U of I Chess Team Finishes Fourth In Tourney

The University of Connecticut may be celebrating a basketball championship, but Webster University in suburban St. Louis is celebrating back-to-back titles - in chess.  The University of Illinois finished fourth.

The Webster Groves, Mo.-based university took first place, earning the President's Cup, in a national championship tournament over the weekend in New York. Webster University won with 9.5 points.

The University of Maryland-Baltimore County was second with 7 points, followed by Texas Tech with 6.5 points and the U of I with 1 point.
 
It was the fourth title in four years for Webster coach Susan Polgar. She led Texas Tech to two championships before coaching at Webster for the past two years.
 
Webster was undefeated in matches this season, going 9-0.