Youth News
49 Illinois Kids Hit December Youth Top 100 Lists in US
Although the landscape may have changed since then, as of the December official ratings supplements, seven Illinois juniors have achieved “Masterhood” eclipsing 2200. 19 have…
History
Funeral Services for LWW Coach Miller Set for Wednesday
Longtime chess coach, tournament director and former ICA-board member Steve Craig Miller passed away December 14 two weeks shy of his 60th birthday. Miller was…
Youth News
Mardov Secures 3rd Grade National Championship at K-12’s; Whitney Young Claims 10th Grade Team Championship
With a seventh-round draw, 3rd Grader Dimitar Mardov secured top honors for his grade at the K-12 Nationals ending December 18 in Nashville, TN. Dimitar…
Youth News
Akhil Kalghatgi Wins National K-12 Blitz; Whitney Young Teammates Stevens & Roman Win National Bughouse
With a little help from fellow Illinois competitor Jason Daniels, Akhil Kalghatgi is now the National K-12 Blitz Champion. The Whitney Young sophomore won 11…
General
Warren Junior Scholar Tom Bareket Eclipses 2000 At CCC
Sometimes you hit a milestone — and you just want to take a step back and bask in the glory. 15 months after eclipsing the…
Youth News
ICA, Mitkov, Vishnuvardhan, Daniels Deliver Tactical Training to 2016-2017 Classes of Warren Scholars and Rising Stars
Thanks to the amazing organizational skills of Director Scott Daniels, Warren Junior Scholars and — for the first time ever — Rising Stars — received more…
General
Fishman & Kokipparambil Bump Ratings 300+ As of Dec 1
69 Illinois players saw ratings increases of 100 points or more as of December. No one’s rating increased more than Daniel Fishman who more than…
General
ICA Site Hacked Again, Articles Lost, No Further Content Forthcoming Pending Security Review
With days to go before the 2016 Illinois Class, the Joomla-based ICA site was hacked and shut down by the site’s host due to suspicious…
Youth News
Layla Rodriguez Rules Sevan’s Scholastic in Schaumburg
With the lone perfect score in the first-ever Sevan’s Scholastic, Layla Rodriguez was declared champion in the November 26 event. The event was held to…
Youth News
Junior Submission: An Account of The World Championships
The ICA — and this website — encourages the submission of articles to this space from our chess-playing community. Earlier this year the ICA site…