Posts Tagged ‘USA’

TWO of the country’s hottest young players are invited to play in the forthcoming 2009 Spice Cup A and B on September 19 to 29 at the Texas Tech University in Texas, USA. They are GM Wesley So of Bacoor, Cavite and IM Oliver Barbosa of Taytay, Rizal. The 15-year-old So, the World’s Top 97 and No.7 Junior under 20 in ... Full story

Individual Standings after round 7: 5.0 points---GM Gata Kamsky, GM Hikaru Nakamura, GM Alexander Onischuk, IM Robert Hess 4.5 points---GM Yury Shulman, GM Varuzhan Akobian 4.0 points---IM ENRICO SEVILLANO, GM Joel Benjamin, GM Jaan Ehlvest, GM Joshua Friedel, IM MIchael Brooks LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA----FILIPINO International Master (IM) Enrico "Ikong" Sevillano defeated GM Gregory Kaidanov after 60 moves of a French Defense to strengthening his Grandmaster norm bid's Thursday's seventh ... Full story

TWO members of the victorious European Mosconi Cup-winning side will go head-to-head at the 2009 PartyPoker.net World Pool Masters. The event, which will be staged at the Riviera Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, USA, from May 8 to May 10, features 16 of the best players in the world, all vying for the $20,000 top prize. The ... Full story