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Chess Life Online 2014 April Final Four Underway in New York
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| April 5, 2014 | |
The UMBC squad Marlayna Demond for UMBC
March Madness may have concluded this weekend in the sport of college basketball, but the Final 4 of College Chess will be contested this weekend in New York City. Teams from Texas Tech, University of Illinois, University of Maryland - Baltimore County (UMBC) and Webster University will face off across the chess board at New York City Athletic Club's Olympic Suites. See the Washington Post article here. The four teams qualified at the Pan American Intercollegiate Championship held this past December in Lubbock, TX. Webster University, based in Webster Groves, MO is the defending champion. Schedule Saturday, April 5 --9:45 am: The tournament begins with an opening ceremony 10 am - 3 pm: First round of play Boards 1 thru 4: Webster (1) vs. Illinois (4) Boards 5 thru 8: Texas Tech (2) vs. UMBC (3) 5 pm - 10 pm: Second round of play Boards 1 thru 4: Webster (1) vs. UMBC (3) Boards 5 thru 8: Texas Tech (2) vs. Illinois (4) Sunday, April 6- 9 am - 2 pm: Final round of play Boards 1 thru 4: Webster (1) vs. Texas Tech (2) Boards 5 thru 8: UMBC (3) vs. Illinois (4) -2 pm: Tie-Break/Shootout match (if necessary) -2:30 pm (approximately): Awards/closing ceremony and presentation of the President's Cup Matches consist of four boards per team and each team can carry up to two alternates. All four teams will compete against each of the other teams in a head to head match. Irina Krush and Max Dlugy will provide commentary (which you can find by following Max Dlugy on chess.com) and the games will be available on monroi.com. Also look for updates at http://twchesssafari.blogspot.co.il/. The seedings, based on USCF rating order are 1.Webster 2.Texas Tech, 3.UMBC and 4.Illinois. Team Rosters (in alphabetical order): Texas Tech Yaroslav Zherebukh Elshan Moradiabadi Andrey Gorovets Luis Carlos Torres Faik Aleskerov Head Coach: GM Alex Onishchuk University of Illinois Eric Rosen Xin Luo Michael Auger Akshay Indusekar Head Coach: GM Yury Shulman University of Maryland - Baltimore County Niclas Huschenbeth Akshayraj Kore Levan Bregadze Nazi Paikidze Sabina Foisor Head Coach: GM Sam Palatnik Webster University Ray Robson Georg Meier Wesley So Le Quang Liem Fidel Corrales Jimenez Anatoly Bykhovksy Head Coach: GM Susan Polgar Some notes on the New York Athletic Club- Address and phone number: NY Athletic Club 180 Central Park South, New York, NY 10019 | Tel: (212) 247-5100 Spectators are welcome. However, all attendees must be in compliance with the NYAC dress code. Business attire is the standard. For men, a tie is not necessary, although always appropriate. Jeans, sneakers and t-shirts are not permitted. Slacks, dress shoes, a collared shirt and jacket are perfect. Sponsored by: Booz Allen Hamilton Chief Arbiter: Michael Hoffpauir Time Control: 60-minutes, with a 30-second time increment |