The following 4 universities have qualified for the prestigious annual College Chess Final Four Championship: Webster University #1 seed Texas Tech #2 seed University of Texas RGV #3 seed Columbia University #4 seed Round 1 (10 am – April 2):...
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Webster dominates, Texas Tech takes 5th
Tech takes fifth in World Series of chessPosted: December 30, 2013 – 7:36pmBy BLAKE URSCH A-J MEDIA Texas Tech will advance to the Final Four of College Chess, despite placing fifth in the Pan-American Intercollegiate Team Chess Championship. Lubbock...
Better late than never, maybe
The 2013 Webster University – SPICE College Chess Final Four Championship team (So, Meier, Robson, Corrales, Hoyos, and Bykhovsky) will finally have a chance to hoist the President’s Cup and have their pictures taken with it on Monday, April...
The Final Four President’s Cup saga
The Final Four President’s Cup saga continuesby Paul TruongAbove is the picture of GM Bykhovsky (middle) holding the President’s Cup at the 2012 Final Four Closing Ceremony in Herndon, Virginia. This year, one week after Webster University won the...
No team is guaranteed a Final Four spot yet
No team is guaranteed a Final Four spot yet Going into the last round of the 2012 PanAm Intercollegiate Championship, no one is guaranteed a spot yet. Everything, including the title, and the 4 spots in the Final Four,...
Rules? Who cares!
Rules? Who cares! They are made to be broken! A major incident took place before the first round of the 2012 PanAm Intercollegiate Championship at Princeton University. It had to do with official rules not being followed. An official protest...
TTU to host 2013 PanAm
The rumor is TTU has won the bid for 2013 PanAm Intercollegiate Championship. Congratulations to new director Al Lawrence and Coach Alex Onischuk and the city of Lubbock. Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Webster University is no match for other universities
UTD aims to win the PanAm “We expect to be challenged from both our traditional rivals like Texas Tech and the University of Maryland, Baltimore County and from Ivy League teams.“ according to Jim Stallings, the chess program director....
Congratulations to GM Onischuk
Congratulations to GM Alex Onischuk for his new position as Head Coach of the Texas Tech Chess Team. It is an excellent choice made by the university. In addition, TT also hired former USCF Executive Director Al Lawrence as...