- Grandmaster Andre Diamant, a sophomore at
Webster U, won the 36th Cardinal Open. The event took place on January 25-27 in
Columbus, Ohio. With 4.5 points in 5 rounds, Andre finished clear first, ahead
of 3 former US Champions (GMs Shabalov, Yermolinsky, and
Gurevich).
- Iskandar Aripov (Uzbekistan), a student at Webster
Groves High School, won the 2013 St. Louis Chess Club Championship. The event
took place on January 26-27 at the St. Louis Chess Club. With 4.5 points in 5
rounds, Iskandar finished clear first, ahead of other top players in the St. Louis
area. He also earned the National Master title with this excellent results. Iskandar has been a part of
the Webster University - SPICE training program since the fall of 2012. No
student from Webster U participated in this
event.
- Grandmaster Wesley So (Philippines), at freshman at Webster
U, has just earned a spot in the 2013 World Cup, which will take place in
Tromso, Norway, in August, by finishing in the top 2 at the Zonal 3.3
Championship. The event took place on January 21-29 in Tagaytay City,
Philippines.
- Another Webster U freshman, grandmaster Ray Robson, helped team USA capture the 2013 Pan-American Team Championship. The
event took place on January 24-29 in Campinas, Brazil. With this victory, team
USA earned a berth in the World Team Championship, scheduled to be held in
Antalya, Turkey, on December 1 of this year. Ray, the youngest member of the
5-player squad, played board 3 for the national
team.
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The SPICE Boys rock!
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