NEWS Buy chess sets and supplies at Utah's own Wholesale Chess ANNOUNCEMENT: HOLIDAY CHESS CAMPS FEATURING GM RASHAD BABAEV UTAH IS ABOUT TO HAVE IT'S OWN RESIDENT GM. GRANDMASTER RASHAD BABAEV WILL BE RELOCATING TO UTAH THIS DECEMBER. TAKE ADVANTAGE OF HIS FIRST CHESS CAMPS THIS HOLIDAY BREAK! NO SATURDAY QUICK TOURNAMENTS UNTIL JAN. 4th 2014 Jan. 4th Quick will be at a new location Summerhays Halibut N’ Chips, 4870 South Highland Drive, SLC, UT 84117. Happy Holidays CONGRATS!!!!!! THE 2013 STATE CHAMP AND NEWEST UTAH EXPERT, WITH A PERFECT 5-0 IS: Enrique Arce-Larreta (click here for an annotated game)  THE UTAH STATE AMATEUR CHAMPION IS: GRANT HODSON ONE MORE CONGRATS TO OUR FRIEND EX-UTAHAN AND NOW ARIZONIAN MORRY HOLLAND WHO FINISHED EQUAL FIRST AT THE ARIZONA SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP! CONGRATS TO: David Vasquez Utah Open Champ (Pictured right)   Dominic Croce U1600 Utah Open Champ (Pictured Left) Co-Women's Champions Stephanie Pitcher and Jamie Olsen-Mills  Kayden also earned his Second GM norm at the Spice Cup!! Also, we would like to do a chess player spotlight. If you would like to nominate a player you feel deserves special recognition, please email your nomination with a summary why they have earned your nomination to utchess@gmail.com IF YOU HAVE ACCESS TO A VENUE THAT IS REASONABLY PRICED, LET US KNOW. MANY INDIVIDUALS WOULD LIKE MORE TOURNAMENTS, WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO PLAN, MANY TIMES THE CONFLICT IS SECURING A SPACE. Check it out: Utah's own 10 year old Jake Bolen had the opportunity to Play Magnus Carlsen last week. Jake and his dad, Allen, spent the week in New York City attending a camp sponsored by Chess of NYC where world #1 Magnus Carlsen was one of the Instructors.  Jake is the one in the red shirt Kayden Troff is part of the St. Louis Chess Club's five-year grant to train the next generation of U.S. Chess Champions. The Utah Chess Association strives to promote growth and support opportunities for Utah chess players, to provide avenues for improving their knowledge and skills, to create venues for players to engage in chess activities, both serious and casual, to foster chess related communication between players, clubs and organizations that support chess locally, nationally and internationally, and to represent the best interests of the Utah chess community. |
