There was a slight change. Therefore, please make sure you double check your pairings.
Round 2 pairings
1 GM Quang Liem Le (2712) - IM Kayden Troff (2431)
2 GM Alexander Ipatov (2625) - IM Priyadharshan Kannappan (2425)
3 GM Fidel Corrales Jimenez (2575) - IM Raja Panjwani (2422)
4 GM Aleksandr Lenderman (2539) - IM Keaton Kiewra (2404)
5 GM Alexander Shabalov (2520) - FM Samuel Sevian (2393)
6 FM Joel Banawa (2367) - GM Alex Yermolinsky (2516)
7 FM Kostya Kavustkiy (2272) - GM Mackenzie Molner (2493)
8 GM Ben Finegold (2482) - FM Jeffrey Xiong (2345)
9 Daniel Gurevich (2258) - GM Ray Robson (2628)
10 IM Vitaly Neimer (2378) - GM Anatoly Bykhovsky (2521)
11 GM Denes Boros (2494) - WIM Diana Real Pereyra (2100)
12 FM Eric Rodriguez (2307) - IM Leonid Gerzhoy (2478)
13 WIM Altanulzii Enkhtuul (2247) - GM Andre Diamant (2461)
14 IM Joshua Ruiz (2399) - FM Awonder Liang (2207)
15 Andrew Tang (2174) - GM Aleksandr Rakhmanov (2603)
16 Nolan Hendrickson (2178) - FM Akshat Chandra (2318)
17 WIM Inna Agrest (2154) - FM Robby Adamson (2278)
18 Spencer Finegold (2132) - FM Renan Reis (2266)
19 Manuel Valerio Waldo Nieto (2014) - FM Doug Eckert (2247)
20 WFM Sarah Chiang (2102) - CM Ruifeng Li (2246)
21 Joshua Colas (2242) - FM Hans Jung (2122)
22 James Voelker (2186) - Guillermo Liugui Ubaldo Nieto (1978)
½ Manuel Guillermo Nieto (1909) BYE
½ FM Jouaquim Banawa (2305) BYE
½ GM Manuel Leon Hoyos (2552) BYE
www.polgarworldopen.com
November 2 – 3, 2013
Special 3 hour Camp – November 1, 2013
Crowne Plaza Hotel – Northbrook, IL (near Chicago)
Over $100,000 in Chess Prizes (including iPad Mini) and Scholarships to Webster University (Home of the #1 ranked College Chess Division 1 team in the nation!)
The winners of the Girls K-3, 4-5, 6-8 and 9-12 will receive automatic invitations to the Susan Polgar Foundation Girls’ Invitational
(late July 2014 at Webster University in St. Louis), which includes free room and board.
All winners from the 2012 SPWO (Boys and Girls) receive free entry to the 2013 SPWO
6R-SS in 8 sections: (K-3), (4-5), (6-8), (9-12)
Time Control (all sections): Game-45 w/5-sec delay
Round Times (all sections): Sat & Sun: 11:00am, 1:30pm, 4pm
Side Events:
Puzzle Solving – Saturday 6:00pm
Simul * – Saturday 7:00pm
Blitz – Sunday – 9:00am
*Simul is limited to 30 participants with maximum 10 adults as available
Book Signing with GM Susan Polgar: Saturday 3:00pm
Q&A with GM Susan Polgar: Saturday 12:30pm
Special 3 hour chess camp with GM Susan Polgar: Friday 11/1 – 5:30pm – 8:30pm
Unrated Tournament*: Must be unrated, No USCF membership required
K-3, 4-5, 6-8, 9-12 sections
Boys and Girls together
4R-SS Game-45 w/5-sec delay
11am, 1:30pm, 4pm, 6:30pm
Trophies 1st thru 5th per section and top 2 teams
Prizes (Boys and Girls - rated sections)
9th-12th Grade Section
1st – Webster University Scholarship
2nd – $150 value of chess prizes
3rd – $100 value of chess prizes
4th – $75 value of chess prizes 
1st – iPad Mini
2nd – $150 value of chess prizes
3rd – $100 value of chess prizes
4th – $75 value of chess prizes
K-3
1st – $250 value of chess prizes
2nd – $150 value of chess prizes
3rd – $100 value of chess prizes
4th – $75 value of chess prizes
Trophies (in all rated sections)
Trophies to Top 10 individuals
Trophies to Top 3 school teams
Tournament Entry Fees:
$40 by October 12, 2013
$50 by October 26, 2013
$60 thereafter and onsite
Side events – $15 each or $40 for all three if purchased by 10/26; $20 each thereafter and onsite
1/2 day camp – $40 in advance, $60 onsite – camp limited to 40 participants
Unrated Tournament Entry Fee
$10 by October 12, 2013
$15 by October 26, 2013
$20 thereafter and onsite
Questions: sevan@nachess.org or call 847.423.8626 and mention Polgar tournament in your message.
