The UMBC Chess Team has tied for first place in the 2008 Pan-American Intercollegiate Team Chess Championship, hosted in Dallas, TX. The Retrievers tied with the University of Texas at Dallas (B Team) in round 6 of competition. This marks the 8th first place finish for the Retrievers in the Pan-Am Tournament — beating UTD’s old record.  This finish will send UMBC (and UTD) to the USCF‘s 2009 President’s Cup, better known as the “final four” of college chess.

Chess Team vs UTD at Pan-Am 2008

Recently, the UMBC Chess team has been featured on the US Chess Federation’s front page. You can replay all the chess games from the Pan-Am Championship on monroi.com.  Congratulations to Kritz, Foisor, Erenburg, and Gareyev!

Picture courtesy of  Susan Polgar.  Thanks to Mike Lurie.