Texas Tech Hosts 2011 SPICE Spring Invitational
March 11, 2011
Texas Tech University will host the 2011 Susan Polgar Institute for Chess Excellence (SPICE) Spring Invitational Saturday-Wednesday (March 12-16) in the English and Philosophy Building.
Written by Jaryn Jones
Texas Tech University will host the 2011 Susan Polgar Institute for Chess Excellence (SPICE) Spring Invitational Saturday-Wednesday (March 12-16) in the English and Philosophy Building.
The opening ceremony will take place at 9:30 a.m. Saturday in Room 201. Rounds will begin at 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. each day.
This year’s competitors include several Texas Tech students and two high school students. The competitors are:
* Faik Aleskerov – a Senior Master currently attending graduate school at Texas Tech.
* Darwin Yang – a FIDE Master and currently the number one junior in Texas at 14 years old.
* Daniel Naroditsky – an International Master and former World Youth Champion. He currently holds the title of number one junior in California at 15 years old.
* Davorin Kuljasevic – a Grandmaster currently serving as captain of the Texas Tech Knight Raiders.
* Istvan Sipos – an International Master and junior at Texas Tech.
* Levon Altounian – an International Master and former North American Champion.
* Marc Esserman – an International Master and former number one player at Harvard.
* Andre Diamant – a Grandmaster and former Brazilian National Champion. He is currently a freshman at Texas Tech.
* Anatoly Bykhovsky – a Grandmaster and former Israeli National Champion. He is currently a freshman at Texas Tech.
* Jake Kleiman – an International Master and formerly the number one junior in Tennessee.
The invitational is open to the public and free of charge. For more information about SPICE visit http://www.depts.ttu.edu/spice.
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