Illinois Chess Tour
Berman Prevails at ’13 Chicago Open U1900
Not everyone playing at the 2013 Chicago Open presented Grandmaster credentials at the door. This didn’t keep some excellent chess from being demonstrated across multiple sections.…
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’13 Tour Marches to Wheeling
A battalion of 700 chess combatants invaded north suburban Wheeling for the 2013 Chicago Open completed May 27. A three-way tie in the Open Section found…
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Karagianis Sweeps ’13 Normal Open
For the second consecutive tournament, Pete Karagianis has run the table in a 2013 Chess Tour event. Pete’s 4.0/4 topped the field of 32 entrants for…
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2013 Normal Open — Event Preview
The third stop on the 2013 Illinois Chess Tour will attract 64-square combatants to the Normal Open Saturday, May 4. Organizer Jeff Smith indicates registrations are…
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Karagianis Sweeps Open Section at GPO 49
Fifth round play at the 49th GPO, (L to R) Jon Winick, Ivan Wijetunge, Pete Karagianis, Tom Friske It’d been almost five years since Scott Schmidt…
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Illinois Tour Marches to Peoria for 49th GPO
The location may be unfamiliar, but nothing can stop the Greater Peoria Open! The 2013 version is the 49th incantation, making it one of the nation’s…
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Young, Angelov and Ulrich Claim 2013 TJWO
A robust field of 125 players (with a few extra games for good measure) competed in the inaugural event of the 2013 Illinois Chess Tour. The…
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Tour Champion Sam Schmakel Simul Set for March 10th
NM Sam Schmakel Join us at Marbles: The Brain Store on Sunday, March 10th as 2012 Illinois Chess Tour champion NM Sam Schmakel takes on up…
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2012 Tour Winners Set To Begin New Season
A final congratulations to our fifteen 2012 Illinois Chess Tour performance prize winners! In the Open section, NM Sam Schmakel took first place with 25.5 points,…
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2013 Tour Begins in Oakbrook
A new year brings football bowl games, renewed resolutions and, most importantly, a new Illinois Chess Tour! The 2013 tour kicks off this weekend with the…