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Chicago Chess Center Preview Open Winners Aren't the Usual Suspects
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June 29 was a day for newcomers, up-and-comers and comebacks. David Shiner, a Shimer College associate dean coming off a 10-year hiatus from rated chess, won first place in our preview open at the Illinois Institute of Technology, with a score of 3.5/4. With only three prior rated games to his name, Armando Rodríguez took second with 3.0/4 (in a tie with the house player, Bill Brock). Young player Mark Jungo, a member of the Knight Moves Chess Club at the Rudy Lozano Branch Library in Pilsen, placed third with 2.5/4, scoring an upset win over his mentor, Héctor Hernández, in the first round. Crosstable
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June 2013 Chess Roundup
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As India gears up to host the World Chess Championship for the first time, it seems a good time to look around at all that's going on in the literal and metaphorical world of chess. In the Hainan province of China, Ding Liren won the 4th Hainan Danzhou Tournament. 13 year old, Charlize van Zyl, became the youngest South African to become a WIM. Bela Khontenashvili, from Georgia, won the Fondation Neva Women's Grand Prix. Canadian, IM Edward Porper won a GM Norm at the Chicago Open. Egyptian team makes it into World Cup by dominating the African Chess Championship.
Four way tie in It's A Wonderful Life Classic
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A four-way tie for first place in the Open Section hardly captures the full picture of the It's A Wonderful Life Classic. The four-round, dual-rated event was held May 18 in DeKalb, attracting 27 competitors.
Warren Junior Scholars Max Zinski and Vincent Do along with Bloomington-Normal area's Scott Schmidt all earned two victories while drawing each other. Naperville North High School Coach Jeff Di Orio lost to Vincent in the second round, but won his three other rounds to grab a spot in this 3.0/4 score group.
May 2013 Chess Roundup
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In world chess at the 2013 Admiral Niels Juel Cup there was a tie for first between GM Yuri Solodovnichenko (UKR), GM Mikhail Ulibin (RUS) and GM Ivan Sokolov. The Serbian Chess Championship was won by GM Boban Bogosavljevic. Nearby, at the Lithuanian Championships ,GM Darius Zagorskis became the new national champion and WGM Deimante Daulyte easily won the women's championship. The number one player in Australia, Zhou Zong-Yuan, won the 2013 Thailand Open. In Angola, GM Vladislav Tkachiev won the Cuca International Tournaments 2013. Over in Minnesota, IM Bartholomew won the 2013 Okoboji Open.