About the Chess Team at UTD
UTD houses a nationally renowned chess team that has won numerous prestigious awards. Scholarships are awarded through various competitions to top performing chess players of all ages. The team consists of various players whose strengths vary from novice to grandmaster. The team meets weekly during the Chess Club Meetings.
Winners of the 2007 Final Four: UTD Team members IM Dmitri Shneider;
GM Alejandro Ramirez; IM Drasko Boskovic; IM Marko Zivanic; IM
Davorin Kuljasevic: GM Magesh Panchanthan; and Coach Rade Milovanovic
The UTD B Team was first place in the 2006 Pan-Am on tiebreaks.
Left
to Right: Amon Simutowe, Davorin Kuljasevic, Jacek Stopa,
Dmitri Shneider, and Marko Zivanic.
The UTD A Team was undefeated Co-champions.
Left to Right: Igor Schneider, Alejandro Ramirez, Drasko
Boskovic, John Bartholomew and Magesh Panchanathan.