Chess Vendor Onsite with Huge Selection!
Payments to be mailed to (payable):
North American Chess Association
4957 Oakton Street Suite 113
Skokie, IL 60077
All equipment will be provided (boards, sets, clocks). Organizer provided equipment must be used
Crowne Plaza Chicago-Northbrook Hotel
2875 N. Milwaukee Avenue
Northbrook, IL 60062
847.298.2525
$99 room rate; must call hotel directly and ask for CHESS rate.
Round 1 results
1 0 FM Akshat Chandra (2318) 1 GM Quang Liem Le (2712)
2 ½ GM Ray Robson (2628) ½ FM Eric Rodriguez (2307)
3 0 FM Robby Adamson (2278) 1 GM Alexander Ipatov (2625)
4 0 GM Aleksandr Rakhmanov (2603) 1 FM Kostya Kavustkiy (2272)
5 0 FM Renan Reis (2266) 1 GM Fidel Corrales Jimenez (2575)
6 0 GM Manuel Leon Hoyos (2552) 1 Daniel Gurevich (2258)
7 0 FM Doug Eckert (2247) 1 GM Aleksandr Lenderman (2539)
8 ½ GM Anatoly Bykhovsky (2521) ½ WIM Altanulzii Enkhtuul (2247)
9 0 CM Ruifeng Li (2246) 1 GM Alexander Shabalov (2520)
10 1 GM Alex Yermolinsky (2516) 0 Joshua Colas (2242)
11 ½ FM Awonder Liang (2207) ½ GM Denes Boros (2494)
12 1 GM Mackenzie Molner (2493) 0 James Voelker (2186)
13 0 Nolan Hendrickson (2178) 1 GM Ben Finegold (2482)
14 ½ IM Leonid Gerzhoy (2478) ½ Andrew Tang (2174)
15 0 WIM Inna Agrest (2154) 1 IM Kayden Troff (2431)
16 1 IM Priyadharshan Kannappan (2425) 0 Spencer Finegold (2132)
17 0 FM Hans Jung (2122) 1 IM Raja Panjwani (2422)
18 1 IM Keaton Kiewra (2404) 0 WFM Sarah Chiang (2102)
19 ½ WIM Diana Real Pereyra (2100) ½ IM Joshua Ruiz (2399)
20 1 FM Samuel Sevian (2393) 0 Manuel Valerio Waldo Nieto (2014)
21 0 Guillermo Liugui Ubaldo Nieto (1978) 1 FM Joel Banawa (2367)
22 1 FM Jeffrey Xiong (2345) 0 Manuel Guillermo Nieto (1909)
½ FM Jouaquim Banawa (2305) BYE
½ IM Vitaly Neimer (2378) BYE
½ GM Andre Diamant (2461) BYE
2013 SPICE Cup Open
Sponsored by Webster University
and the Susan Polgar Foundation
St. Louis, Missouri
October 15-19, 2013
GM/IM/WGM/WIM norm opportunity - Minimum rating (FIDE) 2100
Limited to first 50 entries
4 IM/GM norms were earned last year: http://susanpolgar.blogspot.com
PRIZES: $11,000 guaranteed
$4,000-$2,000-$1,500-$1,000-$500
U/2400 FIDE $500-$250-$125
U/2300 FIDE $500-$250-$125
top female $250
October 2013 rating will be used
9 SS - G/90 with 30 sec increment from move 1
Limited FREE hotel accommodation (double occupancy) at the Crown Plaza available to foreign GMs.
ENTRY FEES:
Free to all GMs, IMs, WGMs and all FIDE rated players over 2300 (must complete all 9 rounds), if registered in advance. $50 on site.
$100 to others if received in advance. $150 on site.
