The 2011 Illinois Open is rapidly approaching. It will be held at the DoubleTree Hotel in Oak Brook, IL from September 3-5, 2011. Some of the players already scheduled to be at the Illinois Open include:
- 2009 U.S. Open Champ GM Dmitry Gurevich
- Former IL Open Champ GM Mesegen Amanov
- 7-time IL Open Champ IM Angelo Young
- FM Aleksandar Stamnov
- FM Nikhilesh Kumar Kunche
- FM Timur Aliyev
To all FIDE titled masters (GM, WGM, IM, WIM, FM, WFM) who list Illinois as their state of residence: The ICA would like to sponsor you in the 2011 Illinois Open. Please contact Tom Sprandel, president@il-chess.org.
Entry fee is $79 by USPS if postmarked by 8/30 and on-line if received by 9/2. $90 at the door. For players who are rated below 1800 there is a $10 charge to play up into the Open Section. There is a 3-day and a 2-day schedule.
There will also be a Scholastic Event and a G/25 side event.
This is an ICA sanctioned state championship and is being run by Chess for Life. For more information visit the Chess for Life website.