Members of UMBC's World Champion Chess Team discuss the latest chess tournament run by the team last weekend..
The 2012 UMBC Chess Championship will be held February 25 - 26 in the Commons Building (3rd floor). For more information, see the event flyer..
UMBC's Chess team recently won the Pan-American Intercollegiate Chess Championship. For more information, check out the following articles:.
UMBC is a mid-sized, public research
university offering bachelor’s,
master’s and doctoral degrees.
UMBC combines the emphasis on
teaching found at the best liberal
arts colleges with the innovation
of a research university, offering
nationally recognized programs in
the arts, sciences, engineering,
technology, policy and the
humanities.
UMBC competes in major intercollegiate chess tournaments including the Pan-American Intercollegiate Team Chess Championship (held December 27-30) and the President’s Cup (held in early April). UMBC has won (or tied for first place) a record nine times at the Pan-Am and a record six times at the President’s Cup. UMBC hosts two open tournaments each year: the UMBC Championship in September, and the UMBC Open in February or March. Team and Club members engage in community service through chess.
2012 PRESIDENT’S CUP : Highlights
THE FINAL FOUR of College Chess.
March 30–April 1, 2012 Herndon, Virginia.
For more information click:
1. Event flyer.
2. Event highlights.
