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One of the fiercest, most closely contested battles for bragging rights in all of college sports will commence Dec. 27 as America's top two chess powerhouses � The University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) and the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) - once again face off as the favorites to win the 2003 Pan American Intercollegiate Team Chess Championship, the World Series of College Chess.
Miami, FL - The University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) chess team earned second place at one of the most competitive Pan American Intercollegiate Chess Championships to date. UMBC's first team was edged by its rival team from the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD), which has shared the title with UMBC in the past but never won the championship outright. UMBC team captain Eugene Perelshteyn earned top player honors for his performance on board three.
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