Youth Chess News
Skeels, Wang and Bouzamondo top Winter Open U1200
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- Written by Bill Feldman Bill Feldman
Three young entrants topped the Under 1200 upper section at the January 16 Winter Open Scholastic. The five-round event was Quick Rated for USCF purposes thanks to the Game/25, no-delay time control.
Daniel Skeels, Julian Wang and Elias Bouzamondo all posted 4.0/5's to claim top honors.
Elias recovered from a first-round loss with four consecutive victories including a final round triumph over Skeels.
Skeels defeated Wang in the penultimate round.
Illinois Trios Co-Champs at Stateline Shootout Scholastics
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- Written by Bill Feldman Bill Feldman
Two scholastic sections both yielded co-champions from Illinois at the Kenosha $1000 Stateline Shootout.
The five-round, dual-rated event was hosted at the Radisson in Pleasant Prairie, WI on January 2nd. US Chess crosstables are posted.
Wisconsite Life Master Erik Santasius won the 63-player Open Section with 5.0/5, defeating Illinois high schooler George Li in the final round.
George tied for third place honors along with Illinois' Prashantha Amarasinghe, both with 4.0's.
367 Face Off at YCFC De La Salle Institute Tournament
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- Written by Bill Feldman Bill Feldman
53 teams and 367 players competed in the December 19 YCFC tournament at De La Salle Institute, a stone's throw from Sox Park on the south side of Chicago.
The five-round, five-section event was co-hosted by George Dzuricsko of De La Salle and Kelli Moore of St. Columbanus and once again organized by Mike Cardinale.
Aria Hoesley of Decatur Classical blew away the Advanced Section with a perfect five-for-five. Daniel Zhang was a half-point back at 4.5. The Advanced drew a record 58 entrants.
ICA Youth Committee Seeking New Members
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- Written by ICA Staff ICA Staff
Chess educators and parents have an opportunity to shape the landscape of chess for the children of Illinois.
The ICA's Youth Committee is undergoing a reformulation and is accepting letters of interest from those willing to share their experience and wisdom.
If you are interested, please tell us briefly about yourself and any special perspectives on Illinois youth chess you are willing to share. Also, please indicate your level of interest in a leadership role on the committee.
We anticipate that most meetings will be by conference call in the early evening.
Bhattacharyya and Kapoor Top 86th Kumbaya
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- Written by Bill Feldman Bill Feldman
Shaunak Bhattacharyya and Yashom Kapoor split the championship of the 86th Kumbaya held December 13 in Skokie.
Only four competitors entered the Under 1600's, turning the top section into a quad-paired event.
Yashom beat Shaunak in the final round to stake his claim to the co-championship. Yashom had lost to David Chen in the second round. Shreyas Reddy and David both finished with one point.
US Chess crosstables are posted here.