Halloween Treat

Halloween Tournament to be a Treat for Chess Fans
UT Dallas to Square Off Against Belgrade in Trans-Atlantic Title Rematch
Oct. 29, 2008

The Halloween rematch of chess teams from The University of Texas at Dallas and the University of Belgrade will be a treat of chess tricks for the participants and spectators in attendance.

It is the third consecutive year the two teams have squared off for the Internet-based Trans-Atlantic Cup contest. UT Dallas is the top-ranked U.S. team, and the University of Belgrade is Europe’s best collegiate chess team.

The match — scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. local time (8 p.m. in Belgrade) in the Davidson Auditorium of the School of Management Building — will feature 16 individual games played simultaneously. An opening ceremony starts at 12:30 p.m.

The entire event is expected to last approximately two hours.

According to Jim Stallings, director of the UT Dallas chess program, since each team currently has a Trans-Atlantic Cup win under its belt, the margin of victory doesn’t matter.

“Just as in football, all that counts is whether your team scores a win or a loss,” Stallings said. “Right now, UT Dallas and the University of Belgrade are square at one win each. UT Dallas won decisively 11-5 in 2007, but we know Belgrade will be out for revenge in 2008.”

During the contest, UT Dallas players will make their moves from laptop computers connected to the Internet. A large video screen will help spectators follow some of the action from select games.

Source: http://www.utdallas.edu/