Illinois Chess Tour
2025 Bradley Summer Open – Eighth ICA Tour event 2025
The Illinois Chess Association is happy to congratulate Patick Cohen from Greater Peoria Chess Foundation for running our eighth ICA tour event for 2025. The event…
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Springfield Chess Club hosts our sixth ICA Tour Event
Springfield Chess Club hosts our sixth ICA Tour Event On June 28, 2025, Springfield Chess Club hosted the Springfield Mid-Year Open, sixth in our ICA tour…
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ICA Illinois Tour Contacts
2024 & 2025 Tour Commissioner Emily Dawson emily.dawson77@gmail.com
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ICA Illinois Tour Prizes 2026
Prizes Open: Awarded to players with the most Tour points accumulated in open or top-level sections, including the U2300 section at the Chicago Open. $500.00 1st …
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2025 ICA Illinois Tour Schedule Announced
The ICA Board of Directors has approved the 2024 & 2025 Illinois Tour Schedule. If you are an ICA Affiliate and would like one of your…
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GM Mitkov Wins 2017 Illinois Class Championship(s)
It’s lonely at the top. Grandmaster Nikola Mitkov was the lone GM entered in the 2017 Illinois Class Championship — and he held form to…
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Grandmasters Mitkov and Liang Win ’17 Midwest Class
Although neither could achieve a perfect score, Grandmasters Nikola Mitkov and Awonder Liang (of Wisconsin) posted the top 4.5 scores at the 2017 Midwest Class…
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ICA Tour Standings Updated: Peoria Tournament Participants Holding Leads in Open, Reserve and Scholastic Sections
2017 ICA Tour Coordinator Bill Buklis has updated the Tour standings giving downstaters Pete Kariagianis and Jason Daniels the lead in the Open Section —…
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Illinois Players Top 5 of 8 Chicago Open Sections
Daniel Jones has tied for first place in the Under 2100 section at the 26th Chicago Open concluded Memorial Day, May 29. Jones was 6.0…
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Four-Way Ties Atop 2017 Greater Peoria Open In Both Open and Reserve Sections; Kevin Ho Takes 2017 Tour Lead
Draws a-plenty meant no perfect scores at the 2017 Greater Peoria Open, the third of ten stops on the 2017 ICA Chess Tour. Pete Karagianis,…