Final top finishers # Name ID Rtng Club Tot Prize 1 GM Gata Kamsky 2000024 2744 USA 7.0 5000.00 2 GM Alexander Onischuk 14101025 2666 USA 6.5 2000.00 3 GM Timur Gareev 14200937 2658 UZB 6.5 2000.00 4 GM...
Back to back Final Four champs
Texas Tech Repeats at Final Four of College Chess By Jamaal Abdul-AlimApril 3, 2012 Herndon, Va. – Under any other circumstances, GM Andrew Diamant of Texas Tech would have given up in a lost position such as the one...
Final Four Final Results
UTD vs TTU GM Yotov 1/2 GM MeierGM Chirila 1/2 GM MoradiabadiGM Sadorra 1/2 GM BykhovskyGM Holt 1/2 GM DiamantUMBC vs NYU GM Kritz 1-0 IM QuanGM Margvelashvili vs NM ShvartsmanIM Kaplan vs NM RosenbergWGM Foisor 1-0 Cameron Here...
The Final Four Scenarios
If TTU ties 2-2 with UTD, and UMBC beats NYU 4-0, TTU and UMBC will have a one game Armageddon playoff to decide the National Championship. (White will have 6 minutes, Black will have 5 minutes with draw odd)...
LIVE Final Four Commentary with GM Onischuk
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TTU, UTD, and UMBC are all in the hunt for the National Title
After two rounds, here are the standings: SPICE – TTU 6.0 pointsUTD 5.5UMBC 4.0NYU 0.5 In the final round, UMBC will face NYU while UTD will face TTU. The top 3 teams are mathematically alive for the National Championship....
Big lead for Dallas after 1 round
Unless UTD totally collapse in the next two rounds, they have the best chance to win the Final Four. They opened up a 1.5 point lead with just 2 matches to play. UTD (3.5) vs UMBC (2.0) W GM...
2012 College Chess Final Four begins
The 2012 College Chess Final Four has started. The SPICE – Knight Raiders are facing the 6-time National Champion UMBC in the first round. Here is the link to all the pictures so far: https://picasaweb.google.com/116302832360230031699/2012FinalFour LIVE games can be...
Final Four Pairings
The numbers were drawn and here are the matchups for the 2012 College Chess Final Four. The teams listed on the left will have white on board 1 and 3. Round 1 pairings – 10 AM Saturday UMBC –...
The heavy underdog of the Final Four
L to R: GM Bykhovsky, GM Boros, GM Moradiabadi, GM Meier, GM Diamant, IM Neimer, IM-elect Aleskerov The College Chess Final Four will take place this weekend in Washington, DC. The four teams which will compete in the most...