Announcements
Jacob Plotnick accepts Position as ICA Editor and Staff Reporter
Jacob has graciously accepted the position as our editor and a new position as a staff reporter. Jacob is currently a sophomore at the Illinois…
Youth News
Mex Chess Champ, Age 12, Seeks Help to Compete in World Contest
Levi Kalani Fogo Esquivel, who hails from Tulum in Quintana Roo, is Mexico’s National Chess Champion in the Under-12 category. He earned a gold and two…
Announcements
ICA at the Illinois Open
The Illinois Chess Association will have representation at the upcoming Illinois Open over Labor Day in Northbrook, IL. We plan to have a board member there…
Announcements
Patrick Cohen succeeds Sean Hennessy as ICA Secretary
The Illinois Chess Association would like to welcome Patrick Cohen as our new Secretary. Patrick has been a part of the Illinois Chess Association board for…
Youth News
Summer Chess Camps at St. Ignatius and De La Salle
Summer Chess Camps were recently held at St. Ignatius College Prep and De La Salle Institute. Nineteen students participated in the St. Ignatius program, including four…
Warren Junior Scholars
Welcome Edwin Walker, new WJS-RS Director
The Illinois Chess Association would like to welcome Edwin Walker as our new director of the Warren Junior Scholars program. Edwin is well known to many…
Announcements
XXXIII Pan-American Youth Chess Festival 2023
The Illinois Chess Association is excited to inform the chess players of Illinois about the Pan-American Youth Chess Festival which will be held here in Chicago,…
General
Illinois Quick Chess Championship
In the first quarter of 2023, Illinois Chess Association board member Joseph Guth of Rockford proposed a number of new events. The first of these was…
Youth News
Announcement of Representatives for ICA to Special Tournaments
The weekend of May 19 to May 21, the usual qualifying tournaments were held to determine the Illinois representatives to the Denker, the Haring, the…
General
FIDE officials to visit Chicago
On May 17-20, 2023, the Cook County Sheriff’s Office and the International Chess Federation FIDE will co-host the first international Chess for Freedom conference (Chess…