| University of Texas at Dallas “A Team” Wins 2007 Pan-American Chess Championships |
| January 3, 2008 | |
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PR#1 of 2008 University of Texas at Dallas “A Team” Wins 2007 Pan-American Chess Championships (Miami, FL) Instead of relaxing during the holiday season, over 120 of the best collegiate chess players in the Americas battled over six grueling rounds lasting up to five hours each over the weekend of December 27-30, 2007. In the end, the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) “A Team” took first place at the Pan-American Intercollegiate Chess Tournament, which was held at Miami Dade College in Miami, Florida. UTD's dominating performance--earning 5.5 of a possible 6 match points (1 point per win and ½ point per draw)--included a critical victory in the penultimate round against their perennial rival, the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). With the victory comes a spot in the Final Four of collegiate chess, where they are the defending national champions. Joining UTD in the Final Four this April 5-6, 2008 will be UMBC, New York University and Miami Dade College. Participating teams included the University of Toronto, the University of the West Indies in Barbados, Stanford, Yale, Duke, Johns Hopkins, and Northwestern among others. In addition to those qualifying for the Final Four, the following schools can boast winners: • DIVISION I CHAMPION (2200 AND ABOVE) UTD- TEAM A • DIVISION II CHAMPION (2000-2199) NEW YORK UNIVERSITY • DIVISION III CHAMPION (1800-1999) NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY • DIVISION IV CHAMPION (UNDER 1800) UTD- TEAM C • TOP WOMEN’S TEAM UTD- TEAM C • BEST INTERNATIONAL TEAM (IN TIEBREAK ORDER) 1ST UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO- TEAM A and UNIVERSITY OF WEST INDIES-CAVE HILL- TEAM A 3RD UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO- TEAM B See http://www.bocachess.com/2007PanAm.htm for complete team and individual standings. You can also contact event organizers: Rene Garcia, 305-237-3012, [email protected] and Ana Maria DeMahy, 305-237-8919, [email protected]. ************ The United States Chess Federation (USCF), founded in 1939, serves as the governing body for chess in the United States and is now headquartered in Crossville, Tennessee. USCF is devoted to extending the role of chess in American society. It promotes the study and knowledge of the game of chess, for its own sake as an art and enjoyment, and as a means for the improvement of society. The USCF is a not-for-profit membership organization with over 80,000 members. For additional information on the USCF see: http://www.uschess.org. |