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For the first time in many years, Illinois High School players will have a chance to compete in a US Chess-rated state championship. The five-round, two-day…
ICA Staff · January 23, 2016
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With a fifth round victory over Eric Rosen, Sam Schmakel won the 2016 Tim Just Winter Open completed January 17 in Schaumburg, Schmakel’s tally was 4.5/5…
Bill Feldman · January 19, 2016
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Alex Ursu of Whitney Young won the Advanced Section of the January YCFC tournament with four wins and a second-round draw. The free event attracted 319…
Bill Feldman · January 18, 2016
Youth News
A trio of perfect scores topped the results of the Junior High section of the 2016 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day event hosted by the Bloomington-Normal…
Bill Feldman · January 18, 2016
Youth News
Three young entrants topped the Under 1200 upper section at the January 16 Winter Open Scholastic. The five-round event was Quick Rated for USCF purposes thanks…
Bill Feldman · January 17, 2016
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741 competed in the 25th North American Open completed December 30, 2015, in Las Vegas. Illinois-registered players made certain the Land of Lincoln was well-represented in…
Bill Feldman · January 7, 2016
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Two scholastic sections both yielded co-champions from Illinois at the Kenosha $1000 Stateline Shootout. The five-round, dual-rated event was hosted at the Radisson in Pleasant Prairie,…
Bill Feldman · January 3, 2016
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Ex-Naperville North Captain Bradley Guan returned from college in Pennsylvania to go a perfect four-for-four at the 4th Annual DuPage County Chess Championship. 27 competed in…
Bill Feldman · December 31, 2015
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Just because school is on hiatus and you’re sipping hot cocoa waiting for some portly guy in a red suit to climb down through your chimney…
ICA Staff · December 24, 2015
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With the new year, brings much newness… not the least of which is the challenge to remember to write the correct year on notation sheets. The…
Bill Feldman · December 23, 2015
