For the second straight year, The University of Texas at Dallas will host the most exclusive event in college chess. “It is exciting for us to be able to host this prestigious college chess event two years in a row,” chess coach Julio Catalino Sadorra BS’13 said. “This bid award is an endorsement from US Chess and its College Chess Committee of UT Dallas and our chess culture, and the way we organize collegiate tournaments. Created by Dr. Timothy Redman, professor emeritus of literature, the President’s Cup was first held in 2001 and has been hosted by UT Dallas five previous times. UTD Wins Kasparov Tournament CupThe UT Dallas A team took first place at the fifth annual Kasparov Chess Foundation University Cup in early February.