General
Mothers Day 2013
Options abound this weekend for those wishing to show mom how much her support has helped your chess skills blossom.
Illinois Chess Tour
Karagianis Sweeps ’13 Normal Open
For the second consecutive tournament, Pete Karagianis has run the table in a 2013 Chess Tour event. Pete’s 4.0/4 topped the field of 32 entrants for…
Illinois Chess Tour
2013 Normal Open — Event Preview
The third stop on the 2013 Illinois Chess Tour will attract 64-square combatants to the Normal Open Saturday, May 4. Organizer Jeff Smith indicates registrations are…
Youth News
2013 All-Girl National Championships
280 young ladies from across the country competed at the 2013 All-Girl Nationals, held in Chicago April 26-28. Five Illinois players placed in the top-five of…
Youth News
USCF Top 100 Lists published April 2013
Some new names from Illinois have entered the USCF top 100 lists as of the ICA K-8 Championships held in Normal March 9 and 10. David…
Illinois Chess Tour
Karagianis Sweeps Open Section at GPO 49
Fifth round play at the 49th GPO, (L to R) Jon Winick, Ivan Wijetunge, Pete Karagianis, Tom Friske It’d been almost five years since Scott Schmidt…
Illinois Chess Tour
Illinois Tour Marches to Peoria for 49th GPO
The location may be unfamiliar, but nothing can stop the Greater Peoria Open! The 2013 version is the 49th incantation, making it one of the nation’s…
General
Faraday’s Hobbs Grabs K-8 Under 750 Crown in Nashville
SuperNationals V: Part 3 Kiana Hobbs held a modest 429 USCF provisional rating heading into SuperNationals V completed April 7 in Nashville. The Michael Faraday (of…
General
Miller, Willer Claim National High School Titles
SuperNationals V: Part 2 Not every sport allows relative newcomers — or up-and-comers — to participate at the national level. But the USCF thinks “outside the…
General
Illinois Players Score at SuperNationals V
Matthew Stevens (L), Tej Rai, and Ricky Wang (R) collect their hardware in the Elementary division at SuperNationals V in Nashville, TN. With 5341 competitors battling…