Illinois Chess Association Update

The Illinois Chess Association is pleased to provide an update on our latest developments and
introduce our forthcoming enhanced website. Earlier this year, we successfully launched the
updated ICA tour, which stands out as one of the premier program among all US Chess affiliate
associations, featuring an exceptional prize fund. We invite you to visit our website to explore
our exciting updated program.

At the beginning of the year, we approached Jacob Plotnick to assume the role of our editor,
which had been vacant for several years. He graciously accepted the position and has since
produced a commendable body of work, authoring numerous articles on tournaments and
publishing interviews to recognize notable individuals within the Illinois Chess community. If you
wish to have an article written, please contact editor@il-chess.org.


Our Warren Junior Scholar director, Edwin Walker, has been diligently overseeing the program,
ensuring the success of the youth tournament, and is currently in the process of revamping the
program. Collaborating with several board members, he will soon present his innovative ideas,
which we hope to share with you in the near future.


Our new website is currently undergoing testing and is being developed from scratch. It will
retain all the categories featured on the previous site. As a frequently asked question from both
affiliates and members revolves around the value of joining the ICA, we aim for the new website
to provide an array of compelling reasons beyond the mere benefit of a five-dollar discount on
select tournaments or participation in the ICA tour.


The upcoming tournaments will showcase a fresh and modern look. The events page will
remain the same, with the Open and Scholastic categories intact. Additionally, we will introduce
new categories for the ICA tour and ICA Championship events. Notably, each category will
feature a carousel with prominent buttons, displaying the next ten tournaments in each
respective category. Simply click on a button to access the event details, conveniently located
on the main page.


In addition, we will implement an email blast system to inform you of upcoming tournaments,
similar to the approach used by US Chess. Weekly, a single email will be sent, encompassing
all upcoming tournaments organized by our affiliates. Rest assured, you will receive only one
email per week, preventing an influx of multiple messages.


We are also excited to introduce a free section on our website, where the ICA will post videos,
PGN games, and other related content. This section will provide a glimpse of the resources
available to our members, albeit on a limited scale.


Membership benefits will include access to an exclusive member area, offering PGN games for
analysis, PGN endgames for study, PGN puzzles, training videos, and the revival of the Illinois
Chess Bulletins (ICB). Furthermore, members will enjoy a five-dollar discount on select events.
For affiliates, the dedicated area will grant the ability to create and publish their own events on
our website, upload PGN games for publication, have their tournaments highlighted on the
home page, and advertise their tournaments in our weekly email sent to members. Additionally,
affiliates will have the option to have articles published about their tournaments.


National and state events will continue to receive prominent exposure, while the ICA Club Tour,
designed to support membership and affiliates, will reward members who participate in
tournaments organized by ICA affiliates. Points will be awarded for wins, losses, or draws, and

prizes, including trophies for Scholastic players, are currently being determined. Although no
monetary rewards will be provided, the prizes will hold significant value. A progress tracker will
also be available on our website.
We look forward to unveiling the new website and its enhanced features, providing our
members and affiliates with an improved online experience.

Welcome to ICA Spring Tournament

Illinois Chess Association is starting out Spring with our On-Line Welcome to ICA Spring tournament

PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR SUNDAY MARCH 21. Illinois Chess Association’s board of directors is extremely excited to do our opening on-line tournament. We are looking at ways to assist in giving opportunities for Illinois Chess during our unusual times known as COVID. We will be running a trial for our association to bring excitement and value to our members.

We have a two-thousand-dollar ($2000) prize fund based on fifty (50) entries. It will be an open tournament, with class prizes, ran with swiss pairings. Now here is what will be extremely exciting. We plan to have a Forty-dollar ($45) entry fee. Scholastic players rated under 1000 entry fee will be twenty dollars ($20), we will be giving trophies to top five players under 1000.

