Posted in Tournaments on Aug 24th, 2009 8 Comments »
More SPICE in Texas chess! GM Susan Polgar is bringing world class competition to the U.S. in the form of a Category 16 tournament. She bills it as the strongest invitational ever held in history. While chess historians are scrambling to verify this, Polgar continues to promote chess on a number of fronts. Most notably […]
Posted in Caribbean, Drum Majors, Jamaica, Tournaments on Aug 24th, 2009 3 Comments »
Both Jomo Pitterson and Shane Matthews have long been among Jamaica’s strongest players. The question has always been how strong they are internationally. Both are competing in the 23rd North American FIDE Invitational in Skokie, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. Shane Matthews of Jamaica battling GM Alfonso Romero Holmes of Spain. Photo by Peter Myers. […]
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