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Heading into the sixth and final round of the 2017 Denker, Barber and National Girls Invitationals, Illinois holds a point-and-a-half lead in the combined state…
Bill Feldman · August 1, 2017
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Grandmasters Vlad Georgiev and Dmitry Gurevich are no strangers to the Illinois Open. In fact the duo tied for the Illinois championship last year when…
Bill Feldman · July 31, 2017
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Seven Illinois juniors — four male, three female — have been named as eligible to participate in the World Youth competition as part of the…
Bill Feldman · July 31, 2017
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A lot of factors went into the selection of Aria Hoesley as Illinois’ selection to the 2017 Susan Polgar Foundation Girls Invitational completed July 27…
Bill Feldman · July 30, 2017
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With three wins and a final-round draw, Nicholas King won the 2017 Elite Chess Open conducted July 29 in Naperville. King’s 3.5/4 in the Championship…
Bill Feldman · July 30, 2017
Youth News
WCM Natalie Wisniowski of Chicago has placed in the top five at the 2017 North American Youth Open in New Jersey. Ms. Wisniowski compiled a…
Bill Feldman · July 30, 2017
Youth News
Alex Bian trailed his higher-rated Pennsylvania opponent, Grant Xu, 4.5-5.0 heading into the final round of the 2017 US Junior Open, completed July 23 in…
Bill Feldman · July 25, 2017
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USCF Expert Glen Gratz was a late arrival but timely play at the board earned the former North Boone High School coach the championship of…
Bill Feldman · July 23, 2017
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Rock River Chess is hosting its first-ever US Chess-rated tournament on Saturday, July 22nd, at the East Branch Library in Rockford, IL. RRC is a new…
Erik Czerwin · July 21, 2017
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Bill Brock · July 18, 2017
