Announcements
Cooperative Effort Leads to New ICA Committees
Joint efforts by dedicated people from the Illinois Chess Association and CoChess led to the establishment on November 11th of two new standing committees in the…
Warren Junior Scholars
Congratulations to the 2009 Warren Junior Scholars
Age 7 and under:William Radak Jack Xiao Michael Rhodes Matthew J. Stevens Chetan Baddam Reddy Vincent Do Age 8:James Wei Alex Bian George Li Anshul Adve …
Warren Junior Scholars
Future Goals
In addition to providing adequate funding for all current activities, the program hopes to provide future funding for two initiatives: Establish a series of invitational events…
Warren Junior Scholars
Activity Overview
Our year-round activities include: Recognition: Players who qualify as Warren Scholars are presented with awards at the annual elementary and high school state chess championships, and their…
General
That’s All, Folks!
Blaze draw division-leading Sluggers to end a down-and-up season The Chicago Blaze finished their 2009 USCL season on November 4 with a 2-2 draw against the…
General
Pushing Wood at the 24th North American Masters
I think everyone has experienced this feeling, you go to a tournament and you’re the lowest rated player in the event. Your confidence then goes way…
General
Karklins Ties for First at Kings Island
FM Andrew Karklins scored 4/6 in the Open Section of the 2009 Kings Island tournament last weekend and tied for first place. Andrew has of course…
General
Stayin’ Alive
The Blaze keep their playoff chances on life support and pull the plug on the defending champs They may not be the team they were last…
Youth News
2010 Illinois Denker Qualifier Announcement
The state’s top high school players will be invited to compete next March in the Illinois Denker High School Qualifier, where the winner is named the…
General
Winning is Grand
Blaze beat a GM-laden Tennessee lineup Earlier in the week we asked the following about this week’s match between Chicago and Tennessee: “Can the Tempo do…