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Youth News
Two scholastic sections both yielded co-champions from Illinois at the Kenosha $1000 Stateline Shootout. The five-round, dual-rated event was hosted at the Radisson in Pleasant Prairie,…
Bill Feldman · January 3, 2016
Youth News
53 teams and 367 players competed in the December 19 YCFC tournament at De La Salle Institute, a stone’s throw from Sox Park on the south…
Bill Feldman · December 22, 2015
Youth News
Chess educators and parents have an opportunity to shape the landscape of chess for the children of Illinois. The ICA’s Youth Committee is undergoing a reformulation…
ICA Staff · December 21, 2015
Youth News
Shaunak Bhattacharyya and Yashom Kapoor split the championship of the 86th Kumbaya held December 13 in Skokie. Only four competitors entered the Under 1600’s, turning the…
Bill Feldman · December 20, 2015
Youth News
With a pre-event rating 381 points higher than his closest competition, Jayadeep Boya was a perfect 4.0 at the 2015 Washington Scholastic. The 100-player event was…
Bill Feldman · December 13, 2015
Youth News
Rahul Ravisundar was the clear winner of the Junior High section at the 2015 Benjamin Scholastic held December 5 in West Chicago. 81 competed in three…
Bill Feldman · December 6, 2015
Youth News
Update: On tiebreaks, Aren Emrikian has won the Kindergarten National Championship at the K-12’s in Orlando. Aren lost in the final round to Caleb Marshall of…
Bill Feldman · December 4, 2015
Youth News
Only the tournament’s end could stop Christopher Gora and Andrey Novikov at the Chicago Latino Chess Championship conducted November 28. The five-round long-time annual event was…
Bill Feldman · November 29, 2015
Youth News
Gabe Panner went a perfect four-for-four to win the Junior High section at the St. Johns 2015 tournament held November 21 in Lombard. With his championship,…
Bill Feldman · November 21, 2015
Youth News
41 teams competed in the first of six YCFC events November 14 at Earle STEM Elementary on the southwest side of Chicago. The Youth Chess Foundation…
Bill Feldman · November 16, 2015
