News and Events

Maryland Scholastic Chess Spectacular - 2010

Maryland Scholastic Chess Spectacular - 2010

The Maryland Scholastic Chess Spectacular will be held Sunday, May 2 at UMBC. Online registration will open after February 8. For more information, please see the event flyer.

UMBC Open-Alvin S. Mintzes Chess Tournament - 2010

UMBC Open-Alvin S. Mintzes Chess Tournament - 2010

The UMBC Open will be held February 27 - 28. For more information, please see the event flyer.

UMBC Chess Events - 2010

UMBC Chess Events - 2010

  • UMBC Open-Alvin S. Mintzes Chess Tournament -- February 27 - 28
  • President's Cup -- April
  • Maryland Scholastic Chess Spectacular -- May 2
  • UMBC Chess Championship -- September 18 - 19

Pan-American Intercollegiate Chess Championship - 2009

Pan-American Intercollegiate Chess Championship - 2009

UMBC's Chess team recently won the Pan-American Intercollegiate Chess Championship. For more information, check out the following articles:

ChessFest 2009

ChessFest 2009

ChessFest 2009 will be held Sunday, Oct. 31, in the UMBC University Center. For more information, take a look at the event flyer, located here.

Maryland Chess Spectacular

Maryland Chess Spectacular

The Maryland Chess Spectacular will be held this Sunday at UMBC. Registration is still available (here) and will be available until Sunday. The current list of registrants is available here. For more information please see the event flyer and the event's FAQ page.

Registrants List, Registration, and Deadlines for the 2009 Maryland Scholastic Chess Spectacular

Registrants List, Registration, and Deadlines for the 2009 Maryland Scholastic Chess Spectacular

The current list of registrants for the upcoming 2009 Chess Spectacular is available here. This list is updated frequently. Registration for the Chess Spectacular (available here) is open up to the day of the Spectacular. Due to the current number of registrants, late registrants will not be charged late fees nor have a Bye applied to Rd. 1. For more information, please see the event flyer.

UMBC Wins the 2009 President

UMBC Wins the 2009 President's Cup

The UMBC Chess team has beaten the University of Texas-Dallas (UTD) to win the 2009 President's Cup. Entering the final round down 5-6 against UTD, UMBC beat UTD 2.5-1.5, resulting in a 7.5-7.5 tie in individual points and a 2-2 tie on match points. The head-to-head encounter of Round 3 broke the tie, resulting in a UMBC victory. UMBC has now won five of the nine years the competition has existed. For more information, check out the following links: