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Winter Open Preview
The first Illinois Chess Tour event of the 2017 season starts tomorrow with the 34th Annual Tim Just Winter Open. The tournament once again returns to…
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102 Illinois Players Up Their Ratings 100+ from December; Three Are From the Same Family (Any Guesses Who?)
A whopping 102 players achieved rating enhancements of 100 rating points or more as of the January 2017 official USCF ratings! Folks, that’s one for…
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Spencer Lehmann, Alex Bian Finish 1-2 At ’16 North American Open in Under 2300; Roger Li Ties For First in Under 1500
With 6.5/7, Spencer Lehmann has won the Under 2300 section of the 2016 North American Open. Alex Bian placed clear second with 6.0/7. The pair…
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Glen Gratz, Alex Lim Top 2016 Northern IL Wrap Up
Nobody’s perfect — and 2016 was far from a perfect year. The final event on the Illinois chess docket for 2016 demonstrated that adage in…
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ICA Elections Underway, E-Ballots Should Have Arrived
Now that the American people have undertaken their part in our democratic process — and the electoral college has spoken — it’s time for yet…
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Warren Junior Scholar Tom Bareket Eclipses 2000 At CCC
Sometimes you hit a milestone — and you just want to take a step back and bask in the glory. 15 months after eclipsing the…
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Fishman & Kokipparambil Bump Ratings 300+ As of Dec 1
69 Illinois players saw ratings increases of 100 points or more as of December. No one’s rating increased more than Daniel Fishman who more than…
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ICA Site Hacked Again, Articles Lost, No Further Content Forthcoming Pending Security Review
With days to go before the 2016 Illinois Class, the Joomla-based ICA site was hacked and shut down by the site’s host due to suspicious…
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2016 Illinois Class Championships
Master/Expert No. Name ID Rate Exp. Pts Rnd1 Rnd2 Rnd3 Rnd4 Prize 1 LI, ZHAOZHI 13646954 2387 0217 4.0 W13 W8 W3 W4 $500.00 2 KALGHATGI,…
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2017 Illinois Open Championship
Standings for Open Merged 2017 Illinois Open: Open Merged (no tiebrk) No. Name ID Rate Rnd1 Rnd2 Rnd3 Rnd4 Rnd5 Rnd6 Pts Prize # Name ID…