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79 Illinois Girls Compete in Nationals at McCormick Place
Illinois females showed up en masse for the 2015 All-Girls Nationals completed April 19. U8 U10 U12 U14 U16 U18 Total Entrants 83 92 70…
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Kalghatgi Twins 1-2 at Chicago Public School Championships, Whitney Young, Skinner North, Lenart, Decatur Win Team Titles
In the flip-flopping power struggle of brothers Nikhil and Akhil Kalghatgi, Nikhil grabbed the upperhand at this year’s Chicago Public Schools K-8 Championships completed March 28.…
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George Li Ties for Second at 2015 USCF High School Nationals, Six Illinois Teams Among Top 30 in Championship Section
New Trier High School’s ZhaoZhi “George” Li came within a half-point of the highest score at the 2015 USCF High School Nationals completed April 12 in…
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Illinois Youth in USCF Top 100 as of March 2015
Four new Illinois names joined the US Top 100 lists this month: nine-year old Peter Zheng, eight year-old Eduard Danilyan, seven year-old John Bielobradek and six…
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Denker, Barber, Girls Invitational Held at ChessIQ In Skokie
Three youth invitationals organized by the ICA Warren Junior Program were held March 14th and 15th at ChessIQ under the direction of TD Sevan Muradian. Top Illinois high…
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Furfine, Ramnath Perfect at 2015 K-8 Championships at ISU, Prabu and Mardov Also Clear Winners at 6.5/7
571 competed in four sections at the 2015 Illinois K-8 Championships completed March 8 in Normal, IL. All four sections had at least 100 entries with…
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Illinois Youth in USCF Top 100 as of February 2015
Arthur Xu moved up one notch to become the second highest-rated seven and under player in America, joining 11 year-old David Peng with that distinction. 18-year…
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Normal’s Chiddix Wins 2 of 3 Sections at IESA Championships, Jason Daniels, Hanson Hao and Vincent Do Perfect at 7.0/7
Chiddix Junior High of Normal won both the sixth and eighth grade championships at the Illinois Elementary School Association (IESA) championships concluded February 28. The two-day…
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BNASC Completes 2015 Season
Bloomington Normal Area Scholastic Chess completed its six event 2015 season of scholastic tournaments. No article submitted. Glenn Benjamin Epiphany Tri-Valley MLK…
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Naperville North Claims 2014-15 IHSA Crown Over Stevenson, USCF-Unrated Yuki Nojima of Hersey Lone Perfect Board One
With five boards completed in the seventh round, Stevenson needed just one more win from one of its three top boards to secure the 2015 IHSA…