Spice Cup Kicks Off
By Jennifer Shahade   
November 8, 2007
texastechlead.jpgThe Spice Cup kicks off on November 9, Friday in Lubbock, Texas, hosted by Texas Tech. Tournament organizer GM Susan Polgar hopes that all the participants play well, but hopes someone comes home for Thanksgiving with a norm. " I hope that Irina Krush, Dmitry Schneider and Blas Lugo will be able to get their GM norms." You can watch the games live on Monroi.com or the ICC . The games start at 5 PM EST except for the final round on November 16, which begins at 11 AM EST. You can access the full schedule here. Also check Susan Polgar's blog for more information.



Spice Cup 2007 (November 9-16)

1. GM Kamil Miton 2628 POL
2. GM Boris Gulko 2571 USA
3. GM Julio Beccerra 2568 USA
4. GM Imre Hera 2544 Hungary
5. GM Gilberto Hernandez 2536 Mexico
6. GM Eugene Perelshteyn 2536 USA
7. IM Dmitry Schneider 2502 USA
8. IM Manuel Leon Hoyos 2495 Mexico
9. IM Irina Krush 2475 USA
10. IM Blas Lugo 2411 USA