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UMBC 3rd in Pan-Am Chess Championship, advances to Final-Four
Congratulations to the UMBC chess team for placing third in the 2014 Pan American Intercollegiate Team Chess Championship and qualifying to advance to the President’s Cup on April 5-6 at the New...
Posted: January 5, 2015, 4:40 PM
UMBC’s Chess Team Ranks Second in the Nation
On Sunday, April 6, 2014, UMBC Chess took second place in the President’s Cup, also known as the Final Four of College Chess. UMBC has won the President’s Cup a record six times, and this year...
Posted: April 9, 2014, 6:38 PM
Akshayraj Kore Becomes New UMBC Chess Champion
Last weekend International Grandmaster Akshayraj Kore from India (FIDE rating 2481) earned the title of 2013-2014 UMBC Chess Champion by being the top UMBC student to finish the UMBC Chess...
Posted: September 18, 2013, 7:29 PM
Chess Team in the Washingtonian
The UMBC Chess team was featured in the July, 2013 Washingtonian magazine. The article highlighted Washington, DC for, “We’re great at sports you didn’t even know existed.” The short piece...
Posted: July 8, 2013, 1:48 PM
UMBC Chess Team Travels to Maryland State House
Earlier this month UMBC’s chess team was formally recognized on the floor of the Maryland State Senate and the House with a citation from Speaker Pro Tem Adrienne Jones (UMBC, ’76, psychology)...
Posted: February 21, 2013, 3:53 PM
UMBC Chess Team Ties for First Place Following the “World Series of Chess”
Credit: Marlayna Demond “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...
Posted: January 2, 2013, 3:16 PM
UMBC Prepares for 2012 Pan-Am Intercollegiate Chess Championship
The UMBC Chess Team is training for the 2012 Pan-Am Intercollegiate Team Chess Championship (“The World Series of College Chess”), which will take place December 27-30, in Princeton, NJ. The...
Posted: September 24, 2012, 2:52 PM
Alex Onischuk ’07, Modern Languages and Linguistics, Named Director of Texas Tech Chess Program
Alex Onischuk ’07, modern languages and linguistics, was named the director of Texas Tech University’s chess program on July 30, according to an article in The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. The...
Posted: August 3, 2012, 5:20 PM
UMBC Chess, Baltimore Sun and Washington Times
The Baltimore Sun and the Washington Times covered the UMBC chess team this week as they competed in the 2012 President’s Cup. The team tied with the University of Texas at Dallas for second...
Posted: April 3, 2012, 6:07 PM
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