Club News
March Chess Roundup
- Written by Dan Leroy
In February we celebrate President's Day. In Armenia, the president of Armenia's Chess Academy and national Chess Federation is behind a plan underway that is making chess a mandatory school subject for children over 6. More can be found here. On the other side of the world, in the Chilean Championship, FM Pablo Salinas edged out FM Torres Bravo Christobal to defend his title. Going back to Europe, there was a three-way tie for first at the 2013 Reykjavik Open between Pavel Eljanov, Wesley So, and Bassim Amin. Here in the homeland, the Third Annual Inter-Ivy League Chess Tournament, had the A Teams from Brown and university of Pennsylvania tying for first.
Thirty Compete in DeKalb's Tarrasch Memorial
- Written by Bill Feldman
Amidst the backdrop of pithy phrases such as "In tournaments it is not enough to be a connoisseur of chess; one must also play well,” thirty chess stalwarts competed in the Siegbert Tarrasch Memorial, held February 23 in DeKalb.
March Madness at Evanston Chess Club
- Written by Maret Thorpe
It's not just a certain sport-played-by-tall-people that goes crazy in the third month of the year. Chess players have their own version of March Madness. They've either just finished the USAT or the IHSA team championship, or they're gearing up for the State K-8, the National Scholastics or the Chicago Open. At the March 2 Evanston Tri Level, we had 55 players who were either already in fighting form, or working toward it.
February Chess Roundup
- Written by Dan Leroy
In January the world of celebrities and chess intersected as Kim Kardasian tweeted that she wanted Armenian GM Levon Aronian to teach her chess. In other chess news, GM Magnus Carlsen tied Garry Kasparov's record in winning the 75th Tata Steel tournament in Wijk ann Zee. Edward R. Murrow High School won it's 16th win at the annual citywide championship. The 36th Cardinal Open Chess Tournament in Columbus, Ohio had GM Andre Diamant beating out GM Carl Boor and Illinois's own GM Dmitry Gurevich. The US Team won the Pan-American Teams Championship in Brazil.
In local Illinois there was a bunch of activity.
Tim Just Winter Scholastic
- Written by Bill Feldman
Fifty-eight junior players kicked off 2013 playing the Tim Just Winter Scholastic, held January 5. A contentious field required numerous tiebreak formulas to determine trophies for top 10 finishers in two sections. Nonetheless, both divisions saw clear-first winners with Robert Barr taking the Under 1200 and Trevor Tompkins winning the Under 700.