappan 2614 – India *
GM Ashwin Jayaram 2551 – India
GM Manuel Leon Hoyos 2550 – Mexico
IM Irene Sukandar 2503 – Indonesia
FM Josh Colas 2459 – USA *
IM Eric Rosen 2440 – USA
Nemcova Katerina 2430 – Czech Rep
IM Vitaly Neimer 2424 *
FM Justus Williams 2392 – USA *
FM Aaron Grabinsky 2361 – USA *
Swindell Shawn 2158 – USA
Gosdin Kaleb 2099 – USA *
Mendoza Luisa 2094 – Colombia
Fernandez Kenneth 1975 – USA *
Truong Paul Jr. – USA
Whatley Hannah – USA
Jackson Reginald – USA

* New students for the upcoming season.

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