Youth News
Aaron Gan Ties for Third at National Elementary K-3
Aaron Gan of Lincolnshire’s Half Day School won six of his seven games — including his last five matches — tying for third place in the…
Youth News
Mardov and Zhao Perfect at National K-1 Through Five Rounds, Max Malecki also 5.0/5 in K-6 Under 1000
Update: In a major upset (330 rating points!), Alex Zhao won his sixth round match and is one of three perfect scores remaining in the National…
Youth News
Daniels-Turgut Team Wins National Bughouse Championship
It won’t impact their USCF ratings in the least, but a pair of downstate Illinois juniors have claimed the National Elementary Bughouse Championship. Jason Daniels and…
Illinois Chess Tour
Awonder Liang Wins ’15 GPO, Jain Perfect in Reserve
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Youth News
David Peng Claims 2015 USCF K-9 National Championship
With a seventh-round draw, 7th-Grader David Peng clinched top honors at the 2015 USCF National Junior High Championships, winning the K-9 section outright with a 6.5…
General
Winick Perfect at South Suburban II, Eclipses 1900
Jon Winick swept all four of his opponents to claim the South Suburban Tournament April 26. Winick, prevailed over Douglas Middleton in the final game, surpassing…
General
Eric Rosen Maps Path to IM Status
For the benefit of USCF readers, Illinois’ Eric Rosen outlined his roadmap to becoming an International Master. Rosen achieved his third and final IM norm at…
Youth News
Illinois Youth in USCF Top 100 as of April 2015
New names entering (or returning to) the top 100 lists this month include 7-year old William Wang, 14-year old James Wei, 16-year old Philip Parker-Turner and…
Youth News
79 Illinois Girls Compete in Nationals at McCormick Place
Illinois females showed up en masse for the 2015 All-Girls Nationals completed April 19. U8 U10 U12 U14 U16 U18 Total Entrants 83 92 70…
Youth News
Kalghatgi Twins 1-2 at Chicago Public School Championships, Whitney Young, Skinner North, Lenart, Decatur Win Team Titles
In the flip-flopping power struggle of brothers Nikhil and Akhil Kalghatgi, Nikhil grabbed the upperhand at this year’s Chicago Public Schools K-8 Championships completed March 28.…