2003 American Chess Equipment/Ultimate Chess Card

 




       
 







2001-03
2001-03 American Chess Equipment/Ultimate Chess Card
Editor: American Chess Equipment
USA
10 cards (4 Base cards and 6 Autograph Cards)

All information is taken from the trading cards, American Chess Equipment website and email correspondence with American Chess Equipment

Features 4 (four) base cards called "Collector Series #1" which includes: Yasser Seirawan, Arnold Denker, Irina Krush and Hikaru Nakamura. There are also 6 (six) on card autograph cards called "Limited Edition Signature Series" with Susan Polgar and Robert Snyder in addition to the the same 4 (four) base card players. The base cards are unnumbered and the auto cards are hand numbered to 999. Robert Snyder's card was advertised on American Chess Equipment's website as being available for purchase through his own website chessforjuniors.com. (If any reader can provide a scan of this card please let me know.) The date and location of signing is detailed on the back of each card. All were signed in 2001 except for Susan Polgar who signed in 2003 and Robert Snyder whose card is dated May 2004.

Base
NNO. Yasser Seirawan
NNO. Irina Krush
NNO. Hikaru Nakamura
NNO. Arnold Denker


Limited Edition Signature Series

NNO. Yasser Seirawan On Card Autograph cards /999 NNO. Arnold Denker
GM Yasser Seirawan autographed this card April 26, 2001, at the Supernationals II in Kansas City, KS.  There were 4700+ students in grades K-12 in attendance.

NNO. Arnold Denker On Card Autograph cards /999
GM Arnold Denker autographed this card on December 16, 2001, at the World Chess Hall of Fame in Miami, FL.  This signing was done at the reception for patrons, sponsors, and guests.

NNO. Susan Polgar On Card Autograph cards /999
GM Susan Polgar autographed this card for the first time May 9, 2003, at the National Elementary Championships in Nashville, TN.  There were 2397 students in grades K-6 in attendance.  She did a 50+ player simultaneous and signed her book, Queen of the Kings Game over the course of the event.

NNO. Irina Krush On Card Autograph cards /999
IM Irina Krush autographed this card July 4, 2001, at the 31st Annual World Open in Philadelphia, PA.  There were 1352 participants.

NNO. Hikaru Nakamura On Card Autograph cards /999
IM Hikaru Nakamura signed this card December 15, 2001, at the National Grade Level K-12 in Dallas, TX.  There were 1454 students in attendance.

NNO. Robert Snyder




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