Youth News
ICA Announces Field of 30 for Denker, Barber, Girls
The Illinois Chess Association has finalized the field for three invitational tournaments occurring in Schaumburg May 14-15. The winners of these tournaments will become the…
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South Suburban Chess Wars XII
On March 20, 2016, the Glenwood Chess Club hosted Chess Wars XII. A total of 30 players were in attendance. However, in the experimental Non-Rated Section,…
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George Li Perfect at 2016 Mid-America Blitz
With over two dozen competitors in the field, IMSA sophomore George Li blitzed through all eight games to win the 2016 Mid-America Blitz Championship. The…
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Illinois Players Off To Missouri For Mid-America Open
The Land of Lincoln hopes to bring home some of the $20,000 in prize money up for grabs at this weekend’s Mid-America Open. The Contintinental…
Youth News
216 Elmhurst Students Compete in 20th Annual Tourney
For the 20th year, Chicago-suburb of Elmhurst has hosted a weekday evening tournament featuring “extended blitz” time controls. This year’s District 205 event was conducted…
Youth News
Ganesan Wins 2016 Illinois K-8 Championship; Chiddix Top Team; Elijah Platnick, Dimitar Mardov and Julian Wang Win Sections
Points matter. Sometimes even half a point can be a big deal. With a seventh round triumph over neighboring city rival Jason Daniels, Ishaar Ganesan earned…
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Daniels Edges Bareket as 2016 K-8 Blitz Champion
When the dust settled after ten blitz games, Jason Daniels and Adam Bareket stood tied, both with 8.5 out of 10. On tiebreaks, Daniels took…
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Registration Continues For ’16 IL K-8 Championship
Registration continues for Illinois’ largest rated scholastic event of the year. The estimated registration for the March 12-13 K-8 championship is expected to approach 700…
Youth News
ChessKid.com Gold Accounts Available Once Again
If your child is a scholastic ICA member and you have previously had a Gold Account on ChessKid, please contact editor@il-chess.org to have your Gold status reinstated.…
Warren Junior Scholars
ICA Appoints Scott Daniels as Director of Warren Jr Scholars
With the sad passing of ICA Warren Junior Scholars Program Director Sevan Muradian, the ICA Board has taken action to appoint Scott Daniels of Normal…