Youth News
Vincent Do wins 2013 Illinois K-8
Nearly 600 chess-playing youths competed at the 2013 K-8 Illinois Championships March 9-10 in Normal, IL. Fifth-grader Vincent Do of Rockford, playing up in the Junior…
Illinois Chess Tour
Young, Angelov and Ulrich Claim 2013 TJWO
A robust field of 125 players (with a few extra games for good measure) competed in the inaugural event of the 2013 Illinois Chess Tour. The…
General
Thirty Compete in DeKalb’s Tarrasch Memorial
Amidst the backdrop of pithy phrases such as “In tournaments it is not enough to be a connoisseur of chess; one must also play well,” thirty…
Youth News
USCF Top 100 List as of February 2013
Nine-year old phenom David Peng has claimed the number one ranking of his age group, barely edging out frequent Illinois tournament participant Awonder Liang of Wisconsin.…
General
Tim Just Winter Scholastic
Fifty-eight junior players kicked off 2013 playing the Tim Just Winter Scholastic, held January 5. A contentious field required numerous tiebreak formulas to determine trophies for…
Illinois Chess Tour
2013 Tour Begins in Oakbrook
A new year brings football bowl games, renewed resolutions and, most importantly, a new Illinois Chess Tour! The 2013 tour kicks off this weekend with the…
Youth News
Top Scholastic Players as of December 2012
Congratulations to those in the top ten nationwide for their age group: Aydin Turgut(4th in age 8), David Peng (2nd in age 9), Sam Schmakel (8th…
Youth News
Illinois Scholastic Players at the 2012 National K-12 Championship
Illinois Scholastic players acquitted themselves well at the 2012 K-12 Nationals completed December 2 in Orlando, Florida — crosstable. Illinois natives finished with plus scores (at…
General
DeKalb Chess Club Celebrates the 102nd Anniversary of the Lincoln Penny in Its Own Way
Three dozen competitors turned out for the August 7th Lincoln Penny Challenge in Sycamore (eight scholastic players and 28 others). The DeKalb Chess Club hosted this…