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2019 Illinois Youth Invitationals

The Illinois Youth Invitationals, sponsored by the Illinois Chess Association, took place on April on April 6th-7th,2019. Featuring 3 sections, the Denker, the Barber, and a Girls K-12 tournament, it showcased some of the strongest junior talent in Illinois.

The Illinois Denker is a state qualifying tournament for the National Denker which is a national tournament to determine the best high school boy in the country. The Barber is an invitational tournament for the best scholastic player in grades K-8. The Girls K-12 tournament is an invitational tournament for the best girls in grades K-12.

The Denker Qualifier 

5 rounds   

(only one player advances)

number of players:12

Player                                            Score                                             Place

Matthew James Stevens               4.5                                                  1st

FM Jacob Furfine                          4.0                                                   2nd

Akhil Kalghatgi                              3.0                                                   3rd

 

The Barber Qualifier

5 rounds

(only one player advances)

Number players: 12

Player                                            Score                                             Place

Dimatar Mardov                            4.5                                                  1st

Nicholas John Ladan                    3.5                                                  2nd

CM Arthur Xu                                3.0                                                  3rd

 

Girls K-12 

5 rounds

(only one player advances)

number of players:10

Player                                          Score                                             Place

WCM Marissa Li                          4.5                                                  1st

Shreya B Mangalam                    3.5                                                   2nd-3rd

Ashley Mei Yan                            3.5                                                   2nd-3rd

 

Good luck to all our champions at the US Open in Orlando where they will be competing for the top prize in each of the the tournaments for which they qualified!

2019 Illinois Senior Championship

The 2019 Illinois Senior Championship was held in Schamburg Ilinois over the weekend of April 4th through the April 5th. It consisted of two sections, an Open and a Reserve. The Open Section had 16 players and the Reserve Section had 21. Only players aged 50 or older are eligible.The tournament was organized and directed by Bill Buklis. This is an official ICA event.

Standings-Open Division

Player                                      Points                                    Standing                            Prize  

Chip Kraft                                     3.5                                            1st                                  $225

Marvin Dandridge                          3                                              2nd-3rd                         $90

Leonid Bondar                               3                                               2nd-3rd                         $90

Standings-Reserve Division

Mark Parnay                                  4                                              1st                                 $125

Michael Wishner                            3.5                                            2nd                               $70

Steve Kuhlman                               3                                              3rd                                $60

 

 

2017 Illinois Class

Master/Expert Section

No. Name ID Rate Exp. Pts Rnd1 Rnd2 Rnd3 Rnd4 Prize
1 Mitkov, Nikola 12710197 2545 0218 4.0 W8 W6 W3 W7 $500
2 Velikanov, Alexander 12879882 2404 9999 3.5 W9 W13 W11 -H- $200
3 Li, Zhaozhi 13646954 2471 0318 3.0 W5 W12 L1 W6 $50
4 Bartochowski, Nicholas J 13216472 2174 1119 2.5 L11 W15 D5 W9  
5 Narayanan, Rishi T 13949428 2005 0919 2.5 L3 W10 D4 W11  
6 Ashuev, Yuri 12615462 2195 1117 2.0 W14 L1 W13 L3  
7 Paitrick, Derek 12737570 2109 0318 2.0 D15 D11 W8 L1  
8 Marshall, James A 12423882 2025 1118 2.0 L1 W14 L7 W15  
9 Zhang, Richard 14006780 1995 0218 2.0 L2 W16 W12 L4  
10 Garrett, Daniel Zachary 14011307 1884 0119 2.0 L12 L5 W16 W13  
11 Ho, Kevin 14701285 1931 0818 1.5 W4 D7 L2 L5  
12 Li, Marissa 14468490 2100 0818 1.0 W10 L3 L9 -U-  
13 Markovic, Arendal 12569761 2067 1119 1.0 W16 L2 L6 L10  
14 Bareket, Tom 14949310 1984 0818 1.0 L6 L8 D15 -H-  
15 Starkman, Eric Chandler 14556452 1897 0419 1.0 D7 L4 D14 L8  
16 Smythe, Bill 10339022 1825 9999 1.0 L13 L9 L10 -B-  

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2017 Illinois Senior

Open Section

# Name ID Rtng Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Tot Prize
1 IM Angelo Young 12559845 2367 W17 W3 D2 W5 3.5 187.50
2 Steven J Szpisjak 11464459 2200 W12 W5 D1 W4 3.5 187.50
3 Lawrence S Cohen 10341841 2013 W15 L1 W7 D6 2.5 37.50
4 Tim S Ailes 12691145 1907 H--- W10 W6 L2 2.5 37.50
5 Marvin Dandridge 10349095 2223 W8 L2 W9 L1 2.0  
6 Steffen Klug 12595805 2105 D9 W14 L4 D3 2.0  
7 Rene Ancheta 13197512 2055 L10 W11 L3 W12 2.0  
8 James Condron 10340403 1940 L5 D12 W10 D11 2.0  
9 Daumants Hazners 13637306 1733 D6 W13 L5 H--- 2.0 33.33
10 S E Henderson Jr 12528520 1700 W7 L4 L8 W15 2.0 33.33
11 Rick Jaconette 12821947 1621 H--- L7 W14 D8 2.0 33.33
12 Mark S Engelen 12495634 1767 L2 D8 W15 L7 1.5  
13 Leslie Bale 12150440 1751 H--- L9 --- --- 0.5  
14 George David 12683979 1718 H--- L6 L11 --- 0.5  
15 Joe Delay 12584347 1673 L3 D16 L12 L10 0.5  
16 Kenneth N Marshall 10357861 1525 U--- D15 --- --- 0.5  
17 Hiro Mich Higuchi 15299750 1992 L1 U--- --- --- 0.0  

 

Reserve Section

# Name ID Rtng Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Tot Prize
1 Kenneth N Marshall 10357861 1525 L4 B--- W5 W6 3.0 137.50
2 Joseph G Zemgulys 12401176 1600 H--- W7 D4 D3 2.5 50.00
3 Slawomir Borkowski 13926645 1505 D5 W10 D6 D2 2.5 50.00
4 Craig A Boskey 12570124 1378 W1 D6 D2 D7 2.5 50.00
5 Derrick Red 13483955 1305 D3 W8 L1 W9 2.5 50.00
6 John De Mastri 12580948 1655 W9 D4 D3 L1 2.0  
7 Alan Gasiecki 12475905 1415 D10 L2 W8 D4 2.0  
8 Rudy Padilla 12420298 1500 H--- L5 L7 W10 1.5  
9 Anthony Charles Gasunas 12590508 1400 L6 H--- W10 L5 1.5  
10 Alexander Doolas 16386265 602 D7 L3 L9 L8 0.5 25.00

