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While there was plenty of hardware spread around the multitude of teams competing, Decatur Classical (of Chicago) managed to win two sections of the January…
Bill Feldman · January 17, 2017
Youth News
[Editor’s Note: The ICA has been notified that sufficient applications for Pawns to Queens have been received for the current acadmic year with only five…
Bill Feldman · January 9, 2017
Youth News
Most players are happy to see their ratings increase a few dozen points at a tournament. At the 2017 Winter Scholastic, Ryan Kong enhanced his…
Bill Feldman · January 9, 2017
Youth News
Youth Chess Foundation of Chicago (YCFC) hosts six free tournaments a year at various schools around Chicagoland. The second of the six events for the…
Bill Feldman · January 5, 2017
Youth News
Although the landscape may have changed since then, as of the December official ratings supplements, seven Illinois juniors have achieved “Masterhood” eclipsing 2200. 19 have…
Bill Feldman · December 26, 2016
Youth News
With a seventh-round draw, 3rd Grader Dimitar Mardov secured top honors for his grade at the K-12 Nationals ending December 18 in Nashville, TN. Dimitar…
Bill Feldman · December 18, 2016
Youth News
With a little help from fellow Illinois competitor Jason Daniels, Akhil Kalghatgi is now the National K-12 Blitz Champion. The Whitney Young sophomore won 11…
Bill Feldman · December 16, 2016
Youth News
Thanks to the amazing organizational skills of Director Scott Daniels, Warren Junior Scholars and — for the first time ever — Rising Stars — received more…
Bill Feldman · December 12, 2016
Youth News
With the lone perfect score in the first-ever Sevan’s Scholastic, Layla Rodriguez was declared champion in the November 26 event. The event was held to…
Bill Feldman · November 27, 2016
Youth News
The ICA — and this website — encourages the submission of articles to this space from our chess-playing community. Earlier this year the ICA site…
8-year old Jacob Plotnik (with editor's notes by Bill Feldman) · November 24, 2016
