Youth News
Updated: Oct. ’17: 9 IL Girls in Top 20 By Age; 46 in Top 100’s
The US Chess Top 100 lists for October include 46 young ladies from Illinois with nine of them ranking in the top 20. In the…
Youth News
Girls Top 2 of 3 Sections at October 14 Bateman Invitational
With 90 players competing, the Chicago Chess Foundation‘s 2017-2018 season got off to a rollicking start at an October 14 invitational tournament at the northside…
General
Indiana’s Parnham Wins Springfield National Chess Day Tournament Dedicated to Former SCC President Donelly
The Springfield Chess Club celebrated National Chess Day on October 14 with a tournament at Douglas United Methodist Church. 13 players participated. Bernard Parham, of…
History
Grandmaster William Lombardy Passes Away at 79
[Editor’s Note: Mike Klein has since updated his insightful Chess.com piece and has included thoughts from many in the chess community including Bruce Pandolfini.] Grandmaster…
General
Illinois Full of Over the Board Opportunities for National Chess Day on Saturday, October 14
Wherever you are in the great state of Illinois, there are opportunities to play tournament chess in Illinois on Saturday, October 14. The day has…
Illinois Chess Tour
Grandmasters Mitkov and Liang Win ’17 Midwest Class
Although neither could achieve a perfect score, Grandmasters Nikola Mitkov and Awonder Liang (of Wisconsin) posted the top 4.5 scores at the 2017 Midwest Class…
General
WJS and ICA Rising Stars Competing at 2017 Midwest Class
The 26th Midwest Class Championships kicked off October 6 — but it’s not too late to get in on the fun. The 2-day option kicks…
General
Shake Hands with National Tournament Director Tim Just
Retired Lake County school teacher and US Chess National Tournament Director Tim Just hasn’t let retirement slow him down. Since then he’s co-edited the Fifth…
History
Former ICA President, Treasurer Carl Dolson Passes Away
For a man with a lot of heart, it’s hard to comprehend that his would give out. Former Illinois Chess Association President Carl Dolson passed…
General
242 IL Players Enhance Ratings in September; 3 Up 300+ !!!
Over 200 Illinois players enhanced their Regular USCF ratings in September, but none did so more than Abhi Majumdar. Abhi more than doubled his rating…