Archive for August 8th, 2014

The Chess Drum with Claudia Munoz

Posted in Interviews, Media Stories, Mexico, Scholastic, USA on Aug 8th, 2014 4 Comments »

Claudia Munoz at the 2014 U.S. Open.Photo by Daaim Shabazz. Claudia Munoz is known in chess circles for her chess promotion activities in social networking. The 16-year old is the reigning National Girls champion and took part in the U.S. Open where we conducted a short interview. Enrolled in Texas Virtual Academy, an online school […]

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Conrad “Lightning” Holt wins U.S. Open!

Posted in Media Stories, Tournaments, U.S. Open, USA on Aug 8th, 2014 2 Comments »

GM Conrad Holt receiving the Edmondson Cup.Photo by Daaim Shabazz. Conrad Holt has had a great run in the last couple of years. The physics major and rising senior at University of Texas at Dallas made a sparkling debut in last year’s U.S. Championship scoring a creditable 5th place with a solid +2. He did […]

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