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- ↑ "Chess Team as of August 2024 | UTRGV". www.utrgv.edu. Retrieved 2025-01-03.
- ↑ Colodro, Carlos (September 28, 2023). "World Junior Ch: Maurizzi, Dudin and Avila in the lead".
- ↑ "FIDE World Junior Chess Championship "México 2023" OPEN". October 1, 2023.
- ↑ Lang, JJ (February 26, 2024). "Dudin Wins Southwest Class, Tani Earns Final IM Norm".
- ↑ Rodgers, Jack (March 17, 2024). "Harshit Sets Up Mizzou-SLU Semifinal, UTRGV Eliminates Athens".