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Info on PrimeTime Backgammon and USBF
Click here and go to the bottom of article to download or print: PrimeTime Backgammon May-June 2014 IssueThis content-packed issue of PrimeTime Backgammon shines the spotlight on strong new players –...
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2014 SPFGI set to start
Aerial view of downtown St. Louis, Missouri, July, 2014Rules & Conditions for the 11th Annual Susan Polgar Foundation Girls' Invitational(Over $200K in prizes and scholarships)July 10 – 15, 2014 at...
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2014 SPFGI Final report
The co-champions include top-seeded Kimberly Ding of New Jersey, Natasha Morales Santos of Puerto Rico and Neeshmy Nunez Gonzales of Costa Rica, pictured here between GM Susan Polgar (left) and Webster...
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Northwest well represented in 2014 SPFGI
View of the stage from above at 2014 Susan Polgar Girls InvitationalA portion of the following article by the author of this blog will appear in the October, 2014 issue of Northwest Chess magazine.Four...
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One Month to go for new Journal Launch
Above: Frank Niro, Managing Editor of the Journal of Chess Research, reviews the manuscript, specifications and pricing of the special preview issue of the new journal with Misti Drury, customer...
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Gone awry: instructive loss in the Rossolimo Sicilian
My first chess coach, FM John Curdo, liked to call this variation the "Awry Lopez."Position after 6...Nd5To open analysis board with game score move by move, click here.Niro, Frank (2240) – Phillips,...
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Letter from FIDE President concerning Chess Research initiative
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Missed opportunity to save the game
White to move and draw. Here's an opportunity I missed last weekend in Columbus, Ohio. It took the computer search engine about a second to find it. How long did it take you? I am sure I would have...
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New SPICE training site
I had the honor and privilege of being invited to visit the brand new SPICE Chess Office at Webster University on its first day open to the public February 9, 2015. The training space (pictured) is...
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‘Where Hope Grows’ Set for May 15 Release
Only three more months to wait...Link to the movie previewFEBRUARY 12, 2015 | 05:00AM PTDave McNaryFilm Reporter@Variety_DMcNaryRoadside Attractions and Godspeed Pictures have set May 15 for the...
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A Peek Ahead at 2015 March Madness
I don't usually get caught up in NCAA basketball's March Madness. But, living in Kentucky this year, I can't escape. So here's an estimate of what the tourney lineup would look like if the selections...
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Happy Birthday Hunter!
Happy 17th birthday to my son, Hunter, a Yankee fan at heart, but very tolerant of his dad's proclivities (or so it seems). Photo taken at Fenway Park, April 2013.This Week's Chess Safari, brought to...
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USCF to open second office in St. Louis; core functions will remain in...
The U.S. Chess Federation (USCF) has announced that it has opened a corporate office in St. Louis, Missouri, effective February 18, 2015. The USCF St. Louis office, currently located in the CIC St....
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Local Chess Calendar
Here is a list of the upcoming chess tournaments in the local vicinity during the next several months. The events that I am planning to play in are in bold. Thanks to Robert Chenault of Cincinnati as...
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12th Annual SPFGI details announced
Rules & Conditions for the 12th Annual Susan Polgar Foundation Girls' Invitational(Over $200K in prizes and scholarships)July 25 (arrival day) – July 30, 2015 at Webster University (St. Louis,...
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2015 Bluegrass State Games - Chess
Medal Winners – 2015 Bluegrass State GamesBig Sandy Community & Technical CollegeMayo Campus, Paintsville, KYJuly 18, 2015Game in 45 minutes per player with 5 second delayOpenGold – Christopher...
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Pairings for Round 1. 2015 SPF Girls Invitational
BdResWhiteResBlack1THAIS CASTILLO MORALES (1614)DANITZA VAZQUEZ (2107)2LILIA POTEAT (2044)EMMA CHENG (1581)3SHIMERA PAXTON (1553)NOZIMA ARIPOVA (1967)4THALIA CERVANTES (1967)CASSIE PARENT (1549)5SOFIA...
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2016 SPF Girls Invitational
Rules & Conditions for the 13th Annual Susan Polgar Foundation Girls’ Invitational – the richest all-girls championship in the world!($200,000+ in scholarships + $7,500 cash prizes)July 23 (arrival...
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Announcing the 2016 BLUEGRASS STATE GAMES – CHESS
2016 BLUEGRASS STATE GAMES – CHESSEvent Date: Saturday, July 23, 2016Entry Fee: $30 for one event; $35 for two eventsSport Commissioner: Frank Niro; chesssafari@yahoo.com; TD: Ryan Velez;...
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2016 SPICE Cup set for October
2016 SPICE Cup$15,000 Guaranteed!Free Entries to GMs, IMs, WGMs, WIMs, 2300+, Etc.Sponsored by Webster University and the Susan Polgar FoundationSt. Louis, MissouriOctober 17–22, 2016GM/IM norm...
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