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Warren Junior Scholars

2011 Denker Qualifier Information

The llinois Denker High School Qualifier is  an invitational tournament for the state’s top high school players sponsored by the ICA Warren Junior Scholar program.  The…

GM Gurevich teaches at Warren Scholar seminar

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Warren Scholar Back-to-School Seminar

Chicago’s Whitney Young High School and its chess coach Paul Kash played host to nineteen talented chess players who came from the city and suburbs to…

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ICA Banquet

RSVP by Nov 3  Join GMs Gurevich and Shulman and IM Felecan at the ICA Banquet: Honoring Helen Warren Former ICA president and founder, Warren Junior…

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2010 ICA Election: Ballots Due December 1

ICA is conducting elections for executive officers. President, Metro Vice-President, Downstate Vice-President, Treasurer, and Secretary are up for election. Terms are two years. (The remaining five…

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GM Dmitry Gurevich wins Illinois Open

2010 Illinois Open ChampionGM Dmitri GurevichPhotograph by Betsy Dynako Congratulations to Dmitry, the 2010 Illinois state champion! After downing two experts, Dmitry beat GM Nikola Mitkov…

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Claim Bonus Memberships for the IL Open 2010

If you played in any of the events at the 2010 Illinois Open you are entitled to a three month membership or membership extension. Send an…

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ICA 2010 Banquet Tickets

November 7, 2010 Annual Meeting: 11:00 a.m.Banquet: 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Buca di Beppo 90 Yorktown Road Lombard, IL USA 60148 The Banquet will honor Helen…

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Constitution and Bylaws Revised and Updated

I’m pleased to announce that The ICA Board of Directors has released a revision of the Constitution and Bylaws. On Thursday evening, August 26, 2010 we…

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Community-Wide Chess Programs

 There are a number of city-wide and community-wide chess programs in Illinois.  We’re asked organizers of those programs to describe them here (see menu at left).…

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