The most prestigious collegiate tournament in this hemisphere

Newly rebuilt chess team competes in nat’l tourney

By Nick Swanson
Published on Wednesday, January 10, 2007

Dartmouth’s chess team placed 21st out of 24 in college chess’s World Series over winter interim — a feat that seems impressive only after considering the team competed against national chess powerhouses, had never competed officially before, won the highest award in its division, and was manned by only three sophomores.

Robert Cousins ’09, Kevin Fischer ’09, Daniel Leung ’09 and Nikhil Jain ’09 competed at the newly formed team’s first collegiate tournament, held Dec. 27-30 in Washington, D.C.

Called the Pan-American Intercollegiate Chess Championships, the annual event brought together 24 teams representing 18 colleges across North and South America. According to Cousins, the team’s captain, the tournament is the most prestigious collegiate tournament in this hemisphere.

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