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275 Face Off In Game/7 Elmhurst Pi Day Tournament
275 youth chess players competed for nearly two and a half hours at York High School in Elmhurst, March 14, Pi Day. The annual event…
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Shreya Mangalam Wins 2017 K-8’s; Vikram Oberai Is 4-5 Champ; Owen Zhang Tops 2-3; Anshul Shetty Perfect In K-1; Avery Coonley School Wins 3 of 4 Team Championships
Congrats to Shreya Mangalam! And Vikram Oberai, Owen Zhang, and Anshul Shetty. All four are now Illinois state champions thanks to their stellar performances at…
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Daniels Wins K-8 Blitz, Daniels & Davis Win K-8 Bughouse
Ahead of an amazing seven-way tie for second place, the team of Jacob Davis and Jason Daniels won the K-8 Bughouse competition with a perfect…
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Daniels Completes 3-peat; Finishes IESA Career 21-0; Chiddix: 8th- & 6th-Grade Champs; Wright Top 7th-Graders
For only the second time in its seven-year history, a player has gone 21-0 in three seasons at the annual IESA competition. In addition to…
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8 Teams Still Undefeated After 4 Rounds At IHSA Finals
[Editor’s Note: Due to server transition, the write up on the completed IHSA finals has been lost but we wish to congratulate IMSA, the 2016-2017…
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Avery Coonley and Whitney Young Dominate 2017 GCC
Almost 500 players participated in the 2017 Greater Chicago Championships February 4 at McCormick Place. The event was organized by the Renaissance Knights Foundation in…
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Banner Day for Illinois Youth Chess: Over 1,000 Participate In Various Upstate / Downstate Chess Tournaments February 4
From Highland Park to Bloomington Normal, from Wheaton to Chicago, Illinois hosted youth competition aplenty February 4.. Benjamin Elementary in Normal hosted 255 for yet…
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Illinois Has Seven Top 10 Youth on January Lists
Aren Emrikian may have skipped First Grade — but he hasn’t missed a beat at the chess board! The Wilmette wunderkind recently turned seven and…
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US Chess Expert Giurgiu Wins Metro Suburban Conference Crown, Bensenville’s Fenton High School Is Top MSC Team
Holding its second-ever conference tournament, the Metro Suburban Conference (MSC) fielded five teams at Walther Academy in Melrose Park on Saturday, January 21. Ionatan Giurgiu…
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300 Observe MLK Day With Bloomington-Normal Scholastic
Bloomington Normal Area Scholastic Chess hosted its 30th annual Martin Luther King, Jr. event. The scholastic tournament played out in four sections at the Bone…