Check out the 2019 chess team video.
Check out the 2019 chess team video.
Whether chess team members come from Lithuania or Zambia, India or Poland, they are united by the universal language of “checkmate.” The team represents a global community dedicated to chess excellence: Twenty-four Grandmasters (GMs) and International Masters (IMs) have played for UT Dallas since the program’s inception in 1996. Winning outright or tying for first place in 10 Pan American Intercollegiate Championships, the chess team is a considerable force in collegiate play. The UT Dallas Chess Team is coached by Grandmaster Julio Sadorra. With consistent achievement and guidance from a knowledgeable staff, the chess team is the most-recognized competitive group on campus.
“At UT Dallas, chess is more than a game for which we’re known. It’s a conversation starter that welcomes people from the community to our campus and allows for international exchange.”
Status: Graduate Student
Contact: Carlos Hevia Alejano
Home Country: Cuba
Fide Rating/Title: 2464 GM
USCF Rating: 2560
Major: Computer Science
Status: Graduate Student
Contact: Joshua Daniel Ruiz Castillo
Home Country: Columbia
Fide Rating/Title: 2504 GM
USCF Rating: 2547
Major: Computer Science
Status: Freshman
Contact: Eyal Grinberg
Home Country: Israel
Fide Rating/Title: 2486/IM
USCF Rating: 2535
Major: Software Engineering
Status: Sophomore
Contact: Craig Hilby
Home Country: USA
Fide Rating/Title: 2420/IM
USCF Rating: 2500
Major: Computer Science
Status: Senior
Contact: Angel Arribas Lopez
Home Country: Spain
Fide Rating/Title: 2505/GM
USCF Rating: 2591
Major: Software Engineering
Status: Junior
Contact: Razvan Preotu
Home Country: Canada
Fide Rating/Title: 2501/GM
USCF Rating: 2555
Major: Computer Science
Status: Sophomore
Contact: Omer Reshef
Home Country: Israel
Fide Rating/Title: 2497/IM
USCF Rating: 2561
Major: Software Engineering
Status: Sophomore
Contact: Emil Stefanov
Home Country: Bulgaria
Fide Rating/Title: 2407/IM
Major: Economics
Status: Sophomore
Contact: Cameron Wheeler
Home Country: USA
Fide Rating/Title: 2406/IM
USCF Rating: 2503
Major: Economics
Status: Junior
Contact: Tony Yim
Home Country: South Korea
Fide Rating/Title: 2254/CM
USCF Rating: 2358
Major: Undecided
Status: Freshman
Contact: Jack Easton
Home Country: USA
Fide Rating/Title: 2182
USCF Rating: 2328
Major: Actuarial Science
Status: Freshman
Contact: Benjamin Frenkel
Home Country: USA
Fide Rating/Title: 2129
USCF Rating: 2246
Major: Computer Science
Status: Freshman
Contact: Patrick Beatrez
Home Country: USA
Fide Rating/Title: 1779
USCF Rating: 2184
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Status: Senior
Contact: Duy Minh Nguyen
Home Country: USA
Fide Rating/Title: 1966
USCF Rating: 2092
Major: Biochemistry