2007-2008 Pan-American Teams

Fun UMBC Chess Team 2008
Chess players (L to R): GM Pawel Blehm,
Ian Harris (Chess Club President), WGM Katerina Rohonyan, GM Sergey Erenburg

Team A

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
Alternate 1 Alexander Barnett 2300 2244   The Washington Wizard
Alternate 2 Aaron Kahn 2267 2203   The Kahnvict
Average rating (boards 1-4) 2494 2408    


Team B

Board Name USCF Rating FIDE Rating FIDE Title Moniker
1 Zoltan Revesz 2152 2283    
2 Ryan Goldenberg 2157      
3 Ian Harris 2053 2027   The D.C. Treatment
4 Jeremy Hummer 2090     The Karo-Kann Hammer
Alternate 1 Quadratullah Andar 2040     The Afghan Knight
Alternate 2 Andrew Hubbard 2018     The Illinois Incinerator
Average rating (boards 1-4) 2113      


Team C

Board Name USCF Rating FIDE Rating FIDE Title Moniker
1 Gregory Masters 2046     The Super G.M.
2 Alex Bardakh 1887      
3 Raghu Rajaram 1835      
4 Chris Bechis 1814     McLovin
Alternate 1 Adithya Sundar 1758      
Alternate 2 Brian Chan 1690     The Complex Analyst
Average rating (boards 1-4) 1896      


Other Members of the UMBC Chess Delegation

Director: Dr. Alan T. Sherman


Coach: Lifemaster Igor Epshteyn
Media relations: Mike Lurie, Chip Rose