History
Illinois Loses Chess Legend Erik Karklins, 102
Weeks after celebrating his 102nd birthday, Erik Karklins has passed away. Born in Riga, Latvia, the city which also brought us Mikhail Tal, Mr. Karklins…
Youth News
5 Different Teams Win Sections at Wildwood YCFC Event
Decatur, Skinner West, Ward, Irving Park CICS and Bateman were the team winners at the April 22 YCFC / CCF competition hosted by Wildwood International…
Youth News
Nguyen & McDonough Tie At April Highland Park Event
Jim Nguyen and Dylan McDonough tied for first place at the April 2017 Highland Park event, both with 4.5/5 in the Advanced Section. Thanks to…
Illinois Chess Tour
Four-Way Ties Atop 2017 Greater Peoria Open In Both Open and Reserve Sections; Kevin Ho Takes 2017 Tour Lead
Draws a-plenty meant no perfect scores at the 2017 Greater Peoria Open, the third of ten stops on the 2017 ICA Chess Tour. Pete Karagianis,…
Announcements
Volunteeers Sought for ICA Bid Committee
Have you been a few tournaments and pondered how all the pieces have come together, from the amount of awards to the size of the…
General
South Surburban Star Wars XXI
On April 15, the Glenwood Chess Club hosted Chess Wars XXI. Placing first trhrough third place in the Open Division were: Bugia Geber, Sam Henderson and…
General
Higuchi Runs 1st Harper College Event; Bartochowski Wins
On April 8, I was honored to host my first-ever USCF tournament at Harper College. Even with many other events happening around the state, a…
Announcements
Opportunity For ICA Involvement; IL Open & IL Class Staffing
The Illinois Chess Association is a statewide non-profit helping to promote chess education and the enjoyment of chess competition. We’re an all-volunteer organization, and although…
General
Clark Street Capital GM Invitational Hits Chicago
Chicago Chess Center is proud to present the Clark Street Capital Grandmaster Invitational on April 12th – 16th. The event features some of the worlds’ best chess…
Youth News
Liu is All-Girls National Co-Champion; Li Clear 2nd in U16
Mirandu Liu has tied for first place in the U18 section of the All-Girls Nationals completed April 9 in Chicago. On tiebreaks, Miranda brought home…