2016 Illinois Class Championships

Master/Expert

No.NameIDRateExp.PtsRnd1Rnd2Rnd3Rnd4Prize
1 LI, ZHAOZHI 13646954 2387 0217 4.0 W13 W8 W3 W4 $500.00
2 KALGHATGI, NIKHIL 13797221 2082 0217 3.5 W12 D4 W17 W5 $200.00
3 WALLACH, KENNETH T 12188500 2273 9999 3.0 W18 W19 L1 W7 $50.00
4 MENON, GOPAL 12885980 2362 0917 2.5 W14 D2 W7 L1  
5 ANGELOV, ANGEL YOSIFOV 15055926 2204 0717 2.5 W10 D17 W6 L2  
6 WOOD, CHRISTOPHER 12853032 2079 0818 2.5 -H- W20 L5 W8  
7 MACENIS, AUDRIUS 13471795 2219 1116 2.0 W15 W11 L4 L3  
8 KALGHATGI, AKHIL 13797215 2143 0217 2.0 W16 L1 W19 L6  
9 RAJENDRA, ANUPAMA SHASHIKALA 14061227 2129 0217 2.0 L17 W18 D11 D10  
10 HAO, HANSON 13858968 2042 0217 2.0 L5 D14 W20 D9  
11 Coffman, Charles Z 14375064 1938 0517 2.0 -B- L7 D9 D15  
12 KARAGIANIS, PETROS 12542549 2319 1116 1.5 L2 W15 -U- -H-  
13 KLUG, STEFFEN 12595805 2116 0817 1.5 L1 D16 -H- -H-  
14 RAJENDRA, AVINASH SHASHIKALA 14061212 2115 0217 1.5 L4 D10 L16 W19  
15 Marshall, James A 12423882 2050 0217 1.5 L7 L12 W18 D11  
16 VENKAT, ABHYUDHAYA 14519152 1975 0117 1.5 L8 D13 W14 -U-  
17 BAREKET, TOM 14949310 1955 0817 1.5 W9 D5 L2 -U-  
18 DANIELS, JASON SCOTT 14107163 2087 0217 1.0 L3 L9 L15 W20  
19 CURCIO, JACK THOMAS 13451367 2079 0517 1.0 W21 L3 L8 L14  
20 BROCK, WILLIAM H 10152763 2113 0817 0.5 -H- L6 L10 L18  
21 Zin, Aung Thant 14089913 2261 0517 0.0 L19 -U- -U- -U-  

Class A

No.NameIDRateExp.PtsRnd1Rnd2Rnd3Rnd4Prize
1 KORENMAN, MIKHAIL 12803377 1970 1216 3.5 W13 D9 W18 W5 $112.50
2 Hernandez, Hector 10344875 1800 9999 3.5 D11 W21 W7 W9 $112.50
3 WEI, JAMES 13577813 1902 0217 3.0 L4 W22 W13 W14 $10.00
4 HO, KEVIN 14701285 1805 0817 3.0 W3 D7 D11 W10 $10.00
5 Zhang, Richard 14006780 1753 0117 3.0 W19 W8 W6 L1 $10.00
6 Loh, Harrison 15340692 1720 0317 3.0 W12 W14 L5 W11 $10.00
7 JAY, NEEL 14803101 1867 0117 2.5 W20 D4 L2 W18  
8 STARKMAN, ERIC CHANDLER 14556452 1866 0417 2.5 D21 L5 W23 W15  
9 TOMPKINS, TYLER 13519790 1820 1117 2.5 W24 D1 W15 L2  
10 MIDDLETON, DOUGLAS ALAN 10340187 1944 0117 2.0 L14 W23 W12 L4  
11 CONDRON, JAMES K 10340403 1900 9999 2.0 D2 W17 D4 L6  
12 KUCHIPUDI, LOKESH 13112218 1858 0707 2.0 L6 -X- L10 W20  
13 RAJAMANI, SURESHKUMAR 14871583 1828 0517 2.0 L1 W16 L3 W22  
14 SINGH, HERSH 15024326 1825 0817 2.0 W10 L6 W19 L3  
15 LEE, MINKEE 13415961 1933 1117 1.5 W22 D18 L9 L8  
16 TALAYKO, EDGAR 14811933 1903 0217 1.5 L18 L13 D22 W23  
17 BAREKET, ADAM 14949325 1849 0817 1.5 D23 L11 W21 -U-  
18 RICHARDSON, RYAN 12939553 1807 0617 1.5 W16 D15 L1 L7  
19 CAREY, AIDAN M 14949435 1890 0317 1.0 L5 W20 L14 -U-  
20 Bale, Leslie 12150440 1748 0217 1.0 L7 L19 -B- L12  
21 YONG, DAVID 15273720 1746 0118 1.0 D8 L2 L17 -H-  
22 GONG, BRIAN HOPE 14663750 1822 0518 0.5 L15 L3 D16 L13  
23 JACONETTE, RICK 12821947 1692 0517 0.5 D17 L10 L8 L16  
24 BLACKMAN, WILLIAM 12729656 1910 0117 0.0 L9 -F- -U- -U-  

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