April 5-6, 2008

After Round 3:
UTD 9½
UMBC 85
MDC 3½
NYU 3

Games
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3

        Templates

UTD_1, NYU_3 Rd3 W-1+3

UTD_1, NYU_3 Rd3 W 2+4

UTD_1, MDC_3 Rd 3 W 1+3

UTD_1 MDC_3 Rd 3 W 2+4

UMBC_1,NYU_3, Rd 3 W 1-3

UMBC_1 NYU_3 Rd 3 W 2+4

UMBC_1 MDC_3 Rd 3 W 1-3

UMBC_1 MDC_3 Rd 3 W 2-4

UTD_3 NYU_1 Rd3 W 1-3

UTD_3 NYU_1 Rd 3 W 2-4

UTD_3 MDC_1 Rd 3 W 1-3

UTD_3 MDC_1 Rd 3 W 2-4

UMBC_3 NYU_1 Rd 3 W 1-3

UMBC_3 NYU_1 Rd 3 W 2-4

UMBC_3 MDC_1 Rd 3 W 1-3

UMBC_3 MDC_1 Rd 3 W 2-4

UT-Dallas wins with a dramatic 2½-1½ match win over UMBC. It came down to
Davorin Kuljasevic - Pawel Blehm, with UTD ahead by ½ point. Kuljasevic up a few too many pawns in a Knight Vs Bishop ending won to give UTD the championship this year

The UMBC Chess Club proudly hosts the

2008 President’s Cup “The Final Four of College Chess”

Official Final Four Program

 A USCF National Event    Spectators are free and welcome.

 April 5-6, 2008

UMBC Commons (Game Room, 2nd Floor)1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, MD

 Featuring the four top USA schools from the 2007 Pan-American Intercollegiate Team Chess Championship (Pan-Am),held December 27-30 in Miami:

 University of Texas at Dallas (UTD)

University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)

New York University (NYU)

Miami Dade College (MDC)
 

 Schedule

All matches will take place in the UMBC Game Room (Commons Building, 2^nd Floor). 

 Friday, April 4

            7pm, Team Dinner (private)

 Saturday, April 5

            10am, Opening Ceremony, Game Room

            10am-3pm, Round 1 (Commentary in Room 329)

            5pm-10pm, Round 2 (Commentary in Room 329)

 Sunday, April 6

            9am-2pm, Round 3 (Commentary in Room 329)

            12-2pm, UMBC Chess Club Alumni Reception, Flat Tuesday (lower level)

            2pm, Tie-Breaking “6-5min Shootout match,” if needed

            2:30pm Closing Ceremony, Game Room

            3pm Adjourn

Commentary

Throughout each round, International Grandmaster Sam Palatnik will provide free move-by-move commentary in Room 329.  (No player is allowed on the 3^rd floor while his or her game is in progress.)  Master players and above who would like to volunteer to be additional commentators should contact Dr. Sherman.

Webcast of Games

All games will be broadcast move-by-move from the website www.monroi.com using the handheld Monroi wireless technology. 

 
Hotel

La Quinta Inn and Suites

1734 West Nursery Road

Linthicum, MD 21090

Tel: 410-859-2333 

Fax: 410-859-8823

[link]

$89/night double includes free breakfast (fees and taxes not included). Ask for the UMBC rate for the Final Four of Chess. A block of rooms will be reserved through

two weeks before event.  The rate is valid through event.

 Director of Sales - Kelsey Gage

lq2045dos@laquinta.com
 

Staff

 

Several members of the winning UTD Chess Team, IM Kuljasevic, Jim Stallings (director), GM Panchanathan and IM Zinvanic

UMBC Chess Fan, And you thought
only basketball and football
fans had college spirit!

Below is a 60 second video of the
start of Rd 3's Ramirez-Erenburg
Bd 1 match between UTD - UMBC