Illinois Chess Tour
Tour Continues To Quad Cities Oct 25
The dust has barely settled from the Midwest Class but for 2014 Illinois Tour stalwarts, it’s on to the Quad Cities for this year’s penultimate tour…
Illinois Chess Tour
GM Avrukh, IM Kannappan Top ’14 Midwest Class
With a fourth round head-to-head draw and respective victories in the final round, GM Boris Avrukh and IM Priyadharshan Kannappan earned the co-championship in the top…
Announcements
Dolson, Rhodes, Brock run for reelection; metro VP, secretary slots open, write-in candidates sought
ICA President Carl Dolson, Downstate Vice President Murrel Rhodes and Treasurer Bill Brock are standing for reelection to the ICA Executive Board. No nominating petition was…
Youth News
Illinois Youth in USCF Top 100 as of September 2014
Despite one drop-off, with the addition of Jacob Furfine, Illinois continues to field 20 juniors at or above the Expert mark as of the third Wednesday…
Announcements
Garrett Scott to Receive Broughton Award at ICA Annual Banquet
The Illinois Chess Association has selected Garrett Scott to receive the prestigious Natalie W. Broughton Lifetime Achievement in Chess Award at the ICA Annual Banquet. The…
Youth News
Peng Places 5th at World Youth in U12; Turgut 14th in U10
Candidate Master David Peng of Northbrook placed fifth at the 2014 World Youth Under 12 Boys competition completed today in South Africa. An 11th-round loss to…
Youth News
Illinois Youth in USCF Top 100 — August 2014
For the first time in history, Illinois hosts 20 juniors at or above the Expert mark, thanks to the addition of Akhil Kalghatgi. Quite a way…
Youth News
Updated: Peng, Turgut Among 70 Americans At ’14 World Youth
Illinoisans David Peng and Aydin Turgut are among 70 youth from the United States now in Durban, South Africa competing in the 2014 World Youth Championships. The…
General
Everyman Publishes Rockford Coach Czerwin’s Chess Progress
Rockford Guilford High School has not had a chess program for a few years but thanks to second-year teacher Erik Czerwin, the Vikings will be competing…
Illinois Chess Tour
GM Georgiev Earns 2014 IL Championship Title, Rajamani and Zhang Co-Champions in Reserve
Heading into the sixth and final round of the 2014 Illinois Open, Illinois FM Sam Schmakel had the only perfect score atop a field of 80…