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Dynamic Chess’s Third Tournament
On Sunday December 18th, Dynamic Chess, Inc. hosted the third in a series of eight monthly scholastic tournaments at Whitney Young High School in Chicago. Thirty-three…
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47th Kumbaya Tournament
The 47th Kumbaya Tournament had over 130 participants at this event! Some players included the current 8 and under World Chess Champion — Awonder Liang and…
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Highland Park Draws 104 to December Unrated Tournament
The Highland Park chess program ran its first tournament of the year on December 10th, drawing 104 players to Edgewood Middle School. The tournament was unrated…
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Dynamic Chess Finishes First in a Series of Tournaments
On Sunday October 23rd, Dynamic Chess, Inc. hosted the first in a series of eight monthly scholastic tournaments at Whitney Young High School in Chicago. This…
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Cheryl Liu Wins Scholarship
My name is Cheryl and I spent a week at a Texas Tech University SPICE (Susan Polgar Institute for Chess Excellence) program/tournament called the Susan Polgar…
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Barber K-8 Nationals
D4…D5. The players were tense as 25 silent battles started throughout the room. On board one a Northern Californian was battling a Georgian in the first…
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Raising a Champion
Andi Rosen, mom of 2011 National High School Champion Eric Rosen, writes about what it’s like to raise a champion. Hint: it has little to do…
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“King Eric”
The 2011 National High School Champion Eric Rosen learned much from Chicago’s Russian Jewish community. Read this cover story in The Chicago Jewish News. …
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Chicago Mayor Visits Warren Scholars
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel made a surprise visit to the Warren Junior Scholar activity tent at the Taste of Chicago on Saturday, June 25, 2011. The newly-elected…
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Youth Committee Sends Expanded Chicago Proposal to New Leaders
The Youth Committee has significantly expanded its proposal to upgrade the chess program in Chicago’s public schools and delivered the proposal to the city’s new leadership…