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South Suburban Chess Wars XVI
On September 18, the Glenwood Chess Club hosted Chess Wars XVI. This tournament could have been dubbed: “The Tie Break Tournament”. In the U1250 division,…
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Egerton Releases Business On The Board (Updated)
Longtime Illinois chess coach Jim Egerton has released his Business on the Board book through Amazon.com. The ebook is available for free download for a limited…
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Chess Moves Against Violence in Ogden Park
Players are invited to compete Saturday, September 17 in both an Open Section and a K-8 section at Ogden Park, 6500 South Racine in Chicago.…
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Bill Smythe Wins DeKalb’s Judd Lauger Memorial Classic
With an exciting endgame finale, Bill Smythe edged Joe Zemgulys to close out the Judd Lauger Memorial Classic with a perfect 3.0/3 score. Smythe earned…
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Family Honors Son Through Tournament Sponsorship
It’s been six years since the Lauger family lost their son Judd to a tragic car accident. But Barbara and Steve Lauger are perpetuating their son’s…
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2016 Illinois Open Championship
Open Section Results # Name Rtng Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Tot 1 Georgiev, Vladimir GM 2612 W23 W11…
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Toby Ching and Parker Sorenson Post Strong Months
Toby Ching and Parker Sorenson had the largest ratings bumps of any Illinois players in August. Toby raised his rating 335 points to 821. Parker…
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’14 IL Senior Open Champ Michael Penway Passes Away
The ICA has received word of the passing of Michael Penway from cancer at the age of 54. Penway was the 2014 Illinois Senior Open…
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IL IM Angelo Young Wins 2016 Iowa Quick Championships
Despite a final-round draw to Iowa youth Joseph Wan, IM Angelo Young posted the high score at the 2016 Iowa Quick Championships. The six-round event…
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Just Law Published as Electronic Book and Paperback; Tackles Hundreds of Tournament-Related Questions
Former ICA President and current US Chess Rulebook (6th Edition) Editor Tim Just has written a new book: Just Law. Tim informed the ICA that the…