VENUE:
Crown Plaza Clayton Hotel 7750 Carondelet Ave, St Louis, MO 63105 (FREE shuttle from the Lambert–St. Louis International Airport) $109/night, FREE Breakfast/Internet
For reservations guests can call directly to 314-726-5400 or 1-800-439-5719
Group Name is SPICE Cup or on line at www.cpclayton.com
Group Code is WQZ
Send entries to
Webster University - SPICE
470 E. Lockwood Ave
St. Louis, MO 63119
Questions or registration for titled players: Email: spice@webster.edu or call 314-246-8075
Schedule
Tuesday, October 15
5:00 pm - Round 1
Wednesday, October 16
10:00 am - Round 2
5:00 pm - Round 3
Thursday, October 17
10:00 am - Round 4
5:00 pm - Round 5
Friday, October 18
10:00 am - Round 6
5:00 pm - Round 7
Saturday, October 19
10:00 am - Round 8
5:00 pm - Round 9
All Rounds played at the Crown Plaza Clayton Hotel
www.polgarworldopen.com
November 2 – 3, 2013
Special 3 hour Camp – November 1, 2013
Crowne Plaza Hotel – Northbrook, IL (near Chicago)
Over $100,000 in Chess Prizes (including iPad Mini) and Scholarships to Webster University (Home of the #1 ranked College Chess Division 1 team in the nation!)
The winners of the Girls K-3, 4-5, 6-8 and 9-12 will receive automatic invitations to the Susan Polgar Foundation Girls’ Invitational
(late July 2014 at Webster University in St. Louis), which includes free room and board.
All winners from the 2012 SPWO (Boys and Girls) receive free entry to the 2013 SPWO
6R-SS in 8 sections: (K-3), (4-5), (6-8), (9-12)
Time Control (all sections): Game-45 w/5-sec delay
Round Times (all sections): Sat & Sun: 11:00am, 1:30pm, 4pm
Side Events:
Puzzle Solving – Saturday 6:00pm
Simul * – Saturday 7:00pm
Blitz – Sunday – 9:00am
*Simul is limited to 30 participants with maximum 10 adults as available
Book Signing with GM Susan Polgar: Saturday 3:00pm
Q&A with GM Susan Polgar: Saturday 12:30pm
Special 3 hour chess camp with GM Susan Polgar: Friday 11/1 – 5:30pm – 8:30pm
Unrated Tournament*: Must be unrated, No USCF membership required
K-3, 4-5, 6-8, 9-12 sections
Boys and Girls together
4R-SS Game-45 w/5-sec delay
11am, 1:30pm, 4pm, 6:30pm
Trophies 1st thru 5th per section and top 2 teams
Prizes (Boys and Girls - rated sections)
9th-12th Grade Section
1st – Webster University Scholarship
2nd – $150 value of chess prizes
3rd – $100 value of chess prizes
4th – $75 value of chess prizes
1st – iPad Mini
2nd – $150 value of chess prizes
3rd – $100 value of chess prizes
4th – $75 value of chess prizes
K-3
1st – $250 value of chess prizes
2nd – $150 value of chess prizes
3rd – $100 value of chess prizes
4th – $75 value of chess prizes
Trophies (in all rated sections)
Trophies to Top 10 individuals
Trophies to Top 3 school teams
Tournament Entry Fees:
$40 by October 12, 2013
$50 by October 26, 2013
$60 thereafter and onsite
Side events – $15 each or $40 for all three if purchased by 10/26; $20 each thereafter and onsite
1/2 day camp – $40 in advance, $60 onsite – camp limited to 40 participants
Unrated Tournament Entry Fee
$10 by October 12, 2013
$15 by October 26, 2013
$20 thereafter and onsite
Questions: sevan@nachess.org or call 847.423.8626 and mention Polgar tournament in your message.
Chess Vendor Onsite with Huge Selection!
Payments to be mailed to (payable):
North American Chess Association
4957 Oakton Street Suite 113
Skokie, IL 60077
All equipment will be provided (boards, sets, clocks). Organizer provided equipment must be used
Crowne Plaza Chicago-Northbrook Hotel
2875 N. Milwaukee Avenue
Northbrook, IL 60062
847.298.2525
$99 room rate; must call hotel directly and ask for CHESS rate.
2013 SPICE Cup Open
Sponsored by Webster University
and the Susan Polgar Foundation
St. Louis, Missouri
October 15-19, 2013
GM/IM/WGM/WIM norm opportunity - Minimum rating (FIDE) 2100
Limited to first 50 entries
4 IM/GM norms were earned last year: http://susanpolgar.blogspot.com
PRIZES: $11,000 guaranteed
$4,000-$2,000-$1,500-$1,000-$500
U/2400 FIDE $500-$250-$125
U/2300 FIDE $500-$250-$125
top female $250
October 2013 rating will be used
9 SS - G/90 with 30 sec increment from move 1
Limited FREE hotel accommodation (double occupancy) at the Crown Plaza available to foreign GMs.
ENTRY FEES:
Free to all GMs, IMs, WGMs and all FIDE rated players over 2300 (must complete all 9 rounds), if registered by September 30, 2013. $50 later or on site.
$100 to others if received by September 30, 2013. $150 later or on site.
