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28 IL Players Show 100+ Point Rating Bumps in November
David Cruz raised his rating an amazing 406 points playing in a series of small tournaments. Tournaments posted to US Chess from September 22 through…
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Fox Valley Chess Club To Celebrate Diwali Tuesday Nov. 1
Thanks to the enthusiasm of a few chess parents, the Fox Valley Chess Club will be observing the Indian tradition of Diwali in a special…
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Tribune Profiles 104-Year Old Civil Rights Advocate Leighton
Harvard-educated lawyer George Leighton was a civil rights advocate… a legal inspiration to Barack Obama… a jurist on several judicial levels… a chess aficionado… and…
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$40 Entry Still Available for Nov. 5 Illinois All-Grade
The Illinois All-Grade Championship is one of two US Chess-rated scholastic state championships conducted each school year. Naperville North High School will be the host…
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Glenwood Chess Club Hosts Chess Wars XVII
On October 15, the Glenwood Chess Club hosted Chess Wars XVII. By its conclusion, Joe Anthony took first place with 3.0 points — despite not playing…
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Top Increases Reflected in October Official Ratings
Yuvraj Chennareddy and William Olafsson were the two top Illinois-registered players on the rise with late-August through Mid-September activity in 2016. Yuvraj, a Chicago youth,…
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Cops & Kids Tournament Observes National Chess Day
Around the country this weekend thousands will be chessing it up, observing National Chess Day (Saturday, October 8). The third go-around of Millionaire Chess is already underway in…
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Queen of Katwe Hits Chicago and Downstate Screens
To some, Disney is the purveyor of Steamboat Willie and Mickey Mouse, Pluto and Goofy, Bambi and Dumbo, the Lion King and Jungle Book, the…
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Eva Harrison Shocks GM Timur Gareev in Blindfold Blitz
Chicago’s Eva Harrison, a chess mom and a top Illinois female player in her own right, “shocked” the chess world with an upset of Grandmaster…
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Aidan Carey Sweeps Field of DeKalb’s Nevermind Classic
Oak Park’s Aidan Carey won all five of his quick chess matches as he was crowned champion of the 2016 Nevermind Classic in DeKalb September…