General
Blaze Win Season Opener
The Blaze, Chicago’s chess team, won its season opener Monday night against the Seattle Sluggers. This is the team’s third season playing in the U.S. Chess…
Youth News
ICA Fellows Program
We are at work setting up ICA’s new Fellows Program, in which high school and college chess players will serve as coaches, mentors, helpers and tournament…
Youth News
Major Statewide Scholastic Tournaments
There are several major youth tournaments on the annual schedule in Illinois. Illinois K-8 Championship. This event is normally held in March, and in recent years…
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Overview
Most chess kids enjoy competition, a subject we began to explore in our section called “Starting a Youth Chess Program.” We go more deeply into the…
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Chicago
Youth chess in Chicago, as it is in many other cities, is a complicated mosaic. We outline below some of the major components. Chicago Public Schools…
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Guide to Scholastic Chess Tournaments
Contents I. Pre-Tournament Planning A. Readiness B. Choosing the Right Tournament C. Registration Details and USCF Registration D. Packing the Tournament Bag II. Tournament Day A.…
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Rockford and the Rock River Valley
The Rock River Valley has a proud chess history including at least three national champions and six high school team championships. Three USCF national tournaments have…
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Knight Moves Chess Club
The Knight Moves Chess Club (KMCC) is located at the Rudy Lozano branch of the Chicago Public Library, the largest Spanish-language library in the city located…
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Peoria
Chess in Peoria has a long history, and is overseen today by the Greater Peoria Chess Federation (www.gpcf.net). The Federation grew out of a merger in…
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Highland Park
History. The Highland Park program started in 2008 after several months of planning by a committee representing each of the 11 schools in District 112, which…