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Youth News
44 Illinois girls have managed to earn spots on this month’s top 100 lists compiled by US Chess. Unfortunately, Illinois is without a qualifying 18…
Bill Feldman · August 17, 2016
General
Gopal Menon’s 6.5/9 at the 117th US Open Championships in raised his rating to 2394, within a pawn’s throw of the coveted 2400-mark. With 24…
Bill Feldman · August 15, 2016
General
Pete Karagianis wrote an amazing set of articles for the March 2016 edition of Chess Life, the US Chess monthly publication. “The Struggle” was a…
Bill Feldman · August 15, 2016
General
At the onset of the 2016 US Chess Delegates meeting, a memorium roll call is read and the assembled pay respects to those in the…
Bill Feldman · August 15, 2016
Youth News
The elite team of George Li, Vincent Do and Miranda Liu admirably acquitted themselves at the 2016 Denker, Barber and National Girls Invitational Tournaments. The…
Bill Feldman · August 8, 2016
General
Thanks to winning their respective Illinois invitational tournaments in May, soon-to-be IMSA Junior George Li will be representing the Land of Lincoln at the National Denker…
Bill Feldman · July 29, 2016
Youth News
51 Illinois youth have made one of the dozen age-based Top 100 Lists for nationwide juniors. This includes an all-time high five Masters and seventeen…
Bill Feldman · July 24, 2016
Illinois Chess Tour
With a fifth round victory over Michigan’s Michael Chen, GM Victor Mikhalevski secured top honors in the Masters section at the 2016 Chicago Class completed…
Bill Feldman · July 23, 2016
General
Former ICA Board Member At Large and two-time Collegiate Final Four participant Michael Auger has developed a chess training company with some associates. While conducting…
Bill Feldman · July 14, 2016
General
Illinois-based Ionatan Giurgiu won the Under 2000 section of the 2016 World Open completed last week in Philadelphia. Giurgiu won $12,000 with eight wins in…
Bill Feldman · July 11, 2016
