SPICE Cup Trivia

2007 SPICE Cup International Invitational Chess Tournament

This special event will take place November 9-16, 2007 at the Matador Room in the Student Union Building at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas. It is organized by the Susan Polgar Foundation, SPICE (Susan Polgar Institute for Chess Excellence), the Knight Raiders and the Provost Office and is dedicated to grandmaster Samuel Reshevsky.

It is a Category 12 event, with an average rating of 2527. This will be one of the strongest international round robin tournaments in the United States in many years. Can you name the last ten player international round robin invitational tournament in the US that was Category 12 or stronger? Please send your answer to SusanPolgar@aol.com. There will be special prizes to three random winners who submit the correct answer. The contest ends at midnight on November 14, 2007.

2007 SPICE CUP International Invitational Tournament
In memory of GM Reshevsky

Category: 12 (2527)

Title Name FIDE rating USCF rating Country

1. Grandmaster Kamil Miton 2628 (2714) Poland
2. Grandmaster Boris Gulko 2571 (2659) USA
3. Grandmaster Julio Becerra 2568 (2633) USA
4. Grandmaster Imre Hera 2544 -------- Hungary
5. Grandmaster Gilberto Hernandez 2536 (2584) Mexico
6. Grandmaster Eugene Perelshteyn 2536 (2592) USA
7. International Master Dmitry Schneider 2502 (2529) USA
8. International Master Manual Leon Hoyos 2495 -------- Mexico
9. International Master Irina Krush 2475 (2512) USA
10. International Master Blas Lugo 2411 (2412) USA

Time Control:

· 40 moves in 90 minutes, followed by 15 minutes for the remainder of the game.
· All moves have 30 second increments.

Schedule:

· November 9 Opening Ceremony - 2pm Round 1 - 4pm
· November 10 Round 2 - 4pm
· November 11 Round 3 - 9am Round 4 - 4pm
· November 12 Round 5 - 3pm
· November 13 Round 6 - 3pm
· November 14 Round 7 - 3pm
· November 15 Round 8 - 3pm
· November 16 Round 9 - 10am Closing Ceremony - 4pm

All games will be broadcast LIVE on http://www.monroi.com/ and ICC (http://www.chessclub.com/)