Announcements
Carl Dolson Elected President of the ICA
- Created on Wednesday, 26 December 2012 23:58
- Written by Tom Sprandel
On December 13th the ICA Board unanimously approved the report of the Election Committee which is attached below. Accordingly, the following have been elected for two year terms begining on January 1st.
Carl Dolson, President
Mike Cardinale, Metro VP
Josh Rohrscheib, Downstate VP
Tom Sprandel, Secretary
Bill Brock, Treasurer
Bid Schedule for 2013-2014 ICA Tournaments
- Created on Saturday, 15 December 2012 06:03
- Written by Tom Sprandel
The ICA is calling for bids on the 2013 IL Open, 2013 IL All Grade, 2013 IL Class, and the 2014 IL K-8. Interested organizers should submit bids (preferably in PDF format) to Murrel Rhodes, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with a copy to Tom Sprandel, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .
Please refer to Main Menu / About ICA / Bidding for ICA Tournaments for bidding instructions and examples. In particular please review the Bid Guidelines.
2012 IL All Grade awarded to Illinois Chess Teachers
- Created on Saturday, 23 June 2012 15:31
- Written by Tom Sprandel
The ICA is pleased to announce that the 2012 Illinois All Grade Championships will be conducted by Illinois Chess Teachers.
Paul Raso and Blair Machaj are the principals of ICT. Chief Tournament director will be Wayne Clark. The tournament will be held on Saturday October 27, 2012 at Benjamin School; 28W250 St. Charles Rd, West Chicago, IL.
Maret Thorpe receives Outstanding Service Award
- Created on Monday, 18 June 2012 16:01
- Written by Mike Cardinale
Just before the Isaac Braswell Memorial Tournament to an assembled group (19 players and Maret), I read some words of appreciation from both Tom Sprandal and Jerry Neugarten. I then presented Maret with a plaque. Applause ensued.
I began by explaining that in addition to celebrating and recognizing Isaac Braswell's contributions to the chess community, the ICA wanted to recognize the dedication and hard work that Maret brought to our board.
I then read this quote from Tom Sprandal, President of the ICA:
2011 ICA Board Election Results
- Created on Tuesday, 20 December 2011 14:13
- Written by Tom Sprandel
ICA election ballots were counted 12/13/2011 at Evanston Chess Club by Maret Thorpe, Michael Cardinale and Keith Ammann. The winners were Bill Brock (10 votes), Jerry Neugarten (9), Murrel Rhodes (9), Chris Merli (9), and Mark Nibbelin (8). Florin Felecan and Chuck Beach also received one vote each but were not elected. Congratulations to all, we look forward to your participation in promoting Illinois chess.