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Record Number of Girls Featured in Top 100 Lists
With a total of 50 girls, Illinois has a record number of female players in the top 100 lists compiled by US Chess. Thirty-six of…
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January 2018 US Top 100 Lists For Girls
With the latest addition of Ankaa Gantulga and Bolor Sarah Lkhavgajav, Illinois now boasts 48 girls in the top 100 lists compiled by US Chess,…
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2018 Illinois Invitational State Qualifier Tournament Dates Announced
The 2018 Illinois Invitational State Qualifier tournament will be held May 5-6, 2018 at the Hyatt Regency in Schaumburg. This tournament determines which scholastic players will…
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December 2017 US Top 100 Lists For Girls
Forty-seven Illinois girls have managed to earn spots on the most recent top 100 lists compiled by US Chess, which include the results of the…
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52 Players From Illinois Competed at the National K-12s in Orlando on December 8-10
Warren Junior Scholar, Matthew Stevens, from Whitney Young was the clear winner of the K-12 Blitz tournament with a score of 11.5. Class trophies were awarded…
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November 2017: IL Top 100 Girls
The most recent lists include 46 young ladies from Illinois with eleven of them ranking in the top 20. Nandini Prakash and Hili Bareket continued…
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November 2017: 53 Illinois Youth Among US Top 100’s
Once again, Aren Emrikian is the #1 player in his age group in the US — Ages 7 & Under. Joining him in the top…
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Four IL Youth Named to Prestigious 2018 All-America Team
Four top Illinois juniors were among the 74 selected by US Chess for the 2018 All-America Team. Candidates were based on their 1/1/2017 rating and…
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258 Face Off At Peoria’s 2017 Illinois All-Grade
[Editor’s Note: the article has now been updated to include team results which were posted November 15. See below.] The Lutfiyya brothers took sibling rivalry…
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October 2017: 51 IL Youth Among US Top 100’s; 8 Top 10’s
Ages 7, 9 and 16 each have three Illinois players ranked in the US Top 30’s. All totalled, 51 youth are on one of the…