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11-year old Sophia Zhao progressing fast
I will keep this report short and will highlight only three players whose rating changes were very impressive: Last month, 7-year old Olivia Lee was…
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Natalie Wisniowski now above 1900
The Chicago Open in May was a great tournament for many of our female junior players including WCM Natalie Wisniowski of Chicago, who achieved a personal…
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Illinois Girls Continue to Improve
US Chess has compiled the most recent Top 100 lists for girls (with a cutoff date of May 15) and the results of female players from…
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Stellar Performance for May 2019 Top 100
Congratulations to the 50 girls from Illinois, who are in the top 100 for their age group this month, including our first-timer Angela Hu. Four…
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April 2019 Top 100 Lists for Girls
The new lists reflect the rating changes after the 2019 National High School Championship, where many of our top-rated girls – Miranda Liu, Aria Hoesley,…
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A Classic Success in Champaign-Urbana
Champaign Urbana Classic #4 Location: University of Illinois,Urbana IL Number of players: 58 Sixty chess players clashed at the K-8 Scholastic held at the…
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US Chess Federation K-12 National Championships
U.S. Chess K-12 Championship Schaumburg IL 15-17 March 2019 Championship Section The 2019 K-12 Championships were held in Schaumburg IL over the weekend of March…
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Illinois K-8 State Championship
Location – ISU Bone Student Center · Friday Night Blitz & Bughouse tournaments were held Blitz winner – Nicholas Laden Bughouse winners – Nicholas Laden &…
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March Top 100 Lists for Girls with 3 New Names
Three new girls from Illinois made the Top 100 lists compiled by US Chess this month: Ashvika Lokesh, age 7 with a rating of 528;…
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Four Experts in the February Top 100 Lists for Girls
Congratulations to Whitney Young freshman Aria Hoesley who made expert with her outstanding performance at the Tim Just Winter Open! The other three girls from…