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Warren Junior Scholars
Thanks to the tireless efforts of Warren Junior Scholar Director Scott Daniels, over 50 Illinois youth received training from top-rated Illinois players on January 15.…
Bill Feldman · January 15, 2017
General
On January 14, the Glenwood Chess Club hosted Chess Wars XIX. The Under 1650 and Open Sections were combined at the event. The always dangerous…
Orlan Smith, PhD · January 15, 2017
General
With less than six weeks until the US Amateur Team North competition to be held in the northwest Chicago suburb of Schaumburg, registrations for both…
Bill Feldman · January 11, 2017
Youth News
[Editor’s Note: The ICA has been notified that sufficient applications for Pawns to Queens have been received for the current acadmic year with only five…
Bill Feldman · January 9, 2017
Youth News
Most players are happy to see their ratings increase a few dozen points at a tournament. At the 2017 Winter Scholastic, Ryan Kong enhanced his…
Bill Feldman · January 9, 2017
Youth News
Youth Chess Foundation of Chicago (YCFC) hosts six free tournaments a year at various schools around Chicagoland. The second of the six events for the…
Bill Feldman · January 5, 2017
General
A whopping 102 players achieved rating enhancements of 100 rating points or more as of the January 2017 official USCF ratings! Folks, that’s one for…
Bill Feldman · January 4, 2017
General
With 6.5/7, Spencer Lehmann has won the Under 2300 section of the 2016 North American Open. Alex Bian placed clear second with 6.0/7. The pair…
Bill Feldman · January 2, 2017
General
Nobody’s perfect — and 2016 was far from a perfect year. The final event on the Illinois chess docket for 2016 demonstrated that adage in…
Bill Feldman · January 2, 2017
General
Now that the American people have undertaken their part in our democratic process — and the electoral college has spoken — it’s time for yet…
Bill Feldman · December 30, 2016
