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Glenwood Chess Club Spring Ladder Champion
Bill Cooksey Congratulation to Bill Cooksey winner of Glenwood Chess Club’s Spring Ladder Tournament.
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June 2013 Chess Roundup
As India gears up to host the World Chess Championship for the first time, it seems a good time to look around at all that’s going…
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Advisory group offers to raise funds for new Chicago program
A group of prominent Chicagoans interested in promoting a strong new chess program in the city’s schools announced itself recently in a letter addressed to Mayor…
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May 2013 Chess Roundup
In world chess at the 2013 Admiral Niels Juel Cup there was a tie for first between GM Yuri Solodovnichenko (UKR), GM Mikhail Ulibin (RUS) and GM Ivan…
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Boor and Rosen Share First at CCC UNAM Invitational
On May 11 and 12, Chicago Chess Center Founders’ Court donors were invited to a preview event at which they got the opportunity to square off…
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April 2013 Chess Roundup
This month the youngins’ take center stage. First off, another teenager gets a GM norm. This time it’s a Norwegian. The 2013 Junior Chess Congress has a record turnout. (In…
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Two weeks of international chess competitions in Naperville
By Mikhail Korenman FIDE International Organizer For the last four years the end of March is a traditional time to host an international chess activities that…
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March Chess Roundup
In February we celebrate President’s Day. In Armenia, the president of Armenia’s Chess Academy and national Chess Federation is behind a plan underway that is making…
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2013 Illinois Barber, Denker and Girls Invitational
The stage was set for the Barber, Denker and the Girls Invitational at the North Shore Chess Center February 22 -24. There were 6 players for…
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Thomas Middle School Chess Tournament
Thomas Middle School in Arlington Heights held its 5th AnnualMiddle School Chess Tournament on Saturday, February 23, 2013.The tournament was open to any middle school student.The…