The players ate at Carnegie Deli after the 2nd round. Defending champion Webster University left the door open for the team from Texas Tech University (national champions in 2012 and 2012) with a narrow 2.5-1.5 match victory over University of Maryland – Baltimore County in Round 2 of the 2014 President’s Cup. Texas Tech defeated […]
College Chess Final Four round 1 report by Frank Niro
Report by Frank Niro, President of Chess Journalists of Americahttp://twchesssafari.blogspot.com View of the playing hall during round 1 at the New York Athletic Club where the 2014 President’s Cup, commonly referred to as the Final Four of College Chess, is being held this weekend. Webster University swept University of Illinois 4-0 while Texas Tech defeated […]
The participants of 2014 College Chess Final Four
#4 University of Illinois — Average Team Rating (USCF) 2260 13 FM Rosen, Eric S 2398 12853959 (2304) (2032562) University of Illinois18 Luo, Xin 2261 15019828 (2070) (8603022) University of Illinois19 NM Auger, Michael W. 2256 12860543 (2128) (2031221) University of Illinois20 Indusekar, Akshay 2125 14640961 (2028) (2071444) University of Illinois #2 Texas Tech University […]
The 2014 College Chess Final Four officially begins
Members of the Webster University chess team Preparing for round 1 vs University of Illinois The drawing of prizes WAS done at the Opening Ceremony. Here is the playing order. The team listed on the left HAS White on board 1 and 3. LIVE games can be seen right here on this site. Round 1 […]
2014 College Chess Final Four
Listing based on qualifying order from the 2013 PanAm InterCollegiate Championship. Frequent updates will be made on twitter @SusanPolgar and right here on this blog. Webster University Liem “the Man of Steel” Le (Vietnam)Wesley “the Asian Tiger” So (Philippines)Georg “the German Precision” Meier (Germany)Ray “the Fearless Attacker” Robson (USA)Anatoly “the Rocket” Bykhovsky (Israel)Fidel “the Pinar Romancer” […]
2014 College Chess Final Four Information
Listing based on qualifying order from the 2013 PanAm InterCollegiate Championship Webster University Ray RobsonGeorg MeierWesley SoLe Quang LiemFidel Corrales JimenezAnatoly Bykhovksy Head Coach: GM Susan Polgar University of Maryland – Baltimore County Niclas Huschenbeth Akshayraj Kore Levan Bregadze Nazi Paikidze Sabina Foisor Head Coach: GM Sam Palatnik University of Illinois 1 Eric Rosen2. Xin […]
Mr. Clutch!
Skokie chess wizard leads Illini to the big dance — againBy: Mike Isaacs January 10, 2014 2:04 p.m. When it came to chess in Skokie, the continuing accomplishments of Eric Rosen was a story that kept on giving. He was only 9 years old when he went up against the No. 1 chess player in […]
U of I heads to National Championship
Chicago News and Weather | FOX 32 NewsU of I heads to national championships in chessPosted: Jan 08, 2014 7:39 PM CST Updated: Jan 09, 2014 10:25 AM CST By Darlene Hill, FOX 32 News Reporter CHICAGO (FOX 32 News) – There’s no official team and they don’t have a coach, but a group of […]
U of I fundraising for Final Four
Goal: $9500.00 | Raised: $651.00 Started: January 8, 2014 We were fortunate to qualify for the President’s Cup, considered the Final Four of collegiate chess, for the second consecutive year. We are the only non-scholarship team attending, as well as the only team attending without a coach. Your contributions will enable us to hire a […]
College Chess has gotten much stronger in recent years
SANDS: Now an underdog, UMBC snares a place in collegiate chess Final FourBy David R. SandsThe Washington Times Tuesday, January 7, 2014 It’s a measure of how good the college game has become that the University of Maryland-Baltimore County’s second-place finish in last month’s Pan-American Intercollegiate Team Championship, hosted by Texas Tech in Lubbock, ranked […]