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Zach Coffman Tops Najdorf Memorial Game/90 in DeKalb
Upsets abounded as nine players rated at least 200-points lower than their opponent managed to defeat (or draw) their foe. The DeKalb Chess Club tried…
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Illinois Earns 8 Individual Trophies at 2016 K-8 Nationals; Whitney Young Team 4th in K-9; Davis 2nd in K-9 Under 1250
Three Illinois players have tied for 11th place in the K-8 section at the National Junior High Championships completed April 17 in Indianapolis. Ricky Wang…
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South Suburban Chess Wars XIII
On April 17, 2016, the Glenwood Chess Club hosted Chess Wars XIII. A total of 29 players were in attendance. In the Under 1250 division,…
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Illinois Nabs 7 of Top 10 at Junior High National Blitz; Nikhil Kalghatgi Wins National Title; Whitney Young Is Top Team
191 players from across the country faced off in the six-round, two-matches-per-round Blitz competition at the 2016 Junior High Nationals in Indianapolis held April 14.…
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Kalghatgi Twins Reprise National Bughouse Championship
With a perfect 10-for-10 effort, Whitney Young freshmen Akhil and Nikhil Kalghatgi earned the Bughouse Championship at the US Chess 2016 Junior High Nationals in…
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Chess Without Borders Honored By Points of Light
Barrington-based Chess Without Borders (CWB) has been honored by the Points of Light (POL) organization. The “service-minded” chess-education philanthropy was honored as the POL Daily…
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Illinois Players Race to Indianapolis for Junior High Nationals
With over 1,100 players registered as of Tuesday afternoon, this year’s “YUUUGE” US Chess National Junior High School should be filled with many exciting battles.…
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Illinois Team Got Mate? Wins 2016 National USAT Playoff
The Illinois foursome of Daniel Bronfeyn, Jacob Furfine, Vincent Do and Todd Freitag has won the US Amateur Team Playoff conducted April 9. The Got…
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Five Perfect Scores at YCFC Oriole Park Tourney
Avi Kaplan has won the Advanced Section of the YCFC Tournament held April 9 at Oriole Park Elementary. Almost 300 participated in the event, the…
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HP’s Guerrero Wins National U1200; HP Team Wins Too!
With a seventh-round draw, Jeffrey Guerrero secured the Under 1200 Championship at the US Chess National High School Championships in Atlanta concluded April 3. Guerrero,…