UT Dallas and the University of Belgrade Prepare for Match

(Crossville, TN) The chess teams from the University of Texas at Dallas and the University of Belgrade, Serbia square off in what is now the seventh year of match competition. The online match scheduled for November 2, 2012 has been renamed “The Svetozar Gligoric Transatlantic Cup” in memory of Serbian Grandmaster Svetozar Gligoric. Valentin Yotov, an Arts and Technology major, will play board one for UTD in the online match that pits sixteen students from each school in simultaneous games under the supervision of International Arbiter, Franc Guadalupe. The UTD players may observe their opponents in Serbia via a live connection projected on-screen in the Davidson Auditorium of the Naveen Jindal School of Management at UTD. The match is open to the public. A link to the match program booklet may be found at:

www.utdallas.edu/chess/docs/belgrade-chess-flyer.pdf

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The United States Chess Federation (USCF), founded in 1939, serves as the governing body for chess in the United States and is now headquartered in Crossville, Tennessee. USCF is devoted to extending the role of chess in American society. It promotes the study and knowledge of the game of chess, for its own sake as an art and enjoyment, and as a means for the improvement of society. The USCF is a not-for-profit membership organization with over 80,000 members. For additional information on the USCF see: www.uschess.org.