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C-U Area School Gives “Treasure Chess” Fund to Charity
Since the advent of chess lessons, coaches have looked for ways to motivate students. Champaign-Urbana area coach Rachel Schecter has devised an innovative — and…
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Skinner North Wins K-2, 3-4 at May YCFC / CCF Tournament; Harry Heller Wins Advanced; 234 Enjoy Nobel Hospitality
The Youth Chess Foundation of Chicago wrapped up its six event season with a 234 player tournament May 20 at Alfred Nobel Elementary on Chicago’s…
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Land of Lincoln Wins 11 Individual and Three Team Awards in K-12 Championship Section at 2017 SuperNationals VI
In the K-12 Championship division, the very best section of SuperNationals VI concluded May 14, Illinois won 11 individual trophies and three team awards. Alex Bian,…
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Normal’s Munaganuri Wins K-1 U500; Illinois Nabs Top Four in K-12 Unrated, Co-Champs: Schiffner, Bundy, Murphy; Colene Hoose Wins Top K-5 U900 Team
Vamsi Munaganuri of Colene Hoose in Normal managed one of the few 7-for-7 tallies at SuperNationals VI, completed May 14 in Nashville, TN. Coming into the…
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Dimitar Mardov Wins K-3’s at ’17 SuperNationals; Aydin Turgut & Ricky Wang Tie For 2nd in K-8’s; Jacob Furfine Ties for 3rd in K-9’s, Anshul Shetty Ties for 3rd in K-1’s
With six wins and a sixth-round draw, Dimitar Mardov has secured the National K-3 Championship at SuperNationals VI. New York’s Liam Putnam also finished with 6.5, but…
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Illinois With Four Perfect Championship Section Scores Heading Into Final Day of 2017 SuperNationals in Nashville
After two days of competition, the ranks of perfection are thinning out at the 2017 SuperNationals completing today in Nashville, TN. Aydin Turgut is one…
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Bian, Turgut, Mardov, Wang All Tops in National Blitz; Illinois Schools Dominate K-12 Blitz Team Awards With 7 of Top 11
Illinois was well-represented in three of the four grade-sectioned blitz competitions at SuperNationals VI, held May 11. Land of Lincoln had at least one co-champion…
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Kalghatgi Twins Win Third National Bughouse Championship
With a perfect 12-for-12 score, Whitney Young twins Akhil and Nikhil Kalghatgi have won the K-12 Bughouse title at 2017 SuperNationals, their third national bughouse…
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5,500 Enter SuperNationals VI; Illinois With 3rd Most Entries
With 347 players from over 90 different schools and the home-schooled community, Illinois has the third most registrants, two days before SuperNationals VI kicks off formally,…
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Grandy Tops Illinois’ May 2017 Junior Grand Prix List
Wheaton’s Sarah Grandy, an ICA Rising Star, tops the Illinois list of US Chess Junior Grand Prix point earners as of May 2, 2017. Sarah…