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The University of Texas at Dallas takes chess seriously.
We believe that chess requires the kind of mental toughness and competitive excellence characteristic of our students.
The goal of the University is to produce highly educated graduates who can compete in the work force of the 21st century - chess is part of the program.
If you like chess and are looking for a college, take a look at UT Dallas.

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The championship UTD chess teams at the 2007 Pan-American Intercollegiate Team Chess Championship in Miami!

Recent News...

(NATA News, June 2008) Don't Forget Your Chess Athletes (yes, Chess)
(June 27) Chess Camps Keep Summer Boredom in Check
(May 25) Shulman U.S. Champ - A former UT Dallas chess player won the 2008 U.S. Championship, according to an article in the New York Post.
(May 20) Check Mate to Ignorance - The Dallas school district uses chess to improve performance
(May 12) All the Right Moves - Teen makes his mark in chess world (Daily Press)
(May 9) UT Dallas Chess Program Keeps Moving
(May 1) UT-Dallas chess team repeats as U.S., Western Hemisphere champs (Chamber Report)
(May 1) Pieces in place for girls to move in on scholarship (Dallas Morning News, 4-27-08) - UT Dallas Chess Program will offer a four-year scholarship to the winner of the All-Girls Chess Championship, according to an article in The Dallas Morning News.
(April 12) Kings of the Chessboard - blurb from the Dallas Morning News
(April 10) UMBC Falls to UT Dallas in Chess Final Four
(April 10) UMBC Chess Team Falls in Tourney
(April 7) Chess Team Repeats as Champ
(April 7) Chess Team Makes History With 'Final Four' Victory - UT Dallas is Only University to Hold Top College Titles for 2 Years in a Row
(March 30) Dallas elementary students vie for scholarship at chess tournament - articles from the Dallas Morning News on Dallas Area Chess-in-the-Schools tournament
(March 30) Click here to “See Chess Team members describe the UTD Chess Program” (link goes to YouTube)
(March 28) Chess Team's Next Move Could Make History - Final Four Win Would Give UT Dallas Victories in Top Contests 2 Years in a Row
(March 26) UT Dallas wins 2008 Southwest Collegiate Championship – UT Dallas took first place in the team championship with 16.5 points. UT Dallas finished ahead of other colleges, such as Texas Tech (2nd place) at 9.5 and UT Austin (3rd place) at 7.0. Others, such as SMU, played at the Hilton Americas in Houston, TX March 8-9. First individual place with 4.5 points went to Marko Zivanic (UTD). Tied for 2nd-4th with 4.0 points were UTD team members Davorin Kuljasevic, Chaitanya Vaidya, and Bayaraa Zorigt. In 5th place with 3.0 points was Francisco Guadalupe.
(March 24) Townview Center Wins Team Trophy At DISD Chess Championship (Oak Cliff Tribune, 2-28-08) - Undergraduate Studies Dean Michael J. Coleman awarded a chess tournament winner with a four-year scholarship.
(February 25) Can Anyone Take Down UTD? - Dallas, Texas is rapidly becoming U.S. chess central with a dedicated scholastic community, a USCL championship for the Dallas Destiny, and now a UTD repeat in the Pan Am Intercollegiate. (article by IM John Bartholomew. )
(February 21) Skyline student Eduardo Ramos won first place at the fifth annual Dallas ISD High School Chess Championship. He won a four-year academic excellence distinction scholarship to the University of Texas at Dallas, which covers tuition and mandatory fees as well as a $1,000-per-year contribution toward living expenses. (from the Dallas Morning News)
(February 14) Educator to Discuss Chess for At-Risk Children - ChessFest, a celebration held annually by McDermott Library and the UT Dallas Chess Program, will feature a presentation by Beatriz Marinello, who will discuss “Chess and the Development of Social Skills for At-Risk Children.”
(February 8) State Proclamations NO. 73, 74, and 75 - Texas State Senator Florence Shapiro from Plano, Texas signs three proclamations recognizing the achievements of the chess teams from The University of Texas at Dallas at the 2007 Pan American Intercollegiate Chess Tournament.
(February 5) Chess Team Puts on DISD Tournament - UT Dallas chess team members and officials lent their time and knowledge to the fifth annual DISD High School Chess Championship, which the university sponsored over the weekend at W.T. White High School.
(January 5, 2008) GM Magesh Panchanathan clinches win over GM Pawel Blehm from UMBC
(December 30) UT Dallas Keeps Grip on Pan-American Chess Title - Triumph in Fifth-Round Nail-Biter Helps Clinch Win in 'World Series' Tournament

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