Youth News
Rockford Environmental Science hosts Challenge
For over a decade, Chuck Beach has brought quarterly Rockford Chess Challenges to juniors in eight counties in northern Illinois. The tournaments are unrated from a…
General
The CICL’s Season Concludes
The 2013-14 season of the Chicago Industrial Chess League concluded on May 10, 2014 at Fermilab. The competition by the CICL’s top eight teams in its…
Youth News
YCFC Wraps 2013-2014 Season At Whitney Young
154 juniors representing 34 schools competed in the Youth Chess Federation of Chicago tournament May 10 at Whitney Young High School. The five-round, three section tournament…
Youth News
Aydin Turgut Wins National K-5 Championship in Dallas
A half-point. Doesn’t sound like much, does it? Fighting through fatigue to close out a win when others might have accepted a draw. Sacrificing into a…
Youth News
Illinois Showing Well at Dallas Nationals; Turgut wins Blitz
Illinois representatives are holding their own at the USCF Elementary Nationals concluding today in Dallas. A record 2200 players had pre-registered, with Illinois players in each…
Illinois Chess Tour
Rosen, Karagianis Top 50th Greater Peoria Open
Peoria is a city rich in chess history and tradition, with active clubs operating continuously since the 1930s. Peoria hosted the 46th U.S. Open in July,…
General
Turgut Shares Bill Wright Open Title With 4 GMs
The Chicago Blackhawks are not the only clan from Illinois invading St. Louis these days. A slew of Illinois entrants participated in the recent Bill Wright…
Illinois Chess Tour
Who Wants to Play a Master? Peoria Open Turns 50!
The Greater Peoria Chess Federation is doing it up big for the Golden Anniversary of their signature event: The Peoria Open. The third stop on the…
General
Franklin Prevails at Chess IQ, Status of Center A Mystery
Expert David Franklin won all four rounds in Chess IQ’s April Game/60 event held April 19. 36 competed in the Open section with junior Ricky Wang…
Youth News
Illinois Youth in USCF Top 100 — April 2014
Age is just a number. Right? Chess is one of those fascinating activities in which, with a modicum of determined study, children can compete on a…