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50 Girls from IL in January 2019 Top 100 Lists
The new set of lists published by US Chess features exactly 50 female players from the State of Lincoln, ranging from a rating of 486 by…
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December 2018 Top 100 Lists for Girls
Let me start out by wishing Chaitra Madugula (7), Josephine Swan (11), and Emma Wang (18) – the three girls who have moved up to the…
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Whitney Young Earns Another National Championship; IL Garners 14 Individual Awards at 2018 K-12’s in Orlando
Chicago’s Whitney Young High School has claimed yet another national championship, collecting the 12th Grade team championship at the 2018 National K-12 Grade Championships completed December 16 in…
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November 2018 Top 100 Lists for Girls
The new Top 100 lists are out and again Illinois’ highest achievers are our three female experts – Shreya Mangalam, Miranda Liu, and Marissa Li…
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Back-to-Back for Illinois at World Cadets in Under 8’s; Yuvraj Chennareddy Claims Gold in Spain
With a 1.0 lead heading into the final round, Yuvraj Chennareddy most likely had clinched Gold at the 2018 World Cadet Championships in Santiago, Spain on tiebreaks.…
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Nandini Prakash and Ria Raj now above 1500
Two Illinois girls have stepped across the 1500 threshold for the first time: Ria Raj, who was still 1368 in August, is now rated 1502 and…
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Rank 4 nationwide for Shreya (15) and Natalie (12)
There has been some movement in the Top 100 Lists for Illinois girls this month. Some female players dropped below the cutoff temporarily (Chaitra, Ankaa,…
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Illinois Girls in the US Top 100 Lists
Congratulations to the 51 young ladies from Illinois who appear on the August 2018 Top 100 lists for their respective age group! The lists compiled…
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52 Illinois Juniors in July 2018 US Top 100’s
Hitting the Top 100 lists in the USA is as easy as 1-2-3 for motivated Illinois youth as of the latest month, July. Such ratings…
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Illinois Girls in the US Top 100 Lists
Thirty-seven female juniors have surpassed the 1000 mark as of the July 2018 ratings… with seven girls rated above 1800 and three above 2000. Since…