Final standings —————————————————————————————————– Pair | Player Name |Total|Round|Round|Round|Round|Round|Round|Round|Round|Round| Num | USCF ID / Rtg (Pre->Post) | Pts | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | —————————————————————————————————– 1 | ANDREY GOROVETS |6.5 |D 3|W 4|W 9|D 5|D 7|W 10|W 6|D 8|D 2| TX | 15229287 […]
Rocky start saved by American Airlines
The national title defense of Webster University got off to a rocky start. Our 1st flight from St. Louis to Dallas was delayed for more than 35 minutes. Because of this, we would have missed our connection to Brownsville, TX. Luckily for us, American Airlines stepped up to the plate. They arranged for a special […]
Auditions for chess movie this weekend in Brownsville
Indie film to spotlight Brownsville chess; auditions this weekend Posted: Wednesday, March 6, 2013 1:34 pm Gary Long | The Brownsville Herald The Monitor An independent movie about Brownsville chess with a story line that will resonate with locals is about to begin filming in Brownsville. Endgame tells the story of José, 11, who […]
Chess can make a major difference
Brownsville sets sterling example with scholastic chess Posted: Saturday, February 9, 2013 10:52 pm By GARY LONG The Brownsville Herald Valley Morning Star The legacy of competitive scholastic chess in Brownsville received unexpected vindication this past week in Austin when state District Judge John K. Dietz declared Texas’ system of public school finance unconstitutional. Dietz […]
Upper Rio Grande Valley eyeing scholastic chess growth
Chess programs in Hidalgo County eyeing growth Posted: Saturday, January 5, 2013 5:47 pm | Updated: 5:48 pm, Sat Jan 5, 2013. Jacqueline Armendariz EDINBURG — A group of 30 youths used Saturday to hone their chess skills at practice tournament, while most of their peers likely continued to enjoy what’s left of winter break. […]
Top 6 finish for UTB-TSC
Still on top: UTB-TSC chess team Special to the StarValley Morning Star Posted: Friday, January 4, 2013 10:30 pm The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College chess team finished among the top five schools at the 2012 Pan American Intercollegiate Team Chess Championships at Princeton University in Princeton, N.J.The UTB-TSC A […]
Still a shot at the Final Four for UTB
UTB-TSC chess teams achieve mixed results Posted: Saturday, December 29, 2012 10:02 pm Brownsville Herald The fourth and fifth rounds of competition for the2012 Pan American Intercollegiate Team Chess Championships brought mixed results Saturday for the “A” team and “B” team representing the University of Texas at Brownsville-Texas Southmost College.The Pan American event, held […]
Fighting to be the champions for the Western Hemisphere.
Posted: Wednesday, December 26, 2012 10:16 pm UTB-TSC plays in Pan Am championship By Melissa Montoya The Brownsville Herald For 22-year-old Mauricio Flores the game of chess is his life. Flores, a senior at the University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College, is a grandmaster on the UTB chess team. He traveled Wednesday […]
Making a run at the Final Four
For the seventh year running, The Chess Team at The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College will travel the day after Christmas to compete in the 2012 Pan American Intercollegiate Team Chess Championship from Thursday, Dec. 27 to Sunday, Dec. 30. The results of the tournament, hosted this year by Princeton […]
Putting chess and children first!
Brownsville Protects Chess Legacy at Its SchoolsBy REEVE HAMILTONPublished: November 24, 2011 Budget cuts may have taken more than $30 million out of the Brownsville Independent School District’s budget for the next two years, but administrators say they are working to preserve financing for one key pot of money: the chess budget. This academic year, […]