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US Amateur Team Tournament Returns to Chicago Area
The U. S. Amateur Team (USAT) North, a popular USCF national event, is returning to the Chicago area for the first time since 2005. The USCF…
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Parmet Draws U.S. Champ at Simul
He’s not yet rated high enough to be part of the Chicago Blaze team he manages, but last weekend Illinois’ own Dan Parmet proved he knows…
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Not the End of the World: Free Tournament Will Study Armageddon Format
I have always thought that the standard time controls used in most Armageddon play-offs was too fast and an inaccurate way to determine a winner. In…
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NM Arnulfo Benesa passes
NM Arnulfo Benesa, 2000 US Senior Champion, is gone. He had suffered from strokes for the past two years, but had continued to play chess until…
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GM Susan Polgar lecture and book signing at North Shore Chess Center
On Saturday December 11 @ 7:00pm, Grandmaster Susan Polgar will visit the North Shore Chess Center and provide a free lecture and Q&A session to players,…
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Helen Warren Honored at ICA Banquet
More than 40 ICA members from near and far gathered Sunday to celebrate Helen Warren, for her decades of contributions to Illinois and United States chess.…
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2010 IL Class Championships
Illinois Class Championship 2010 Saturday December 4, 2010 Holiday Inn Chicago North Shore — 5300 West Touhy Ave — Skokie, IL 60077 847-679-8900 — Google Map…
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Chicago Blaze Headed to Playoffs
The Cubs and White Sox couldn’t make it happen this season, but thanks to the Blaze, Chicago can boast at least one team that’s clinched a…
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In the Shadow of the Arch: The 2010 US Championship
St. Louis has always been the gateway for those seeking their fame and fortune by going west. Now the city is leading a revival of one…
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Illinois Chess Champions
The first Illinois Open Chess Championship was held in 1960, one year before the Illinois Chess Association was formed in 1961. The chart below is a…