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Youth News
The Illinois Elementary School Association (IESA) is launching what organizers believe will become a fixture on the Illinois youth chess calendar: an annual individual/team championship in…
Illinois Chess Association · November 16, 2010
Youth News
Congratulations to four young players representing Chess Without Borders, who made a splash in New Jersey this weekend at the National Youth Action tournament, winning first…
Illinois Chess Association · November 10, 2010
Youth News
Seven of Illinois’ Grandmasters and International Masters wrote to Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley on October 29 to ask him to support ICA’s July proposal to…
Illinois Chess Association · November 10, 2010
Youth News
Whitney Young High School, the prestigious Chicago public high school that boasts First Lady Michelle Obama and Matrix creators Andy and Larry Wachowski among its many…
Illinois Chess Association · October 14, 2010
Youth News
Congratulations to the following players in the top 100 list on the USCF October 2010 supplement: Age 7 and under Rank Name Rating 2 David Tianjian…
Illinois Chess Association · October 5, 2010
Youth News
The llinois Denker High School Qualifier is an invitational tournament for the state’s top high school players sponsored by the ICA Warren Junior Scholar program. The…
Illinois Chess Association · September 16, 2010
Youth News
Evanston Scholastic Chess is a group of parents and volunteers who lead and organize school-based chess clubs in Evanston. Collectively, we serve students at 18 different…
Maret Thorpe · August 31, 2010
Youth News
There are a number of city-wide and community-wide chess programs in Illinois. We’re asked organizers of those programs to describe them here (see menu at left).…
Illinois Chess Association · August 26, 2010
Youth News
We are at work setting up ICA’s new Fellows Program, in which high school and college chess players will serve as coaches, mentors, helpers and tournament…
Illinois Chess Association · August 22, 2010
Youth News
There are several major youth tournaments on the annual schedule in Illinois. Illinois K-8 Championship. This event is normally held in March, and in recent years…
Illinois Chess Association · August 22, 2010
