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En Passant: NM Jon L. Burgess
NM Jon Burgess, a frequent player in many Chicago-area tournaments, died on Sunday, August 12. He was 35 years old. Jon’s good company and straightforward game…
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Blitz Tournament Will Benefit Braswell Memorial High School Chess Prize
The Evanston Chess Club and the Illinois Chess Coaches Association (ICCA) are very pleased to announce the Isaac Braswell Memorial Prize. This new prize will recognize…
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Chess X-Men Win USAT-North
The US Amateur Team (USAT) is a set of four very popular USCF national team events held around the country on President’s Day weekend, February 17-19.…
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GM Gurevich Blitzes to 2012 State Title
Illinois resident Grandmaster Dmitry Gurevich scored 9 out of 10 to win the 2012 Illinois Blitz Chess Championship. Gurevich’s triumph was no easy feat: The event…
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Games from Tim Just Winter Open
Just in from FM Albert Chow: Games from the Tim Just Winter Open. We will be publishing the games four at a time over the next…
Announcements
Notice about Illinois Class Championship Prizes
On Friday, December 16th, the Illinois Chess Association confirmed that prize checks from last weekend’s Illinois Class Championships issued by Mikhail Korenman’s IntECS, Inc., were being…
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Chicago Latino Chess Championship XIX
The youngest entrant in this year’s Chicago Latino Chess Championship, Elizabeth Rivera, was born in 2005. The oldest, Elisa Blancas, was born in 1920. Having been…
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Got an Upcoming Event? Tell Us About It Here
Attention organizers: if you have an upcoming tournament, lecture or other chess event, and you’d like to tell the Illinois chess community about it, submit an…
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Chicago Blaze Begins USCL Season
It’s an exciting time in Illinois chess with the start of the new chess school year. This time of year also marks the beginning of the…
Announcements
Call for 2012 USCF Delegate Nominations
Call for applicants interested in being Illinois’ voting delegates in the USCF USCF has asked its state affiliates to choose this next year’s state representatives (“delegates”)…