Five-Way Tie In BNASC 2016 Glenn Junior High Section

246 competed in four sections at the January 30 Glenn Scholastic organized by Bloomington Normal Area Scholastic Chess.

Five players tied atop the Junior High Section.  Jacob Davis, Mukundan Raghav, Nihar Mothikuru, Lineeth Sareddy and Joseph Suh all posted 3.5's out of four.

Davis and Raghav drew in the final round while Suh and Mothikuru drew in the second round. Sareddy opened the tournament with a draw against Marcus Lee who finished with 2.5. 52 competed in the section. 

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IMSA, Cassie Parent Win 2016 Illinois All Girls At Niles North

40 young ladies participated in the first Illinois all-girls chess championship in five years. US Chess crosstables have posted.

The event was resurrected by Glenn Panner of Chess Weekend upon submission of a proposal to the ICA. Niles North High School in Skokie was the host venue which simultaneously hosted the 87th Kumbaya event. The four-round competition was held in three sections with Game/40; 5-second delay time controls.

IMSA sophomore Cassie Parent went undefeated in the Grades 6-12 section, winning all four matches, raising her rating 69 points to 1657.

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US Chess Publishes Expanded Girls Lists

US Chess (or as you may still be calling it, the USCF) has begun publishing Top 100 lists for girls at each age... not just the groups of U21, U16, U13 as was being compiled previously.

None of the age groups have 100 players yet, but it is hoped that by raising the profile for girls' chess, it may attract -- and retain -- more female players.

Before names can appear on the lists, parents must provide authorization and some form of age-verification. If your child is not listed and you believe they should be, contact editor@il-chess.org for assistance.

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WYAC's Alex Ursu Wins YCFC Advanced at Brooks With 4.5

Alex Ursu of Whitney Young won the Advanced Section of the January YCFC tournament with four wins and a second-round draw.

The free event attracted 319 from 39 teams competing in five sections at Gwendolyn Brooks school in Chicago on January 16. It was co-sponsored by Youth Chess Foundation of Chicago and the Chicago Chess Foundation.

Chris Gora of Ogden International had the top tiebreak in a five-way tie for second place at 4.0. Rahul Ravisundar (Clarendon Hills), Avi Kaplan (Decatur), Leonard Rionaula (Bateman) and Matthew Li (Skinner North) were all in that scoregroup.

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Ganesan, Bruha and Raghav Top BNASC's MLK Day Tourney

A trio of perfect scores topped the results of the Junior High section of the 2016 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day event hosted by the Bloomington-Normal Area Scholastic Chess group. 309 competed in four sections on January 18, marking the 29th year of the event.

Top-rated Ishaar Ganesan, Nicholas Bruha and Mukundan Raghav all went four-for-four.

A foursome tied for fourth place with 3.5's including Jacob Davis, Abhiru Raut, Amith Hiremath and John Reutter.

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