U.S. Intercollegiate Chess Team Championship
For The President's Cup
Baltimore, Maryland
| 1. | GM Alejandro Ramirez | 2590(USCF) | 2509(FIDE) |
| 2. | GM Magesh Panchantahan | 2540 | 2508 |
| 3. | IM Davorin Kuljasevic | 2517 | 2464 |
| 4. | IM Drasko Boskovic | 2508 | 2465 |
| Alternates: | |||
| 1. | IM Marko Zivanic | 2506 | 2477 |
| 2. | IM John Bartholomew | 2485 | 2435 |
| Average USCF 1-4 boards 2538.75. Average FIDE 2486.5 | |||
| Board | Name | USCF Rating | FIDE Rating | FIDE Title | Moniker |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sergey Erenburg | 2610 | GM | The Stealth | |
| 2 | Timur Gareev | 2468 | 2411 | GM | The Uzebekdragon |
| 3 | Pawel Blehm | 2584 | 2505 | GM | The Polish Magician |
| 4 | Katerina Rohonyan | 2312 | 2309 | WGM | The Kiev Killer |
| Alt. 1 | Alexander Barnett | 2300 | 2244 | The Washington Wizard | |
| Alt. 2 | Aaron Kahn | 2267 | 2203 | The Kahnvict | |
| Average rating (boards 1-4) | 2494 | 2408 | |||
Mackenzie Molner
USCF Rating: 2352
Hometown: Montclair, NJ
Chess Accomplishments: Defeating GM Stripunsky in the first round of the Marshall Chess Club Championship despite arriving more than a half-hour late
Academic Accomplishments: Economics
Other Interests/Hobbies: Poker, Good Music, Volleyball
Evan Rosenberg
USCF Rating: 2179
Hometown: New York, NY
Chess Accomplishments: Revolutionizing the Trompowsky
Academic Accomplishments: Sociology, Education
Other Interests/Hobbies: Fashion, Pharmaceuticals, Britney Spears
Sean Finn
USCF Rating: 2113
Hometown: Upper Montclair, NJ
Chess Accomplishments: Winning games with apparently no positional understanding whatsoever
Academic Accomplishments: Political Science
Other Interests/Hobbies: Poker, Horticulture, Arabic
Jake Vogel
USCF Rating: 2109
Hometown: Newtown, CT
Chess Accomplishments: Does dead-lifting twice your body weight count?
Academic Accomplishments: Psychology
Other Interests/Hobbies: Protein Supplements, Tight Shirts, Mudslides
Doug Burgwin
USCF Rating: 1938
Hometown: Paoli, PA
Chess Accomplishments: Learning what to play against the Chigorin and Benoni (thanks Evan)
Academic Accomplishments: Economics, Mathematics, Finance
Other Interests/Hobbies: Soccer, Dancing, Complete Debauchery
Renier Gonzalez
USCF Rating: 2570
Place of Birth: Cuba
Chess Accomplishments: GM Elect, Florida state champion three years in a row, 2002-04, winner of more than 10 international tournaments.
Academic Accomplishments: Computer Science
Other Interests/Hobbies: Poker, sports, and music
Charles Galofre
USCF Rating: 2301
Place of Birth: United States
Chess Accomplishments: FM, Florida High School Champion 2004, Florida Denker Representative
Academic Accomplishments: Business/Finance
Other Interests/Hobbies: Poker, tournaments, finance, theology
Devlin Sinclair
USCF Rating: 2183
Place of Birth: Jamaica
Chess Accomplishments: Played in two Chess Olympiads and defeating GM Julio Becerra back to back in a double round robin Blitz tournament at the Queens chess club 2002.
Academic Accomplishments: Architectural Design
Other Interests/Hobbies: Table tennis and watching sports.
Javier Gonzalez
USCF Rating: 2108
Place of Birth: Cuba
Chess Accomplishments:
Academic Accomplishments: Psychology
Other Interests/Hobbies: Sports, especially volleyball, discussing controversial topics in philosophy, religion, and psychology.
Ernesto Alvarez
USCF Rating: 2079
Place of Birth: Cuba
Chess Accomplishments:
Academic Accomplishments: Pre- Bachelors of Arts
Other Interests/Hobbies: