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Friends, Lend Me Your Ears: Roman Wins 2014 Chicago Latino Scholastic Championship
Ricky Roman won all five of his matches to top all comers in the age 14-and-under section of the 22nd Chicago Latino Championships. The one-day tournament…
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Alex Bian, Hanson Hao Achieve USCF Milestones; Illinois Youth in USCF Top 100 as of November 2014
A pair of Illinois teenagers earned new USCF classifications as of the November official ratings. Newly-minted USCF Master Alex Bian, age 14, cracked the 2200-mark with…
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300 Compete at 2014 All-Grade in West Chicago
Peoria’s Andrew Fei has added Illinois Champion to his chess resume sweeping all four rounds to claim the Grades 9-12 Championship of the 2014 All-Grade. In…
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Daniels, Do, Liu and Mardov Win Polgar World Open Sections; Earn Invites to 2015 World Youth In Greece
Overcoming competitors from multiple states, Illinois saw four of its natives winning their respective sections at the Susan Polgar World Youth, completed November 2 in Schaumburg.…
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Illinois Youth in USCF Top 100 as of October 2014
For the first time since Penny Xu left the national Top 100 lists, Illinois has a female junior rated above 1900, thanks to Miranda Liu. At…
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Illinois Youth in USCF Top 100 as of September 2014
Despite one drop-off, with the addition of Jacob Furfine, Illinois continues to field 20 juniors at or above the Expert mark as of the third Wednesday…
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Peng Places 5th at World Youth in U12; Turgut 14th in U10
Candidate Master David Peng of Northbrook placed fifth at the 2014 World Youth Under 12 Boys competition completed today in South Africa. An 11th-round loss to…
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Illinois Youth in USCF Top 100 — August 2014
For the first time in history, Illinois hosts 20 juniors at or above the Expert mark, thanks to the addition of Akhil Kalghatgi. Quite a way…
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Updated: Peng, Turgut Among 70 Americans At ’14 World Youth
Illinoisans David Peng and Aydin Turgut are among 70 youth from the United States now in Durban, South Africa competing in the 2014 World Youth Championships. The…
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63 Compete at Northbrook Labor Day Scholastic
It took perfect scores to win both sections of the 2014 Labor Day Scholastic, held August 30 in Northbrook. 63 players competed in the five-round Quick-Rated…