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Opportunity Lost: Chess in CPS
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- Created: 25 August 2013 25 August 2013
An editorial
Mayor Emanuel and the Chicago Public Schools frequently speak about the pursuit of excellence for our children. Their intentions are good, but bureaucracy, budget woes and special interests often get in the way. Chicago’s approach to scholastic chess is a telling example.
Chess is unquestionably one of the best tools for developing young minds and providing safe after-school alternatives. New York City gets it. They have 23,000 players in K-12. Their kids dominate national tournaments. Regardless of their socio-economic background, kids in New York City have access to chess.
August 2013 Chess Roundup
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- Created: 22 August 2013 22 August 2013
If the reality of chess is too much to handle, a new movie "Computer Chess" just hit the silver screen.
It seems chess prodigies keep getting younger and younger. The youngest expert now goes to Carissa Yip from Chelmsford Massachusetts.
This month I've broken out some tournament highlights by continent. As I expected, Antarctica was a no-show on the tournament boards. I was surprised to not find results for Australia. But here are some results from tournaments around the world.
2013 Illinois Open
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- Created: 31 August 2013 31 August 2013
Aug 31 - Sept 2, 2013
Oakbrook, Illinois
$7000b/150 paid entries: $$$ increase to maximum as attendance increases.
Charles Swan Wins Isaac Braswell Memorial High School Chess Prize
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- Written by Maret Thorpe Maret Thorpe
- Created: 28 May 2013 28 May 2013
Evanston Chess Club is pleased to award the first Isaac Braswell Memorial High School Chess Prize to Charles Swan of Chicago. Swan earned the prize by being the highest-rated African American senior year player in IHSA chess. He played board two for the Whitney Young High School chess team that won the 2013 IHSA championship, and he is also an active USCF player. Swan will receive a $300 award at the Second Annual Isaac Braswell Memorial Blitz Tournament, to be held at Evanston Chess Club on June 8.
Boor and Rosen Share First at CCC UNAM Invitational
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- Created: 24 May 2013 24 May 2013
On May 11 and 12, Chicago Chess Center Founders' Court donors were invited to a preview event at which they got the opportunity to square off against local masters and junior experts. The event was held at the Chicago extension campus of the National Autonomous University of Mexico, whose flagship campus in Mexico City has a strong tradition of supporting chess, including hosting a chess festival headlined by Anatoly Karpov and Garry Kasparov in 2010 and by Judit Polgar and Magnus Carlsen in 2012.