Showing posts with label PanAm. Show all posts
Showing posts with label PanAm. Show all posts

Friday, December 31, 2010

4 titles for Texas Tech at 2010 PanAm



Texas Tech B team (L to R: Chase Watters, Josh Osbourn, Brian Cassidy, Rebecca Lelko, John Flores) tied for 1st at the 2010 PanAm Intercollegiate Division II Championship with Miami Dade!



Texas Tech C team (L to R: Mara Diamant, Ananya Roy, Zach Haskin, Brett James) tied for 1st at the 2010 PanAm Intercollegiate Division IV Championship with Yale.

Texas Tech A team (GM Davorin Kuljasevic, GM Andre Diamant, GM Anatoly Bykhovsky, IM Istvan Sipos) qualified for the Final Four again. They will face UTD, UTB, and UMBC in April for the President's Cup.

GM Andre Diamant tied with GM Erenburg for best individual performance on board 2. GM Anatoly Bykhovsky got the best individual performance on board 3.


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Wednesday, December 29, 2010

The final game of round 5


This was the last game of round 5 in the 2010 PanAm Intercollegiate Chess Championships. (Left GM Kuljasevic 1-0 FM Bindi Cheng 2400)

Final round matchups:

1. Texas Tech vs. UTD
2. UTB vs UMBC

Any of these four teams can win the 2010 PanAm.
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Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Knight Raiders in Milwaukee


The Texas Tech Knight Raiders Chess Teams are in Milwaukee to compete in the 2010 PanAm InterCollegiate Chess Championships.

Official website: http://www.panamerican.wichessacademy.com/
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Monday, December 27, 2010

PanAm InterCollegiate Championships Begin


Opening Ceremony of the 2010 PanAm InterCollegiate Championships in Milwaukee, WI

Official website: http://www.panamerican.wichessacademy.com/
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2010 PanAm InterCollegiate Championship


Dec. 27-30 or 28-30, Wisconsin 2010 Pan American Intercollegiate Team Championships

Playing site: Crowne Plaza Hotel, 6401 South 13th Street, Milwaukee, WI 53207. 1-414-764-5300. Free shuttle from the airport. Free parking and wireless internet. Mention Special Chess Rate $78 (single or double). Reserve by December 10th or rate may increase. Intercollegiate Section (12/27-30): 6SS, g/90+30sec/move increment. Open to College and University teams from North and South America, including the Caribbean (4 player teams, up to 2 alternates). Teams must supply letter from school stating the players meet eligibility requirements. Prize Fund: Championships are awarded in 4 divisions (based on average rating) and $4,300GG: Division One $1,200-800- 600-400, best International team $500; Division two winner $400, Division three and four winners: plaques. $100 + plaques to best scores on ea ch board. Schedule: late registration an d check in 3:00-5:00pm on 12/27; opening ceremony: 5:00pm; Rds.: 6:00pm on 12/27, 11:00am and 5:00pm on 12/28, 11:00am and 5:00pm on 12/29, 11:00am on 12/30. Closing ceremony at 4:00pm on 12/30. FIDE and USCF rated; USCF rules used. EF: $240/team priority registration by December 1st, 2010; $295/team thereafter. Please make checks payable to Wisconsin Chess Academy and send to Alex Betaneli, PO Box 260122, Madison, WI 53726. All entries will be confirmed over email and posted on www.wichessacademy.com and www.monroi.com INFO: abetaneli@wichessacademy.com or abetaneli@hotmail.com, 1-608- 334-2574. Boards and sets provided, please bring clocks. Dec.
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Monday, November 29, 2010

Women Pan American Chess Championship 2010


Women Pan American Chess Championship 2010
28th November to 4th December at the Casa de Portugal in Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil

The Women Pan American Chess Championship 2010 is taking place from 28th November to 4th December at the Casa de Portugal in Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil. 54 players compete over the 9 rounds of Swiss pairing system. IM Carolina Lujan of Argentina and WGM Yaniet Marrero Lopez of Cuba are top-seeded in the starting list.

Here are the top 10 seeds:

1 IM Lujan Carolina ARG 2349
2 WGM Marrero Lopez Yaniet CUB 2349
3 WIM Vigoa Apecheche Yanira CUB 2282
4 WIM Morales Mendoza Luciana PER 2187
5 WFM Chumpitaz Carbajal Ann PER 2174
6 WFM Terao Juliana Sayumi BRA 2154
7 Fernandez Maria Florencia ARG 2149
8 WFM Feliciano Vanessa BRA 2145
9 WIM Guerrero Rodriguez Alejandra MEX 2117
10 WFM Cancio-Bello Ayes Flavia CUB 2114

More here: http://reports.chessdom.com/news-2010/women-pan-american-chess-championship
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