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7 High Schools Undefeated Heading Into IHSA Finals Day 2
With four rounds under their belts, seven Northern Illinois squads remain undefeated at the 2015 IHSA Finals in Peoria. A record 146 8-person teams have entered…
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Ranchero, McMurtrie, Szal Atop Wheaton Christian Scholastic, Gran and Richards Win Junior High Section, 158 Compete
A field of 158 faced off in the Wheaton Christian Grammar Scholastic February 7. In the 37-player Junior High section Brenden Gran and William Richards both…
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Zhen Mo, Hinsdale Central Prevail at West Suburban Tourney
In contrast to many other conference tournaments held January 31 as board-based events, the West Suburban Conference was held as an individual tournament with team tallies…
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Minkee Lee, Neuqua Valley Undefeated in Upstate 8 Tourney
With a solid 44.0-24.0 defeat of Waubonsie Valley in the final round, Naperville-based Neuqua Valley was declared champions of Upstate Eight conference tournament. Neuqua Valley finished…
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Orland Park’s Sandburg High School Tops SWSC
Sandburg High School managed to win all four of its team matches to claim the Southwest Suburban Conference end-of-season tournament championship in competition conducted January 31.…
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Illinois Youth in USCF Top 100 as of January 2015
22! Illinois now boasts 22 youth with USCF regular ratings of 2000 or higher with four Masters and 18 Experts. A pair of 14-year olds was…
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Sterling Nabs NICL Conference Tournament
Northern Illinois Chess League’s 2013-14 tournament co-champions Sterling and Rockford Jefferson were back at it January 31 in Freeport. The two high schools were the lone…
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200 Rockford-Area Youth Face The Challenge at RESA
Just shy of 200 competitors faced off in three sections at the 2015 Winter Rockford Challenge. The January 31 tournament was hosted by Rockford Environmental Science…
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Illinois Youth in USCF Top 100 as of December 2014
In the game of Blackjack, 21 is a winning number. When it comes to youth chess, the Land of Lincoln has hit the lucky number —…
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Benet Academy, Whitney Young 1-2 Atop 12th Grade Nationals, Max Zinski Wins 2014 K-12 Blitz Championship
By the slimmest of margins, one-half of one point, Lisle-based Benet Academy won the USCF National Grade 12 Championships in Orlando, FL at the competition completed…