Thursday, December 31, 2009

Happy New Year!


Happy New Year! I wish all of you a Happy, Healthy, and Successful 2010!
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PanAm Scores


Top Scores at 2009 Pan American Intercollegiate Championship:

# Name Rtng Team Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Tot
1 IM Sasha Kaplan 2453 UMBC-A W57 W21 W14 W33 D29 W93 5.5
2 GM Leonid Kritz 2654 UMBC-A W30 W17 W54 D67 W34 W39 5.5
3 IM Davorin Kuljasevic 2568 TXTECA W101 W71 W67 D12 W52 W11 5.5
4 IM Bogdan G. Vioreanu 2461 YALE-A W103 D30 W101 W115 W106 W61 5.5
5 GM Axel Bachmann 2595 UTB-A W42 W50 W90 W82 D16 D49 5.0
6 IM Gergely Antal 2537 TXTECA W91 W40 L9 W90 W32 W83 5.0
7 Mackenzie S Molner 2430 NYU W26 W56 D15 D31 W22 D10 4.5
8 IM Gabor Papp 2592 TXTECA W46 W19 D49 D10 W51 D20 4.5
9 IM Marko Zivanic 2551 UTD-A W18 W83 W6 D16 W95 U--- 4.5
10 IM Salvijus Bercys 2521 UTD-B W38 D51 W31 D8 D20 D7 4.0
11 FM Elliott J Liu 2340 STANFO W27 L67 W61 W17 W12 L3 4.0
12 IM Julio C. Sadorra 2531 UTD-B W115 W52 D34 D3 L11 W54 4.0
13 Chase M. Watters 2018 TXTECA W94 W25 L33 L37 W55 W35 4.0
14 Sean N Finn 2133 NYU W65 W85 L1 L29 W117 W37 4.0
15 GM Sergey Erenburg 2602 UMBC-A W43 U--- D7 W49 D31 W36 4.0
16 IM Giorgi Margvelashvili 2527 UMBC-A U--- W68 W82 D9 D5 W18 4.0
17 WFM Bayaraa Zorigt 2255 UTD-C W60 L2 W115 L11 W87 W72 4.0
18 Alejandro J. Nieto 1815 UTB-B L9 W78 W109 W77 W40 L16 4.0
19 Atanas Petkov 2142 PRINCE W97 L8 W69 W51 D36 D38 4.0
20 Daniel W Schwarz 2313 STANFO F44 W74 W79 W68 D10 D8 4.0
21 WFM Nath Saheli 2135 UTD-C W105 L1 W84 W83 D48 D50 4.0
22 Shamel Howell 2171 BARBAD L31 W44 W103 W76 L7 W86 4.0
23 Gilan K. Salehi 1175 YALE-A L95 W41 W94 L53 W111 W81 4.0
24 Gilberto L. Luna II 2041 MIAMI W75 W82 W65 L50 W57 L32 4.0
25 Daniel Minkin 1941 PRINCE W63 L13 W88 L55 W93 W53 4.0
26 Joshua D. Osbourn 1865 TXTECB L7 W86 W56 W97 L68 W105 4.0
27 Jeffrey A. De Jesus 2237 LONEST L11 D73 W64 W108 D115 W101 4.0
28 Katharine A Kormanik 1475 UTAH L32 L84 W92 W91 W104 W109 4.0

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

PanAm Results - Final Four appearance for TTU


2009 PAN-AM INTERCOLLEGIATE TEAM CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP AWARD WINNERS

Teams going to The President’s Cup, also known as the Final Four of Chess, in April at UTB/TSC:

The University of Maryland, Baltimore County
The University of Texas at Dallas
Texas Tech University
UTB/TSC

International teams:

First place: University of the West Indies, Bridgetown, Barbados
Second place: University of Toronto "A" Team
Third place: University of Toronto "B" Team

Division winners:

Division I: The University of Maryland, Baltimore County "B" Team
Division II: UTB-TSC "B" Team
Division III: Yale University
Division IV: Texas Tech University "B" Team

Board winners:

Board 1: Leonid Kritz, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Davorin Kuljasevic, Texas Tech University "A" Team, Bogdan Vioreanu, Yale University
Board 2: Sergey Erenburg, University of Maryland, Baltimore County "A" Team
Board 3: Axel Bachmann, UTB-TSC "A" Team and Gergely Antal, Texas Tech University "A" Team
Board 4: Sasha Kaplan, University of Maryland, Baltimore County "A" Team
Alternate: Daniel Yeager, The University of Texas at Dallas "B" Team

Source: Brownsville Herald

Top 10 teams:

