Key Chess Events August 2017 to July 2018

This is a list of some key chess events. This is not meant to imply that participants should attend all of these events.

Please, keep in mind that this program does have tournament participation requirements.

●Illinois Open, Northbrook, IL, on September 2- 4, 2017

●Midwest Class, Wheeling, IL, on October 6-8, 2017

●Illinois All-Girls Championship, Lisle, IL, November 5, 2017

● Illinois All-Grade (K-12), Peoria, IL on Saturday, November 11, 2017

● WJS/RS Training/Blitz/Banquet, Naperville on Saturday, November 18, 2017

● Illinois Class, on Sunday, November 19, 2017

● National K-12's , Orlando, FL, on December 8-10, 2017

● Tim Just Winter Open, Schaumburg, IL on January 6-7, 2018

● IHSA Sectionals, on January 27, 2018 (Grades 9-12 school teams)

● IHSA Championships in Peoria, IL on February 9-10, 2018 (Grades 9-12 school teams)

● USAT North, Schaumburg, IL on February 16-18, 2018, TENTATIVE

● IESA championships, Peoria, IL on February 23-24, 2018 (Grades 5-8, individuals allowed)

● Illinois K-8's, Schaumburg, IL on March 10-11, 2018

● Mid America Open, St. Louis Area, on March 23-25, 2018

● National Junior High (K-9), Atlanta, GA, on April 6-8, 2018

● National All-Girls , Chicago at McCormick Place, on April 20-22, 2018

● National High School (K-12), Columbus, OH, on April 27-30, 2018

● National Elementary (K-6), Nashville, TN, on May 11-13, 2018

● Ice Harbor, Dubuque, Iowa, on May 19 -20, 2018

● Chicago Open, on May 24- 28, 2018

● Panamerican Youth Chess Championship 2018, Santiago, Chile, on June 16-22, 2018

● US Junior Open (Location TBD), June, 2018

● World Open, Philadelphia, PA, on July 3-8, 2018 (includes an U13 Championship tournament)

● Chicago Class, Wheeling, on July 20-22, 2018

● North American Youth Chess Championship, TBA (information available in March 2018)

● Polgar Girls Invitational, Webster University - St. Louis, Date TBA

● U.S. Open Chess Championship (Plus National Denker, Barber, Girls), Middleton, WI, on July 28-August 5, 2018

● World Youth U14, U16, U18 Championships 2018, Halkidiki, Greece, on Oct 24-Nov 5, 2018

● World Cadets U8, U10, U12 Championship 2018, Santiago de Compostela (Galicia), Spain, on Nov 3-16, 2018