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Chess Program
Brownsville Campus, Casa Bella 633
Email: chess@utrgv.edu
Phone: (956) 882-5761
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UTRGV Chess Team as of March 2025

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Bartek Macieja, M.S.Phys.

Chess Coach, Chess Grandmaster
Phone: (956) 882-5761
Email: bartek.macieja@utrgv.edu
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Bartek Macieja, M.S.Phys.

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Chess Coach, Chess Grandmaster
Chess Program
Email: bartek.macieja@utrgv.edu
Casa Bella 633
Phone: (956) 882-5761

Colt Smith-Munoz

Program Manager
Phone: (956) 882-5761
Email: colt.smithmunoz@utrgv.edu
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Colt Smith-Munoz

Anthony "Colt" Smith-Munoz has BS in Pure Mathematics and is UTRGV alumni. He first learned to play chess back 13 years ago through outreaches hosted by the very UTRGV Chess Program he now works for. Chess has had a big influence on him and in the RGV over the past few decades, and as Program Manager he hopes to continue and expand that legacy both in UTRGV and the Valley as a whole.
Program Manager
Chess Program
Email: colt.smithmunoz@utrgv.edu
Casa Bella 633
Phone: (956) 882-5761

Gleb Dudin

Grandmaster
Email: gleb.dudin01@utrgv.edu
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Gleb Dudin

Level: Undergraduate

Classification: Sophomore

Program: Psychology

College: Liberal Arts

Department: Psychological Science

Major: Psychology

USCF: 2643

FIDE: 2544

Title: Grandmaster

Hometown: Moscow, Russia

Grandmaster
Email: gleb.dudin01@utrgv.edu

Jose Gabriel Cardoso Cardoso

Grandmaster
Email: jose.cardoso01@utrgv.edu
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Jose Gabriel Cardoso Cardoso

Level: Undergraduate

Classification: Freshman

Program: Business Administration

College: Business and Entrepreneurship

Department: Marketing

Major: Marketing

USCF: 2543

FIDE: 2503

Title: Grandmaster

Hometown: Cali, Colombia

Grandmaster
Email: jose.cardoso01@utrgv.edu

Shawn Rodrigue-Lemieux

Grandmaster
Email: shawn.rodriguelemieux01@utr...
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Shawn Rodrigue-Lemieux

Level: Undergraduate

Classification: Junior

Program: Biomedical Sciences

College: Health Professions

Department: Health & Biomedical Sciences

Major: Biomedical Sciences

USCF: 2523

FIDE: 2505

Title: Grandmaster

Hometown: Montreal, Canada

Grandmaster
Email: shawn.rodriguelemieux01@utrgv.edu

Irakli Beradze

International Master
Email: irakli.beradze01@utrgv.edu
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Irakli Beradze

Level: Masters

Program: Cyber Security

College: Engineering and Computer Scien

Department: Informatics and Enginr Syst

Major: Cyber Security

USCF: 2562

FIDE: 2488

Title: International Master

Hometown: Tbilisi, Georgia

International Master
Email: irakli.beradze01@utrgv.edu

Jakub Fus

International Master
Email: jakub.fus01@utrgv.edu
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Jakub Fus

Level: Undergraduate

Classification: Junior

Program: Psychology

College: Liberal Arts

Department: Psychological Science

Major: Psychology

USCF: 2518

FIDE: 2425

Title: International Master

Hometown: Warsaw, Poland

International Master
Email: jakub.fus01@utrgv.edu

Ekin Baris Ozenir

International Master
Email: ekinbaris.ozenir01@utrgv.edu
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Ekin Baris Ozenir

Level: Undergraduate

Classification: Junior

Program: Computer Engineering

College: Engineering and Computer Science

Department: Electrical Engineering

Major: Computer Engineering

Minor: Appl Statistics & Data Science

USCF: 2498

FIDE: 2419

Title: International Master

Hometown: Mersin, Turkey

International Master
Email: ekinbaris.ozenir01@utrgv.edu

Dante Beukes

International Master
Email: dante.beukes01@utrgv.edu
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Dante Beukes

Level: Undergraduate

Classification: Senior

Program: English

College: Liberal Arts

Department: Literature & Cultural Studies

Major: English

Concentration: Literature

USCF: 2329

FIDE: 2249

Title: International Master

Hometown: Windhoek, Namibia 

International Master
Email: dante.beukes01@utrgv.edu

UTRGV Chess Program

Phone: (956) 882-5761
Email: chess@utrgv.edu
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UTRGV Chess Program

Email: chess@utrgv.edu

Phone: (956) 882-5761

Maili-Jade Ouellet

Woman Grandmaster
Email: mailijade.ouellet01@utrgv.edu
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Maili-Jade Ouellet

Level: Undergraduate

Classification: Senior

Program: BBA in Management

College: Business and Entrepreneurship

Department: Management

Major: Management

USCF: 2344

FIDE: 2328

Title: Woman Grandmaster

Hometown: Quebec, Canada

Woman Grandmaster
Email: mailijade.ouellet01@utrgv.edu

Maria Malicka

Woman Grandmaster
Email: maria.malicka01@utrgv.edu
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Maria Malicka

Level: Undergraduate

Classification: Junior

Program: Psychology

College: Psychology

Department: Psychological Science

Major: Psychology

USCF: 2375

FIDE: 2206

Title: Woman Grandmaster

Hometown: Warsaw, Poland

Woman Grandmaster
Email: maria.malicka01@utrgv.edu

Manuela Hernandez Bermudez

Woman FIDE Master
Email: manuela.hernandez01@utrgv.edu
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Manuela Hernandez Bermudez

Level: Undergraduate

Classification: Freshman

Program: Business Administration

College: Business and Entrepreneurship

Department: Marketing

Major: Marketing

USCF: 2064

FIDE: 1951

Title: Woman FIDE Master

Hometown: Tulua, Colombia

Woman FIDE Master
Email: manuela.hernandez01@utrgv.edu

Rachel Palmero Martinez

Woman FIDE Master
Email: rachel.palmeromartinez01@ut...
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Rachel Palmero Martinez

Level: Post Baccalaureate Undergrad

Classification: Post Baccalaureate Undergrad

Program: Mass Communication

College: Liberal Arts 

Department: Communication

Major: Mass Communication

Concentration: Broadcast

USCF: 2048

FIDE: 1931

FIDE Master

Hometown: Havana, Cuba

Woman FIDE Master
Email: rachel.palmeromartinez01@utrgv.edu

Lauren Tovias

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Email: lauren.tovias01@utrgv.edu
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Lauren Tovias

Level: Undergraduate

Classification: Junior

Program: Multidisciplinary Studies

College: Liberal Arts

Department: Interdisc Prog & Cmmnty Engage

Major: Multidisciplinary Studies

Minors: Marketing, Business Administration, Psychology

USCF: 1280

Hometown: Harlingen, USA

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Email: lauren.tovias01@utrgv.edu

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