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The second-annual KCF University Cup will take place in February 2022 on the Lichess.org platform.
The underdog UTD squad came up big with a feisty group of IMs, who also helped grab the team bronze in the Collegiate Rapid Championship.
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley chess team traveled to Lubbock, Texas to win the first OTB collegiate event since before the pandemic.
The 2021 U.S. National Collegiate Women’s Team Cup will be held on October 31 online at lichess.org , and entry is free to all current college… Read More »
The 2021 U.S. Collegiate Rapid & Blitz Championships will be held September 25-26 online at lichess.org, and entry is free to all current… Read More »
The UT-Rio Grande Valley won the 2021 President's Cup, the "Final Four of Chess," topping Saint Louis University, Webster and Texas Tech in April.
The two Missouri schools each earned a gold and silver medal in the collegiate Blitz and Rapid Championships. UT-RGV won bronze in both events.
GM Mikhail Antipov earned bronze in the Open and IM Olga Badelka brought home silver in the Women's Championship. WIM Alicja Sliwicka from UT-RGV… Read More »
The Kasparov Chess Foundation's collegiate team event drew more than 500 players from 72 universities, representing 24 countries from all continents… Read More »
Webster University claimed clear first with 8/9 in the first-ever virtual Pan-Ams and will join SLU, UT-RGV and Texas Tech in the Final Four.