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November Chess Roundup
During October, there were three winners in the first Grand Prix in London: Topalov, Gelfand, and Mamedyarov. Etienne Bacrot won the 16th Corsica Masters. GM Mark…
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Glenwood Chess Club’s November Open
Congradulations to Joe Emole winner of Glenwood Chess Club 2012 November Open. Crosstable.
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Illinois Class Championships
Emerging from a five-way tie at the end of round 3 with the only win in the score group, Sam Schmakel of Chicago not only claimed…
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Glenwood Chess Club’s Fall Ladder Tournament
Congratulations to David Guidry winner of Glenwood Chess Club’s Fall Ladder tournament 2012. Our Fall ladder tournament is officially over. Here are the top 5 finishers…
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October Chess Roundup
Lot going on in the wide world of chess this past month. Fabiano Caruana won first half of Grand Slam in San Paulo. Humpy Knoeru won…
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Glenwood Chess Club September Open
The Glenwood Chess Club September Open was held on 9/29/12 at the Blakey Center in Glenwood and drew 18 players. Congratulations to Sedrick Prude and William…
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49th Bradley Summer Open
The 49th Bradley Summer Open was held at the Bradley Student Union Center Augsut 25th. It was won by Nikhilesh Kunche with a score of 4…
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September Chess Roundup
The world of chess is a big one. In the month of August there was the start of the 40th Fide Chess Olympiad in Istanbul, Turkey…
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En Passant: NM Jon L. Burgess
NM Jon Burgess, a frequent player in many Chicago-area tournaments, died on Sunday, August 12. He was 35 years old. Jon’s good company and straightforward game…
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Illinois vs Indiana Round Up
Congratulations to team Illinois for winning the first ever Illinois vs Indiana chess match, aka Border War, a two round g/60 fight for interstate supremacy. The…