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2012 Illinois Open
September 1-3, 2012 Oakbrook, Illinois $8500Guaranteed +$250 Isaac Braswell Fighting Chess Award
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Rockford Chess’s First Rated Event … in a While
Rockford Chess had its first rated event in many years. Joe Guth organized the event and Gary Sargent was the official TD. Joe decided that it…
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July Chess Roundup
Oh July. Must you be so hot? Making us scurry to our homes or some well air-conditioned Applebee’s to escape your heat. It makes me lethargic.…
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Visit UNAM Chess Club Wednesdays in River North
The National Autonomous University of Mexico (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México) Chicago campus invites local players to attend its newly created chess club Wednesdays from 6…
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June Chess Roundup
June has school letting out and people taking a break from the work they’ve been doing all year. Chess tournaments are similar. Time to stop the…
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Ninth Annual David Mote Memorial Open
Fifteen chess players attended our May 19th tournament, the Ninth Annual David Mote Memorial Open. The tournament was held at the First Congregational Church on Springfield’s…
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Blitz Tournament Will Benefit Braswell Memorial High School Chess Prize
The Evanston Chess Club and the Illinois Chess Coaches Association (ICCA) are very pleased to announce the Isaac Braswell Memorial Prize. This new prize will recognize…
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May Chess Roundup
May flowers bring April Showers. Or something like that. Chess can be topsy-turvy. Masters suggest learning the endgame first. Higer rated players don’t always end up…
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Q&A with Former World Chess Champion Anatoly Karpov
The ex-World Chess Champion was in Oak Brook, Illinois recently promoting his Chess for Peace and Chess in Schools initiatives to the local community. This was…