Youth News
K-8 Championship Draws 520 to Bloomington
The 2011 K-8 Scholastic Championships were held the weekend of March 5-6th in Bloomington, Illinois at the Bone Student Center on the Illinois State University campus.…
Youth News
IESA Holds First Tournament
Forty-three schools were represented in the inaugural Illinois Elementary School Association’s Chess Championships. The tournament was held Feb. 18th and 19th in the U.S. Cellular Coliseum…
Announcements
Register to Vote in USCF Elections
The United States Chess Federation will hold an executive board election in July. In order to vote in this election, you must be a USCF member…
General
Santarius Wins Blitz, Angelo Young Wins State Title
NM Erik Santarius won the ICA Blitz Championship with an excellent 9-1 score against very tough competition. As Erik is a Wisconsin resident, the second-place finisher,…
General
US Amateur Team Tournament Returns to Chicago Area
The U. S. Amateur Team (USAT) North, a popular USCF national event, is returning to the Chicago area for the first time since 2005. The USCF…
General
Not the End of the World: Free Tournament Will Study Armageddon Format
I have always thought that the standard time controls used in most Armageddon play-offs was too fast and an inaccurate way to determine a winner. In…
History
Winter Open Celebrates 25th Year
This January Illinois chess players will compete at the 25th edition of the Tim Just Winter Open Tournament. In honor of the occasion, ICA caught up…
General
In the Shadow of the Arch: The 2010 US Championship
St. Louis has always been the gateway for those seeking their fame and fortune by going west. Now the city is leading a revival of one…
General
Illinois Chess Champions
The first Illinois Open Chess Championship was held in 1960, one year before the Illinois Chess Association was formed in 1961. The chart below is a…
General
The South Suburban Chess Club of Greater Chicago
The South Suburban Chess Club (SSCC) was formed in 1994 on the efforts of Fred Gruenberg and others in the wake of the closing of the…