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| "The goal of SPICE is to work with our friends and colleagues to enhance chess, education, technology, research, etc."
"I strongly believe that College Chess is a critical bridge between Scholastic and Adult Chess. If we can successfully promote College Chess, we will retain a lot more of our scholastic players and transition them to Adult Chess. Chess as a sport is not big enough yet and there is plenty of room to grow. Therefore, it is vital that we work together and assist each other for the best interest of our sport." - Susan Polgar , Executive Director of SPICE
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Susan talking to Channel 11 news out of Lubbock, Texas on May 12, 2007 after the Press Conference announcing the creation of SPICE at Texas Tech.
Susan at the table in the Press Conference Room before the press asks her questions about SPICE.
Susan in front of a crowd of 25,000 at the commencement ceremony for Texas Tech graduates on May 12, 2007. She was given an honorary doctorate after.
| | SPICE will become the premier center for chess education, research, technology, and outreach in the nation
SPICE will help attract outstanding undergraduate and graduate students to TTU/HSC
SPICE will provide a substantial amount of scholarships to chess players
SPICE will be a world leader in promoting women's chess
SPICE will support the nation's most elite chess programs
SPICE will promote chess as vehicle for enriching the education of children
SPICE will serve as a center for chess education and research in the nation
SPICE will support and promote competitive chess at the college level
SPICE will recruit outstanding undergraduate and graduate students to TTU and TTUHSC
SPICE will bring national and international recognition to TTU and TTUHSC
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Newswise - Texas Tech University, known athletically as the home of Bobby Knight and the Air Raid football offense, could soon be equally feared for its wicked endgame.
The university announced Saturday (May 12) that it will establish the Susan Polgar Institute for Chess Excellence (SPICE) and hire chess powerhouses Susan Polgar and Paul Truong to head the program.
Polgar, four-time women's classical world chess champion and five-time Olympic chess champion, has been hired as director of SPICE and coach of the Knight Raiders chess team. Truong, 11-time national champion, is the institute's business manager and assistant coach.
"We are obviously very excited about SPICE and the opportunities it will provide," said Polgar. "We plan to build one of the world's premier centers for chess research and outreach while solidifying Texas Tech as a national chess contender."
The institute will include academic and outreach components and provide an almost unprecedented forum for academic research on the game. Read Full Story
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