The top Lindenwood chess team won enough team matches to tie for sixth, but finished 11^th overall based on tie-breakers at the 60^th Pan-American Intercollegiate Chess Championship, concluded December 30 in Lubbock, Texas.

The Lions "A" team posted a record of 4-2 at the event with wins against Florida State, New York University, the University of Toronto and The University of Texas-Austin and losses versus the University of Texas-Dallas and the University of Illinois.

International Master Priyadharshan Kannappan had one of the best performances, scoring 4.5/6 to finish sixth overall on the second board for Lindenwood. FM Kostya Kavutskiy went 4/6 on board three and Women's Grand Master Anna Sharevich went 3.5/5 on board four. Nolan Hendrickson won first place alternate honors by winning all three matches he played as a replacement for the Lions.

Lindenwood entered two other teams at the event. The "B" team finished 29^th and the "C" team ended in 37^th place. Alex Richter was the top player for the Lions, winning 3.5 points out of six on the second board.

Webster University swept the tournament with a 6-0 match record to earn a spot in the Final Four of collegiate chess, dubbed the President's Cup. The University of Maryland-Baltimore County, the University of Illinois and Texas Tech were the other three schools to advance. A total of 42 teams from 23 different colleges competed at the Pan-American Chess Championships.

60th Pan-American Intercollegiate Chess Championships
Final Lindenwood Results
Team A	4-2 Record	11th
Board One	IM David Recuero Guerra	.5/4
Board Two	IM Priyadharshan Kannappan	4.5/6
Board Three	FM Kostya Kavutskiy	4/6
Board Four	WGM Anna Sharevich	3.5/5
Alternate	Nolan Hendrickson	3/3
Team B	2.5-3.5 Record	29th
Board One	Zack Stuart	1/6
Board Two	Alex Richter	3.5/6
Board Three	Micah Losee	3/6
Board Four	George Krasnopolskiy	2.5/6
Team C	2-4 Record	37th
Board One	Nicholas Naylor	2/5
Board Two	Josh Cardenas	2/5
Board Three	Brent Butler	2/5
Board Four	Jakob Owens	2/5