Aditya Samant, Sankalp Gupta and Harikrishnan clinch Texas Collegiate Super Finals 2026 for UT Dallas A
University of Texas Dallas-A scored an unbeaten 7/8 to win Texas Collegiate Super Finals 2026.
Koustav and Rahul’s team UT Dallas B finishes third
GM Aditya S Samant scored 3/4, GM Sankalp Gupta and GM Harikrishnan A Ra 2.5/4 each. GM Ido Gorshtein was the sole unbeaten player for the winning team 3.5/4. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley scored 6/8 to secure second place. University of Texas Dallas-B team scored 5/8 to finish third. GM Koustav Chatterjee and GM Rahul Srivasthav P contributed 2.5/4 and 3/4 each respectively.
Texas Tech University-A lost to University of Texas Dallas-A by 1.5-2.5 in the final round. Thus, the latter became the champion. This is their first Texas Collegiate Super Finals title since 2022.
Champion – University of Texas at Dallas-A 7/8 | Photo: UT Dallas
L to R: GM Sankalp Gupta, GM Harikrishnan A Ra, GM Aditya S Samant and GM Ido Gorshtein with UT Dallas chess program director GM Julio Catalino Sadorra and UT Rio Grande Valley chess program director and event host GM FST IO FA Bartlomiej Macieja.
University of Texas at Dallas A team’s performance
Second Runner-up – University of Texas at Dallas-B 5/8 | Photo: UT Dallas
L to R: GM Yair Parkhov, WGM Maili-Jade Ouellet, GM Rahul Srivasthav P and GM Koustav Chatterjee with UT Dallas chess program director GM Julio Catalino Sadorra and UT Rio Grande Valley’s GM FST IO FA Bartlomiej Macieja after placing third in the tournament.
A total of 25 players including 11 GMs, 7 IMs and a WGM represented six teams from the state of Texas in USA. The two-day four-round Rating Team tournament was organized by GM FST IO FA Bartlomiej Macieja at Brownsville, Texas in USA on 17th and 18th October 2026. The time control of the tournament was 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment.
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