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Chess League Back-to-Back Seasons by Joe Barker 12/02/2025 The SLU Chess Team won back-to-back Collegiate Chess League titles, securing the Fall 2025 season championship. The Collegiate Chess League is the premier online chess competition for college students and SLU has dominated in recent years. The Billikens have won the Collegiate Chess League title in the last six seasons. The Saint Louis University Chess Team claimed another title by winning the Fall 2025 Collegiate Chess League title. Submitted photo. The team rolled into the finals after a semifinal win against the University of Missouri-Columbia. SLU dominated the board and won 9-3 with a round to spare. With the victory, SLU advanced to the finals to face the University of Texas at Dallas. In the regular season, Dallas defeated Saint Louis, and got off to a quick start. The Billikens, however, fought back and came out on top with a 8.5 - 7.5 victory. "This was a very tough season," said Head Coach Varuzhan Akobian. "I'm very proud of the team for performing so well and we are looking forward to the next season with a new very strong Grandmaster joining the team. We hope to continue our winning-streak." The members of SLU's chess team are: Grandmaster Aryan Chopra, Grandmaster Viktor Gazik, Grandmaster Nikolozi Kacharava, Grandmaster Batsuren Dambasuren, and International-Master Tianqi Wang.

No explanation is needed. Can’t you just enjoy the game without the continual whining? The soccer team is most certainly getting their just dues. By the way the chess team just won the collegiate championship, where was your praise? Not important enough to you?

Dan Dakich thanks you.

Then why repost it?

Now list all the times you have trashed Chris May.

Hey Dude, no one personally attacked you, I simply disagreed with you. I suggest you’re the one who needs to “chill the f out.

No more fake than you.

Is SLU paying property taxes on their buildings they own? Let me help, they’re not. The ones who want it both ways are people like you.

Pistol obviously…

So being a member of the NCAA is an indication of a university’s virtue? Let’s be honest Pistol, you just don’t like their beliefs. You’ve also gone after Liberty University. Grand Canyon has been fully recognized by the IRS as meeting the standards of a nonprofit. If turning a dollar is so offensive to you, then you should be demanding that all educational institutions lose their protective status.

So why do you care? Are you seriously trying to tell me that SLU or any other so called non profit isn’t interested in money? News flash, money is how they all stay open. Your disdain and bitterness towards them is ridiculous.

Have you ever heard of a NDA? Your ignorance is stunning.

What’s keeping Hendrickson silent? You have no problem with idle speculation about May, but seem to have found your moral compass regarding talk about Hendrickson. I suspect there is a strong financial reason why both parties are being silent on the matter. I doubt seriously that May just woke up one morning and arbitrarily decided to fire the coach. The timing alone indicates that there were mitigating circumstances.

McCottrey shot 53% from the field last year, and even made 38% from 3. He does struggle at times with his decision making which should improve with experience. McCottrey’s aggressiveness is going to put a lot of our opponents on the bench because of the fouls he will draw. 3’s are great but there are times late in a game you just need a score.

I disagree, I definitely think Thames and Mccottry can consistently take the ball to the basket against virtually anyone, in fact I would be disappointed if they stopped doing it.