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Chess and Social Entrepreneurship
Chess Without Borders, a non-profit chess program, has successfully raised almost $100,000 for local and global charities while educating hundreds of students. This chess program was…
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December 2013 Chess Roundup
Let’s see. What happened in the world of chess in November? Only a little match between reigning world champion Viswanathan Anand and challenger Magnus Carlsen to…
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Illini Team Makes it to Final Four Again
For the second year in a row, the chess team from the University of Illinois has excelled at the Pan American Games, beating teams with considerably…
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Second Annual DuPage County Chess Championship
The 2nd annual DuPage County Chess Championship was even more successful than the first. On December 29th, over 120 players in the rated and unrated sections…
Announcements
Bids Requested for 2015 IL K-8 Tournament
The deadline for this bid expired 2/15/2014 2015 IL K-8: Suggested dates are 3/14-15/2015. Preference will be given to bidders with a downstate location. Suggested format…
Youth News
Media Outlets Join Discussion of CPS Chess Reform
An increasing number of media outlets have added their voices recently to those urging reform of the chess program in Chicago’s public schools. A selection…
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November 2013 Chess Roundup
There is a lot going on in the world of chess. For starters, as the world gets set to battle between youth and experience at the…
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Schmakel leads Whitney Young to Four National Titles
Sam Schmakel, Chicago’s top youth player, added to his long string of national championships on the weekend, winning a fifth individual national title and leading the…
Youth News
St. John’s Scholastic Chess Tournament – Two Romans in First Place
The Romans played in the St. John’s Scholastic Chess Tournament last Saturday, November 23, 2013. Danny took First Place with a perfect 5-0 score in the…
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Chicago Latino Championship XXI
Mark Coleman edged out Julio Alejandro Lara on a tiebreak to take first place in the 15-and-up section of the 21st annual Chicago Latino Chess Championship,…