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2023
- Dec 14: Comet Achieves Chess Grandmaster Rating
- Oct. 30: ‘I credit everything that I have in my life to chess’
- Oct. 26: Jindal School MS Business Analytics Student Thinking Moves Ahead
- ACM: Where Grandmasters Advise Young Players (PDF)
- Chess Team Gains Three Grandmasters
- UTD Chess Women Win Big at Texas Tournament
- Mar. 20: Chess Team Wins Southwest Collegiate Team Championship
- Melik Khachiyan to be Honored as Chess Educator of the Year
- UTD Chess Women Win Big at Texas Tournament
- Chess Team Wins Southwest Collegiate Team Championship
- Melik Khachiyan to be Honored as Chess Educator of the Year
2022
- Nov. 18: UTD Chess Intramural Tournament
- Nov. 4: UTD Chess Team Wins Texas Super Finals
- Oct. 31: Chess Team Wins Out on Home Turf
- Mar. 22: Sadorra Helps Young Chess Players
- Feb. 10: UT Dallas Team Finishes Fourth in Kasparov Tournament
- Feb. 4: Dutch Chess Educator, Karel van Delft, to be Honored as Chess Educator of the Year
- Jan. 27: Omer Reshef Receives Axxess Scholarship
- Jan. 26: IM Aaron Grabinsky Wins Tournament at New Texas Chess Center
- Jan. 9: Chess Team Earns Final Four Berth
2021
- Dec. 21: Chess Team Member Places Second in Major Tournament
- Oct. 1: Chess Team Shows It’s Up to Speed, Wins First U.S. Blitz Title
- October: UT Dallas’ David Brodsky Featured in American Chess Magazine (pdf)
- Aug. 23: Donation Creates Chess Endowment
- July 29: Chess in Education: 3rd International Koltanowski Conference
2020
- Dec. 14: Historic 15th Annual Gligoric Transatlantic Cup Goes to UTD
- Dec. 11: Chess Team Checks Transatlantic Cup Win Off To-Do List; Next Up? Pan-Am Tournament
- June 17: Chess, Debate Teams Reflect on Spring Highlights, Look Forward to Fall
- May 20: Although They Seem Dissimilar, Chess and Dance Have Surprising Connections (pdf)
- Feb. 26: Chess Team Members Play Blindfolded While Preparing For Final Four
- Feb 20: Former US Chess President Tim Redman Retires from UT Dallas
- Feb. 20: Panda Chess Academy in Houston is Expanding
- Jan. 26 Chess Team Heads to President’s Cup
2019
- Dec. 30: Chess Team Makes Right Moves at Pan-Am, Advances to Final Four
- April 15: UTD Places Third at Chess Championship
- April 15: Chess Team Earns Third Place at Final Four Tournament in Big Apple
- April 4: Chess Team Is Ready for Its Next Move: Final Four in New York City
- May: Pages from Chess Life (pdf)
- March 10: Chess Team Hires New Coach
- March 8: Advice from the Chess Educator of the Year
- Feb. 28: Chess Team Makes Master Move by Naming Alumnus Its New Coach
2018
- Dec. 31: Results of Pan-Am 2018
- Dec. 31: UT Dallas Chess Coach Retires as Team Lands Spot at Final Four Tournament
- Nov. 12: Svetozar Gligorić Transatlantic Cup: UT Dallas Wins!
- Nov. 9: The 13th Annual Svetozar Gligoric Transatlantic Cup (pdf)
- October: The Psychology of Chess: An Interview with Author Fernand Gobet
- October: My First Move
2017
- Nov. 16: It’s All Square: Comets Chess Team Fights to Draw in Transatlantic Cup
- Nov. 13: Chess Program Experiences Rapid Growth
- Oct. 26: Chess Team Defeats Rivals for Title at Texas Collegiate Super Finals
- Sept. 19: Human vs. Parallel Machine
- Sept. 14: 2017 Southwest Open
- June 1: IM Zurabi Javakhadze Wins State Championship
- April 7: UT Dallas Chess Team Wraps Season at Final Four Tournament
- March 22: Texas Connects Us: The Final Four of Chess
- March 21: Chess Team Is Prepared for Final Four Showdown in New York City
- March 10: Cognitive Benefits of Chess
- Feb. 21: Chess Hall of Fame Grandmaster To Speak at UT Dallas (pdf)
- Jan. 23: Queens of Chess
- Jan. 6: Chess Team Dominates a Different March Madness, Heads to Its 15th Final Four
2016
- Dec. 31: Chess Team Secures Berth in Final Four with Pan Am Performance
- Nov. 14: Chess Team Retains Transatlantic Cup with Victory over Belgrade
- Sept. 24: A Chat with the Authors of Chess for Dummies
- Sept. 7: Comet Grandmaster Captures Share of U.S. Open Chess Championship
- Jan. 1: UT Dallas Defeats University of Belgrade, Ties Decade-Long Svetozar Gligoric Transatlantic Cup (pdf)
2015
- Dec. 2: Youngest International Master In U.S. History
- Nov. 19: Chess Team Rallies To Recapture Cup with Victory over Belgrade
- June 15: Coppell Teen Chess Phenom Earns Grandmaster Title
- April 2: UTD Team Maintains Place at Highest Levels of College Chess
- April 1: UT Dallas Team Finishes Stellar Season at Final Four of Chess
- March 30: A Game of Thrones
- March 25: Top US Juniors Defeat UTD team
- Jan. 2: Webster Wins PanAms — UT Dallas, UMBC, Texas Tech Join in Final Four
2014
- Dec. 30 – Chess Team Finishes 2nd at Pan Am, Earns Trip to Final Four in April
- Nov. 27: Chess Team Brings UTD Acclaim
- Nov. 7 – Chess Team, University of Belgrade Finish All Square in Cup Matchup
- Sept. 22 – Master of the game
- Aug. 14 – Undergrad Makes Right Moves to Win U.S. Open Chess Championship
- Aug. 3 – GM Conrad Holt Wins US Open Title
- Mar. 28 – International Field Competes at UT Dallas Spring FIDE Open
- Feb. 26 – Chess Team Challenges Campus to Blindfolded Match
- Jan. 4 – Webster Strengthens Grip on the Collegiate Game
2013
- Dec. 29 – Webster and UTD Lead Pan-Ams
- Nov. 29 – Sadorra and Lenderman win in Dallas
- Nov. 22 – GM Invitational Kicks Off in Dallas
- Nov. 7 – Belgrade Wins Gligoric Cup to Take Series Lead
- Oct. 9 – GMs Chirila and IM Gorovets Win U.S. Class Championship
- Sept. 13 – New Members Prove Formidable in Chess Team’s First Win of Season
- Sept. 2 – Sadorra to Defend U.S. Class Title
- July 17 – The Making of Computer Chess
- June 5 – Before Andrew Bujalski’s Computer Chess, Dallas Had Boris, Its Own Chess-Playing Computer
- May 18 – U.S. Titles End Up in Familiar Hands
- Apr. 8 – Comets Earn 2nd Place in Final Four of Chess in Washington, D.C.
- Mar. 21 – Chess Team Prepares to Compete in Final Four of Chess
- Mar. 8 – Chess Team Schedules Spring Events to Prep for Championships
- Mar. 5 – University Begins 12th Annual ChessFest This Week
- Feb. 4 – Alumna Describes Her Role as a Soldier and as an American
- Jan. 5 – Colleges Fight for Title With Talent-Filled Rosters