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South Suburban Chess Wars XIII
On April 17, 2016, the Glenwood Chess Club hosted Chess Wars XIII. A total of 29 players were in attendance. In the Under 1250 division,…
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Chess Without Borders Honored By Points of Light
Barrington-based Chess Without Borders (CWB) has been honored by the Points of Light (POL) organization. The “service-minded” chess-education philanthropy was honored as the POL Daily…
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Illinois Players Race to Indianapolis for Junior High Nationals
With over 1,100 players registered as of Tuesday afternoon, this year’s “YUUUGE” US Chess National Junior High School should be filled with many exciting battles.…
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Illinois Team Got Mate? Wins 2016 National USAT Playoff
The Illinois foursome of Daniel Bronfeyn, Jacob Furfine, Vincent Do and Todd Freitag has won the US Amateur Team Playoff conducted April 9. The Got…
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Lozano Branch Tournament Fills CPS Void Friday
With 340,000 Chicago Public School students impacted by a one-day teacher’s strike, the Lozano Branch of the Chicago Public Libray has stepped up to offer…
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Updated: Karagianis Publishes Cover Article in Chess Life
Bloomington-Normal Area chess coach and US Chess-master level player Pete Karagianis has published the lead article in month’s (March 2016) Chess Life. The article is entitled,…
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Michigan’s Posthuma 4.0/4 at March 26 Chicago Event
58 players faced off in four rounds at the Chicago Chess Club Pre-Opening Plus Score March 26. Claiming top honors, Joshua Posthuma managed to win…
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Vincent Do Sweeps 2nd Alekhine Memorial in DeKalb
Rockford phenom Vincent Do swept all four of his opponents to claim top honors at the 2nd Alekhine Memorial Open in DeKalb March 26. The…
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South Suburban Chess Wars XII
On March 20, 2016, the Glenwood Chess Club hosted Chess Wars XII. A total of 30 players were in attendance. However, in the experimental Non-Rated Section,…
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George Li Perfect at 2016 Mid-America Blitz
With over two dozen competitors in the field, IMSA sophomore George Li blitzed through all eight games to win the 2016 Mid-America Blitz Championship. The…