1 UMBC-A 2559 UMBC-A W14 [4.0] W13 [3.5] W12 [3.5] W2 [3.0] W5 [2.5] W7 [4.0] 6.0
2-4 UTD-A 2574 UTD-A W7 [4.0] W8 [3.0] W3 [2.5] L1 [1.0] W6 [3.5] D5 [2.0] 4.5
2-4
Texas Tech University - Team A 2429 TXTECA W26 [4.0] W9 [4.0] L2 [1.5] D4 [2.0] W10 [4.0] W8 [3.5] 4.5
2-4 UTD-B 2498 UTD-B W18 [4.0] W10 [3.5] D5 [2.0] D3 [2.0] D8 [2.0] W12 [2.5] 4.5
5-7 UTB-A 2577 UTB-A W17 [4.0] W6 [3.5] D4 [2.0] W12 [3.5] L1 [1.5] D2 [2.0] 4.0
5-7
UMBC-B 2258 UMBC-B W11 [3.0] L5 [0.5] W17 [2.5] W15 [2.5] L2 [0.5] W13 [2.5] 4.0
5-7 UTB-B 1988 UTB-B L2 [0.0] W27 [4.0] W28 [4.0] W20 [3.5] W9 [2.5] L1 [0.0] 4.0
8-10 Stanford University 2260 STANFO W19 [3.0] L2 [1.0] W20 [4.0] W13 [3.0] D4 [2.0] L3 [0.5] 3.5
8-10
Princeton University 2072 PRINCE W23 [4.0] L3 [0.0] W21 [3.0] D10 [2.0] L7 [1.5] W18 [3.5] 3.5
8-10 University of Texas at Austin 2189 UTA W22 [4.0] L4 [0.5] W14 [2.5] D9 [2.0] L3 [0.0] W15 [3.5] 3.5

Friday, December 18, 2009

So, Hammer, Robson confirmed for SPICE Cup 2010


GM Wesley So has just confirmed his participation in the 2010 SPICE Cup A group.

To make the event a lot more exciting, the SPICE Cup committee has unanimously voted to adapt the following new rules for the A group:

- No draw offer allowed prior to move 30
- A win = 3 points, a draw = 1 point, and loss = 0 point



GM Georg Meier (Germany), GM Jon Ludvig Hammer (Norway), GM Ray Robson (USA) and GM Eugene Perelshteyn (USA) have already confirmed their participation.

The format of the A group will once again be a 6-player DRR (category 16 or 17) event. The B group will be a 10-player (category 11-12) RR event. We are planning to add a 3rd group for 2010.

www.SPICE.ttu.edu
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Tuesday, December 15, 2009

CHESS Winter Camp in Lubbock


CHESS Winter Camp
December 21-23, 2009
Science Spectrum
Lubbock, Texas

Learn chess from world champion Susan Polgar’s curriculum through her team of instructors. Beginner to advanced players are welcome ages 7 to 12. Campers will focus on learning chess theory and practice, but will also spend time with other activities at the museum.

Participants will be taught basic chess tactics and strategy, scorekeeping, etiquette, logical thinking, and strategic planning.

Campers will be divided in groups based on age and skill level. Camp hours: 10am -3pm. Bring your own sack lunch.

Fee: $79. Early-bird discount of $5 if registered by 12/11/09.

For additional camp information or reservations call the Science Spectrum at 806-745-2525 x234.
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Thursday, December 3, 2009

Winter Chess Camp at the Science Spectrum


Winter 2009 Classes & Holiday Camps

Adventurers - Ages 7 to 9:

Mon. to Wed., Dec. 21 to 23– Winter Chess Camp
Learn chess from world champion Susan Polgar’s curriculum through her team of instructors. Campers will focus on learning chess theory and practice, but will also spend time with other activities at the museum. Participants will be taught basic chess tactics and strategy, score keeping, etiquette, logical thinking, and strategic planning. Campers will be divided in groups based on age and skill level, so all players, beginner to advanced are welcome.

Cost: $79 non-members / $74 members

http://www.sciencespectrum.org/new/childrenfamilies.shtml

Voyagers - Ages 10 to 12:

Mon. to Wed., Dec. 21 to 23 – 10am to 3pm – Winter Chess Camp
Learn chess from world champion Susan Polgar’s curriculum through her team of instructors. Campers will focus on learning chess theory and practice, but will also spend time with other activities at the museum. Participants will be taught basic chess tactics and strategy, scorekeeping, etiquette, logical thinking, and strategic planning. Campers will be divided in groups based on age and skill level, so all players, beginner to advanced are welcome.

Cost: $79 non-members / $74 members

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Parents - Kids night at Slaton ISD


Chess night at Slaton ISD conducted by Dr. Rich Rice and Paul Truong.
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