VENUE:
Crown Plaza Clayton Hotel 7750 Carondelet Ave, St Louis, MO 63105 (FREE shuttle from the Lambert–St. Louis International Airport) $109/night, FREE Breakfast/Internet
For reservations guests can call directly to 314-726-5400 or 1-800-439-5719
Group Name is SPICE Cup or on line at www.cpclayton.com
Group Code is WQZ
Send entries to
Webster University - SPICE
470 E. Lockwood Ave
St. Louis, MO 63119
Questions or registration for titled players: Email: spice@webster.edu or call 314-246-8075
Schedule
Tuesday, October 15
5:00 pm - Round 1
Wednesday, October 16
10:00 am - Round 2
5:00 pm - Round 3
Thursday, October 17
10:00 am - Round 4
5:00 pm - Round 5
Friday, October 18
10:00 am - Round 6
5:00 pm - Round 7
Saturday, October 19
10:00 am - Round 8
5:00 pm - Round 9
All Rounds played at the Crown Plaza Clayton Hotel
Adamson Robby USA FM
Agrest Inna Sweden WIM
Altan-Ulzii Enkhtuul Mongolia WIM
Banawa Joel USA FM
Banawa Jake Phillipines FM
Boros Denes Hungary GM
Bykhovsky Anatoly Israel GM
Castellanos Renier Spain IM
Chandra Akshat USA FM
Chiang Sarah USA WFM
Chiang Jonathan USA FMColas Joshua USA FM
Córdova Emilio Peru GM
Corrales Fidel Cuba GM
Diamant Andre Brazil GM
Eckert Doug USA FM Finegold, Ben USA GMFinegold, Spencer USA
Fredericks Jason Guyana
Gonzalez Yuri Cuba GM
Gurevich Daniel USA
Hendrickson Nolan USA
Heredia Carla Ecuador WIM
Ipatov Alexander Turkey GM
Jung Hans Canada FM
Kannappan Priyadharshan India IM
Kavustkiy Kostya USA FM
Kiewra Keaton USA IM
Le Liem Vietnam GM
Lenderman Alexander USA GM
Leon Hoyos Manuel Mexico GM
Li Ruifeng USA CM
Liang Awonder USA FM
Meier Georg Germany GM
Molner Mackenzie USA GM
Neimer Vitaly Israel IM
Nieto Manuel Valerio Waldo Colombia
Nieto Guillermo Luigui Ubaldo Colombia
Nieto Manuel Guillermo Colombia
Panjwani Raja Canada IM
Pereyra Diana Mexico WIM
Rakhmanov Aleksandr Russia GM
Reis Renan Brasil FM
Robson Ray USA GM
Rodriguez Eric USA FM
Ruiz Joshua Colombia IMSevian Samuel USA IM
Shabalov Alexander USA GM
Sharevich Anna BLR WGM
Tang Andrew USA
Troff Kayden USA IM
Velotti Luke USA FM
Vigoa Yanira Cuba WGM
Voelker James USA
Xiong Jeffrey USA FM
Yermolinski Alexander USA GM
http://www.webster.edu/spice A new year of College Chess has begun and Webster University is once again the #1 ranked Division I team in United States (both USCF and FIDE ratings). There are 9 grandmasters from 9 different countries on this year's roster.
Here are top 10 rated players of Webster University:
Title - Name - FIDE - USCF
GM Le Quang Liem - Vietnam - 2712 / 2803 (World Blitz Champion - Olympian - Former #1 under 21 in the world)
GM Wesley So - Philippines - 2706 / 2743 (World University Champion - National Open Champion - Olympian - #2 under 21 in the world)
GM Ray Robson - USA - 2628 / 2708 (Olympian - US Junior Champ - Final Four Champion)
GM Georg Meier - Germany - 2623 / 2698 (Olympian - European Team Champion - 2 time Final Four Champion)
GM Fidel Corrales Jimenez - Cuba - 2645 (Olympian - Final Four Champion - Philadelphia Open Champion)
GM Manuel Leon Hoyos - Mexico - 2552 / 2612 (Olympian - US Open Triple Crown Champion & National Open Champion)
GM Anatoly Bykhovsky - Israel - 2521 / 2621 (3-time Final Four Champion)
GM Denes Boros - Hungary - 2493 / 2552 (Final Four Champion)
GM Andre Diamant - Brazil - 2461 / 2522 (Final Four Champion)
IM Vitaly Neimer - Isarel - 2378 / 2445 (Final Four Champion)
FM Jake Banawa (Philippines)
WIM Inna Agrest (Sweden)
Mara Kamphorst (Brazil)
Paul M. Truong (USA)
