UMBC places 10th at Pan-Am Intercollegiate Team Chess Championship
January 5, UMBC finished 10th at the Pan-American Intercollegiate Team Chess Championship in Charlotte, NC,
out of 91 teams. UMBC (avg rating 2387) earned 4 out of 6 points, placing top among all teams rated below 2500.
Texas Rio Grande took clear first place with a perfect 6 points. Advancing to the President’s Cup (top four USA schools) are Texas Rio Grande (26067), U Texas Dallas B (2538), St. Louis U (2590), and Webster (2632).
The championship was very strong, with ten teams rated over 2500. In addition to the usual seven schools that offer chess scholarships, strong teams also hailed from Stanford (2570), Yale (2502), and U Chicago (2505).
UMBC’s round-by-round results:
Rd 1 – Beat Chicago B (2026)
Rd 2 – Lost to Missouri A (2653)
Rd 3 – Beat St. Louis B (2354)
Rd 4 – Beat Northwestern A (2270)
Rd 5 – Lost to Stanford A (2570)
Rd 6 – Beat U North Carolina (2273)
Complete results:
https://events.charlottechesscenter.org/collegiate/standings
Selected games:
https://www.chess.com/events/2025-panam-collegiate-championship
UMBC has won or tied for first place at the Pan-Am a record ten times. In recent years, UMBC has been unable to keep up with the other better funded schools that offer significantly greater chess scholarships.
UMBC Chess Team
1 Susal De Silva (2409) - CE major
2 IM Adam Frank (2385) - ECON major
3 Gunnar Andersen (2358) - IS major
4 Dhanush Bharadwaj (2347) - CS major
Coach GM Tanguy "The Belgian Butcher" Ringoir (PhD student in Policy Science)
Director: Dr. Alan T. Sherman
out of 91 teams. UMBC (avg rating 2387) earned 4 out of 6 points, placing top among all teams rated below 2500.
Texas Rio Grande took clear first place with a perfect 6 points. Advancing to the President’s Cup (top four USA schools) are Texas Rio Grande (26067), U Texas Dallas B (2538), St. Louis U (2590), and Webster (2632).
The championship was very strong, with ten teams rated over 2500. In addition to the usual seven schools that offer chess scholarships, strong teams also hailed from Stanford (2570), Yale (2502), and U Chicago (2505).
UMBC’s round-by-round results:
Rd 1 – Beat Chicago B (2026)
Rd 2 – Lost to Missouri A (2653)
Rd 3 – Beat St. Louis B (2354)
Rd 4 – Beat Northwestern A (2270)
Rd 5 – Lost to Stanford A (2570)
Rd 6 – Beat U North Carolina (2273)
Complete results:
https://events.charlottechesscenter.org/collegiate/standings
Selected games:
https://www.chess.com/events/2025-panam-collegiate-championship
UMBC has won or tied for first place at the Pan-Am a record ten times. In recent years, UMBC has been unable to keep up with the other better funded schools that offer significantly greater chess scholarships.
UMBC Chess Team
1 Susal De Silva (2409) - CE major
2 IM Adam Frank (2385) - ECON major
3 Gunnar Andersen (2358) - IS major
4 Dhanush Bharadwaj (2347) - CS major
Coach GM Tanguy "The Belgian Butcher" Ringoir (PhD student in Policy Science)
Director: Dr. Alan T. Sherman
Posted: April 2, 2025, 10:57 AM
