UMBC chess team ties for first at Pan-Am championship By Kevin Rector, The Baltimore Sun 8:44 p.m. EST, December 30, 2012 The University of Maryland, Baltimore County chess team tied four other college teams for first place at the Pan-American Intercollegiate Team Chess Championship on Sunday — maintaining its record as one of two colleges […]
UTD Ties for First Place at ‘World Series of Chess’
UT Dallas Ties for First Place at ‘World Series of Chess’ Chess Team Earns First Place for the Third Year in a Row, Sending the Team to President’s Cup Dec. 31, 2012 The UT Dallas chess team tied for first place at the Pan-American Intercollegiate Team Chess Championship, known as the “World Series of Chess.” From […]
Korobov wins AICF-AAI Cup
Anton Korobov wins AICF-AAI Chess CupThe writer has posted comments on this article PTI | Dec 30, 2012, 08.42 PM IST NEW DELHI: Grandmaster Anton Korobov of Ukraine won the AICF-AAI Chess Cup, defeating top seed Radoslav Wojtaszek of Poland in the 10th and final round on Sunday. Playing with black, Korobov was in a difficult […]
A massive 5-way tie for 1st, including 2 teams from Webster U
Webster U B defeated Lindenwood A 2.5 – 1.5 to finish 5-1. Webster A tied with UTD A 2-2. Both teams also finished with 5-1. UMBC defeated Texas Tech 2.5-1.5 to also finish with 5-1. The University of Illinois scored another upset by beating Columbia to join the leaders at 5-1.At the end 5 teams, […]
Checkmate in 2
White to move and checkmate in 2. Have fun! Source: ChessToday.net Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
No team is guaranteed a Final Four spot yet
No team is guaranteed a Final Four spot yet Going into the last round of the 2012 PanAm Intercollegiate Championship, no one is guaranteed a spot yet. Everything, including the title, and the 4 spots in the Final Four, has yet to be determined. On board 1, Webster U, the #1 team I the nation, […]
Korobov leads AICF-AAI Cup with 1 to go
Standings before the last round:1. Korobov (UKR, 2702) – 5½,2. Alekseev (RUS, 2691) – 5,3-4. Wojtaszek (POL, 2734) and Sasikiran (IND, 2676) – 4½,5. Gupta (IND, 2662) – 4,6. Negi (IND, 2641) – 3½Source: ChessToday.net Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Webster vs UTD for the National Championship
PanAmerican Intercollegiate Championship – Final round 6 Board White Black 1. ___ UT Dallas A (4.5,2597) ___ Webster A (4.5,2691) 2. ___ Webster B (4.0,2545) ___ Lindenwood A (4.0,2387) 3. ___ Texas Tech A (4.0,2517) ___ UMBC (4.0,2512) 4. ___ Columbia (3.5,2353) ___ Illinois A (4.0,2156) 5. ___ UT Brownsville A (3.0,2488) ___ UT […]
SPNO to return to beautiful New Orleans! Over $100,000 in scholarships and prizes!
Information and online registration here. Mar. 1-3 SPNO Boys & Girls Championships at Holiday Inn Downtown/Superdome, New Orleans, LA. 6 Rd. SS G/45 d/5 scholastic up to 9 sections: USCF Rated Secs. grades K-2, 3-5, 6-8 & 9-12, sep. for Girls & Boys; 1 Unrated K-12 Reserve sec. Side events: 3 hour chess camp (max. […]
Webster University PanAm Results
Webster University A team (4.5-0.5)Round 1: Webster 4-0 Princeton B Round 2: Webster 3-1 Washington University in St Louis Round 3: Webster 2.5-1.5 UT Brownsville Round 4: Webster 3-1 Texas Tech ARound 5: Webster 2-2 Webster B Webster University B team (4-1) Round 1: Webster 4-0 Princeton C Round 2: Webster 4-0 New York University Round 3: Webster […]