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38 Compete at DeKalb’s Other Tal Memorial
Aaron Maney has been practicing his chess lately and it shows. Maney defeated experts in back-to-back rounds to earn a stake of first place at The…
Youth News
Top 100 Youth for October 2013
Twelve-year old Matthew Stevens is the latest Illinois junior to achieve expert status according to “official” USCF ratings published September 18. Matthew’s excellent performance at the…
Illinois Chess Tour
Four Illinois GMs Top ’13 Midwest Class Masters
A foursome of Illinois-registered Grandmasters tied for top honors at the 22nd Midwest Class Championships completed October 13th in Wheeling, IL. GMs Dmitry Gurevich, Yury Shulman,…
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Chess Documentary Airing on PBS
After a whirlwind appearance in select movie theaters and a recent DVD release, Brooklyn Castle is coming to the home theater this week, courtesy of public…
Youth News
Top 100 Youth — September 2013
Ten new players have entered (or returned to) the pantheon of top 100 youth in their respective age group nationwide. Say hello (or welcome back) to…
Youth News
Top 100 Youth — August 2013
A half-dozen new names from Illinois have entered the USCF top 100 lists as of August: Ishaar Ganesan (10), Phillip Parker-Turner (14), Eli Goering (16), Joe…
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Four way tie in It’s A Wonderful Life Classic
A four-way tie for first place in the Open Section hardly captures the full picture of the It’s A Wonderful Life Classic. The four-round, dual-rated event…
Illinois Chess Tour
Berman Prevails at ’13 Chicago Open U1900
Not everyone playing at the 2013 Chicago Open presented Grandmaster credentials at the door. This didn’t keep some excellent chess from being demonstrated across multiple sections.…
Youth News
Oberhaus wins scholarship in National Geography Bee
Former Illinois chess phenom Conrad Oberhaus is this year’s runner up in the National Geography Bee. The Lincolnshire eighth-grader was awarded a $15,000 college scholarship after…
Illinois Chess Tour
’13 Tour Marches to Wheeling
A battalion of 700 chess combatants invaded north suburban Wheeling for the 2013 Chicago Open completed May 27. A three-way tie in the Open Section found…