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Varga Wins K-12 Section at ’16 Greater Chicago Event
354 players competed in eight sections at the February 7 2016 Greater Chicago K-12 Championships, 98 of whom played in one of four “Varsity” divisions. US Chess…
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Burbank Wins 2/16 HP Scholastic, Elder Tops Advanced
By the narrowest of margins, Burbank (of Chicago) won team honors at the Highland Park February Scholastic. Paced by Angel Nunez’s perfect 5.0 score, Burbank outpointed…
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Gran and Grandy Top ’16 Wheaton Christian Grammar
156 entrants faced off in four sections at the Wheaton Christian Grammar School February 6. In three of the four sections, perfect scores were necessary to…
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Three Perfect Scores at BNASC ’16 Benjamin Tournament
273 competitors fought it out Feb. 6 at the Bloomington Normal Area Scholastic Chess event at Benjamin School. Mohit Bayyarapu was a perfect five-for-five in the…
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Five-Way Tie In BNASC 2016 Glenn Junior High Section
246 competed in four sections at the January 30 Glenn Scholastic organized by Bloomington Normal Area Scholastic Chess. Five players tied atop the Junior High Section. Jacob…
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IMSA, Cassie Parent Win 2016 Illinois All Girls At Niles North
40 young ladies participated in the first Illinois all-girls chess championship in five years. US Chess crosstables have posted. The event was resurrected by Glenn Panner of…
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US Chess Publishes Expanded Girls Lists
US Chess (or as you may still be calling it, the USCF) has begun publishing Top 100 lists for girls at each age… not just the…
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WYAC’s Alex Ursu Wins YCFC Advanced at Brooks With 4.5
Alex Ursu of Whitney Young won the Advanced Section of the January YCFC tournament with four wins and a second-round draw. The free event attracted 319…
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Ganesan, Bruha and Raghav Top BNASC’s MLK Day Tourney
A trio of perfect scores topped the results of the Junior High section of the 2016 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day event hosted by the Bloomington-Normal…
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Skeels, Wang and Bouzamondo top Winter Open U1200
Three young entrants topped the Under 1200 upper section at the January 16 Winter Open Scholastic. The five-round event was Quick Rated for USCF purposes thanks…