Texas Tech University’s Susan Polgar Institute for Chess Excellence

SPICE Mission:

Become the premier center for chess education, research, technology, and outreach in the nation;

Help attract outstanding undergraduate and graduate students to TTU/HSC;

Provide a substantial amount of scholarships to chess players;

Be a world leader in promoting women's chess;

Support the nation's most elite chess programs;

Promote chess as vehicle for enriching the education of children;

Serve as a center for chess education and research in the nation;

Support and promote competitive chess at the college level;

Recruit outstanding undergraduate and graduate students to TTU and TTUHSC;

Bring national and international recognition to TTU and TTUHSC.