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Gratz Wins Rock River Chess Inaugural Tournament
USCF Expert Glen Gratz was a late arrival but timely play at the board earned the former North Boone High School coach the championship of…
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Rated Chess Tournament in Rockford Saturday 7/22
Rock River Chess is hosting its first-ever US Chess-rated tournament on Saturday, July 22nd, at the East Branch Library in Rockford, IL. RRC is a new…
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Chicago Chess Center Submits Multiple Links
http://www.chichess.org/blog/2017/7/9/robert-perez-wins-plus-score-11-aguinaldo-brewley-mueller-win-under-1700 http://www.chichess.org/blog/2017/7/9/jason-shi-wins-rated-beginners-open-6 http://www.chichess.org/blog/2017/7/10/photos-from-plus-score-11
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Kalghatgi Twins Profiled in Chicago News Service DNA Info
DNA Info, a Chicago-area news wire, has profiled the three-time National Bughouse Champions, Akhil and Nikhil Kalghatgi from Whitney Young. Reporter Isra Rahman posted the…
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Chess is Alive And Well in Kankakee: Gresen, Santoro and Lund Are Co-Champions of July’s First KCC Open
The sign of any good chess tournament is competitive play — and there was plenty of that in the very first tournament hosted by the…
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Blitzers Opening Southside Chicago Chess Club July 1
If you follow the Chicago chess scene on Facebook, chances are that you have heard about the Chicago Chess Blitzers. Thanks to enthusiastic promotion by…
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Chicago Chess Center Distributes Almost $2,000 in Cash
The Chicago Chess Center is still in search of a permanent home but it’s been an active organizer of tournaments. At its June 24 Midsummer…
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CCF Launches Coaching Marketplace Website
The Chicago Chess Foundation has launched a Coaching Marketplace under their existing website at ChicagoLandChess.org. Coaches can submit their information — and potential students can…
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IM Shetty Wins CCC’s May Plus-Score 9 Event at UIC
With the world’s chess community traveling to Illinois for the $100,000 Chicago Open this weekend, warm up events were quite popular. At the Chicago Chess…
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Question of the Day: Have You Always Wanted to Be a TD?
Have you wondered what the crazy letters “TD” stands for? (Sorry, in this context, I don’t mean touchdown!) Have you laid awake at night pondering…