Archive for July 27th, 2008
The awesome Cactus Cuties no comments
Source: Susan Polgar Blog
They are all so talented and cute! Their names are Baylee Barrett, Blaire Elbert, Andi Kitten, and Madeline Powell. I will post the video of their performance soon.
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The Cactus Cuties no comments
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Lubbock’s own Cactus Cuties performing the National Anthem at the Opening Ceremony of the 2008 SPNI.
Source: Susan Polgar Blog
More round 1 action no comments
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More round 1 action
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First round action no comments
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Round 1 of the 2008 SPNI
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The 5th annual SPNI at Texas Tech no comments
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Here are the 52 players of the 5th annual Susan Polgar National Invitational for Girls. The event is taking place from July 27 to August 1 at the Frazier Alumni Pavilion at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas.
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World Champions’ Tactic no comments
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Botvinnik, Mikhail - Capablanca, Jose Raul (Holland, 1938)
White to move. What is the best continuation for White?
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Stellwagen, Beliavsky lead Paks no comments
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Marx György Memorial in Paks, Hungary
All games were drawn in the 2nd round.
Round 2 results:
Berkes-Stellwagen ½-½
Beliavsky-Vachier-Lagrave ½-½
Sargissian-Acs ½-½
Standings after 2 rounds:
1-2. Beliavsky, Stellwagen 1½
3-4. Vachier-Lagrave, Berkes 1
5-6. Acs, Sargissian ½
Official website: www.ase.hu/marxgy
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Source: Susan Polgar Blog
My Pix from Viking Quads no comments
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These pictures were taken by me during yesterday’s Viking quads at the Ramada Somerset.
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Two of the participants in quad one were Atlantic Chess News editor Steve Ferrero and Anna Matlin.
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In round two, Anna Matlin lost in the endgame to NM Victor Shen.
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Here is second round play in quad two.
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In the lobby, Patrick Mazzillo watches as Louis Sturniolo and James Luxich prepare to analyze Luxich’s 15-move win against Sturniolo.
Friends across the country no comments
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Top girl chess players to square off at Tech
By Bob wilson AVALANCHE-JOURNAL
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Story last updated at 7/27/2008 - 2:34 am
Chess is for the girls this week.
The best young female players in the country will spend the next six days competing for an elite title in a tournament being held for the first time at Texas Tech.
The 51 participants earned spots in the Susan Polgar National Invitational for Girls by winning state or regional tournaments for players 18 years old and under, or through special invitations.
“I am really excited to bring the invitational to Lubbock,” said Susan Polgar, director of Tech’s Susan Polgar Institute for Chess Excellence and a world championship chess player. “I think it will be a great opportunity for the girls, who come from all over the country.”
Rheanna English said she’s ready to meet her opponents in the fifth annual invitational.
The San Antonio resident - one of two players from Texas - started playing chess at the age of 6. She has won the state’s girls high school championship two years in a row and scored a chess scholarship to the University of Texas at Dallas.
“At first, chess was kind of complicated,” said English, a 16-year-old junior at the International School for the Americas in San Antonio. “But I think I just played and got used to it and it became natural.”
Polgar said chess has many benefits for young people. They can learn about critical and logical thinking, decision making and time management, she said.
Sayaka Foley, 13, arrived in Lubbock last week from Phoenix. She started playing chess in third grade.
She learned from her coach that being physically fit helps you mentally. So to prepare for the tournament, Foley attended a softball camp for a couple of days at Tech.
Her father said chess has done wonders for his daughter’s life.
“She has been able to meet friends across the country,” Jim Foley said. “And it is a good vacation for me. Lubbock is beautiful.”
Source: Avalanche Journal
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Stellwagen, Beliavsky lead Paks no comments
Source: Susan Polgar Blog
Marx György Memorial in Paks, Hungary
All games were drawn in the 2nd round.
Round 2 results:
Berkes-Stellwagen ½-½
Beliavsky-Vachier-Lagrave ½-½
Sargissian-Acs ½-½
Standings after 2 rounds:
1-2. Beliavsky, Stellwagen 1½
3-4. Vachier-Lagrave, Berkes 1
5-6. Acs, Sargissian ½
Official website: www.ase.hu/marxgy
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Source: Susan Polgar Blog