2009-10 Chess Teams

Coach Igor Epshteyn, together with grandmaster Sam Palatnik, have selected the 2009-2010 UMBC Chess Teams.

Two teams will compete in the 2009 Pan-American Intercollegiate from December 27-30, on South Padre Island, Texas (hosted by University of Texas at Brownsville). Team A comprises two grandmasters, one woman grandmaster and two international masters.  The selections were based on all available evidence, including the outcome of the 2009 UMBC Chess Championship held September 19-20 in The Commons.

Congratulations to freshman Adithya Balasubramanian ‘13 for becoming the 2009-2010 UMBC Chess Champion
with 4.0 out of 5 points, edging out woman grandmaster Sabina Foisor on tie breaks.

Currently, UMBC is ranked first in college chess, having tied with University of Texas Dallas for first at the 2008 Pan-American Intercollegiate and having won first place at the 2009 President’s Cup. UMBC has won or tied for first place seven times at the Pan-Am, more than for any other college in the history of chess.

Below are the chess teams for 2009-10:

Team A

• Leonid Kritz ‘12
• Sergey Erenburg ‘11 
• Giorgi Margvelashvili ‘12
• Sasha Kaplan ‘11
• Sabina Foisor ‘12

Team B

• Aaron Kahn ‘11
• Adithya Balasubramanian ‘11
• Richard Selzler ‘12
• Ian Harris ‘11
• Ryan Goldenberg ‘10

Team C

• Jeremy Hummer ‘07
• Andrew Hubbard ‘09
• Hafez Tari ‘15
• David Chapman ‘04
• Patrick Allen ‘09