Dallas vs Belgrade, November 2008
UTD wins 12.5-3.5!
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Jerry Madden starting the match.
The III Annual Transatlantic Cup took place October 31st, 2008. Both UTD and our rivals, the University of Belgrade, borught impressive teams filled with titled players. The event was held over the Internet Chess Club and both teams were playing in an auditorium in their respective cities. UTD played in the Davidson Auditorium in the SOM. Our first move was done by Texas House Representative Jerry Madden. At the end of the day, our team was able to overwhelm our Serbian opponents. The cup stays in Dallas one more year!
University of Texas at Dallas |
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University of Belgrade |
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1 |
GM |
Alejandro Ramirez |
2534 |
1 : 0 |
IM |
Milos Pavlovic |
2524 |
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2 |
IM |
Davorin Kuljasevic |
2521 |
1 : 0 |
IM |
Nikola Nestorovic |
2393 |
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3 |
IM |
Zivanic Marko |
2465 |
1 : 0 |
CM |
Lapsevic Milos |
2355 |
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4 |
IM |
Jacek Stopa |
2461 |
1 : 0 |
NM |
Balind Nadj Hedjsei |
2296 |
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5 |
IM |
John Bartholomew |
2453 |
1/2 : 1/2 |
CM |
Aleksander Toth |
2300 |
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6 |
IM |
Darsko Boskovic |
2452 |
1/2 : 1/2 |
FM |
Vlaso Blesic |
2343 |
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7 |
IM |
Puchen Wang |
2450 |
1 : 0 |
FM |
Milos Nikolic |
2299 |
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8 |
IM |
Sal Bercys |
2428 |
1 : 0 |
FM |
Marija Rakic |
2282 |
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9 |
FM |
Igor Schneider |
2397 |
1/2 : 1/2 |
CM |
Mladen Strbac |
2300 |
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10 |
FM |
Keaton Kiewra |
2380 |
0 : 1 |
CM |
Aleksandar Vrbjlananac |
2263 |
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11 |
NM |
Tautvydas Vedrickas |
2268 |
1 : 0 |
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Milisav Danilovic |
2262 |
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12 |
NM |
Francisco Guadalupe |
2237 |
0 : 1 |
WIM |
Ljilja Drljevic |
2259 |
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13 |
WFM |
Bayaraa Zorigt |
2203 |
1 : 0 |
CM |
Nemenja Cvetkovic |
2246 |
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14 |
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Mihail Bantic |
2195 |
1 : 0 |
CM |
Nenad Ravic |
2212 |
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15 |
|
Nelson Lopez II |
2173 |
1 : 0 |
WFM |
Aleksandra Mijovic |
2176 |
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16 |
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Chaitanya Vaidya |
2170 |
1 : 0 |
WIM |
Marijana Savic |
2173 |
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Upcoming Events
World Chess Olympiad
Location: Dresden, Germany
Date: November 11-25
UTD Players: GM Alejandro Ramirez
UTD GM & IM Invitational
Location: Richardson, Texas
Date: November 26-30
UTD Players: All of the UTD chess team will be involved in these Round Robin tournaments, looking for IM and GM norms!
Pan-American Collegiate Championship
Location: Dallas, Texas
Date: December 27-30
UTD Players: UTD will be sending 4 teams of 5 people to this event, details on who makes the team will be announced later!
