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Hoesley Wins 2015 Decatur Chess Challenge
Aria Hoesley won the top section (K-6) of the 49-player Decatur Chess Challenge, completed November 10 at Decatur Classical Elementary. Aria’s 3.0 score placed her a…
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Illinois All-Grade in Peoria: Complete Results Posted!
A successful Illinois All-Grade is in the books with 228 competitors battling it out in Peoria in ten sections on November 7. USCF crosstables have posted. Seven…
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Peng Ties for U12 Championship at World Youth in Greece
Illinois is well-represented at 2015 World Youth in Greece: Eight Illinois players are among the American delegation to the 2015 World Youth competition in Greece. The 11-round…
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2015 All-Grade K-12’s Travel To Peoria Saturday
The first of the two USCF-rated Illinois scholastic championships of the 2015-2016 school year is slated for this weekend and registration remains open through the week.…
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Teaching Chess to Groups — Handbook for Coaches
Published jointly by Chicago Chess Foundation and Illinois Chess Association.
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Top 100 USA Youth — August 2015
As of August, Illinois now proudly hosts an amazing four 18-and-under Masters and 18 junior Experts. Eight additional juniors have achieved ratings above 1950 in the…
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Top 100 Youth — June 2015
12-year old Marissa Li has now achieved the highest published rating of any Illinois female junior in recent times — and perhaps ever. Her June rating…
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Mardov & Peng Represent Illinois in Rated Online Tournament
Update: Mardov Wins Under 6 National Title! Peng Wins U12! 6-year old Dimitar Mardov and 12-year old David Peng will be the two Illinois competitors in…
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Naperville North Hosts Community Chess Extravaganza 8
On Wednesday, May 27th, the IHSA State Champion Naperville North High School Chess Team hosted a night of chess fun for the Naperville community. The tournament…
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Top 100 Youth — May 2015
Illinois continues to host 11 18-year olds in the top 100 nationwide, whereas statistically we’d expect to have only four. For the first time, Illinois has…