Youth News
"King Eric"
- Published on Friday, 22 July 2011 19:49
- Written by Bill Brock
The 2011 National High School Champion Eric Rosen learned much from Chicago's Russian Jewish community. Read this cover story in The Chicago Jewish News.
Chicago Mayor Visits Warren Scholars
- Published on Saturday, 09 July 2011 17:18
- Written by Jennifer Stevens
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel made a surprise visit to the Warren Junior Scholar activity tent at the Taste of Chicago on Saturday, June 25, 2011. The newly-elected mayor stopped by at about noon with a TV crew and observed the 10 Warren Junior kids play each other and other chess enthusiasts. The typically engrossed chess players were speechless and stopped to greet their celebrity visitor. Emanuel chatted with the parents and asked the Warren Scholar kids about chess. Jimi Akintonde, who will be entering Chicago’s Whitney Young High School this fall as a freshman, told the mayor that chess is fun and challenging, and that he’s enjoyed being part of the Warren Junior Scholar program.
Youth Committee Sends Expanded Chicago Proposal to New Leaders
- Published on Tuesday, 05 July 2011 13:24
- Written by Jerry Neugarten
The Youth Committee has significantly expanded its proposal to upgrade the chess program in Chicago’s public schools and delivered the proposal to the city’s new leadership team last week. Copies went to Mayor Rahm Emanuel, CPS CEO Jean-Claude Brizard, members of the Board of Education, and some of their senior staff.
The proposal is available on this site. It summarizes the research on the benefits of chess for children and makes the case that Chicago’s youth program lags far behind other cities both in the number of kids who participate in organized programs and in the number who play in major competitions. Among the reasons for Chicago’s low numbers are low coach stipends and the absence of a coordinating center like those in other cities. The proposal includes a detailed Action Plan and a list of endorsements by members of Illinois’ chess community.
Illinois Congratulates Its National High School and Elementary Champions!
- Published on Thursday, 12 May 2011 18:40
- Written by Bill Brock
Two major scholastic championships have just completed, and Illinois scholastic players took home national championship trophies, from first grade to high school, at both individual and team level. Well done!
The first event was the prestigious National High School Championship, held April 28-May 1, 2011, in Nashville, Tennessee. National Master Eric Rosen, a junior at Niles North High School, scored a perfect 7-0 to finish a full point ahead of the 295-player field and claim the National High School Individual title. (That's 295 players in the championship section alone: there were about 1300 students competing in all sections of this event.)
Free Coach and TD Listings Now Available
- Published on Wednesday, 11 May 2011 11:12
- Written by Jerry Neugarten
ICA frequently receives inquiries from chess players, parents and clubs looking for coaches, and from coaches looking for teaching opportunities. We also receive inquiries from persons interested in hosting tournaments who need an experienced tournament director. In a new effort to link members of these groups together, we will offer coaches and TDs a free opportunity to advertise in a new section of this website called “Coach and TD Listings.”
To be listed, coaches and tournament directors need to be members of ICA. Members at the Affiliate and higher levels automatically receive a listing if they want one. Basic memberships cost $15.