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Illinois Elementary School Association Recognizes Betsy Zacate for Lifetime Achievement

Illinois Elementary School Association Recognizes Betsy Zacate for Lifetime Achievement and Jim Aman for Distinguished Service for Chess The Illinois Elementary School Association (IESA) has long championed extracurricular enrichment…
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Youth News

Illinois Elementary School Association Recognizes Betsy Zacate for Lifetime Achievement and Jim Aman for Distinguished Service for Chess

Illinois Elementary School Association Recognizes Betsy Zacate for Lifetime Achievement and Jim Aman for Distinguished Service for Chess The Illinois Elementary School Association (IESA) has long championed extracurricular enrichment…
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General News

2025 Illinois Senior State Championship

The 2025 Illinois State Senior Championship was held concurrently with our Youth Invitational in Evanston. The tournament featured two sections, Reserve and Open, with the winner of Open section earning…
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Youth News

2025 ICA Youth Invitational

Thanks to our new President, Dan Wilson, and our Warren Scholars Chairman, Edwin Walker—along with his technical expertise—the ICA took a fresh approach to selecting this year’s players. Invitations were…
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Tour News

2025 Bradley Winter Open – Second ICA Tour event 2025

2025 Bradley Winter Open – Second ICA Tour event 2025 The Illinois Chess Association is happy to congratulate Patick Cohen from the Greater Peoria Chess Foundation for running our…
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General News

Meet our Affiliates

It is of great importance for the community to get to meet the members of the ICA community, which is already setup. Now, we have realized that it would be…
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General News

2024 annual meeting; Notes from meeting

Opening statement - Stephen Plotnick (President) Reflecting on his tenure since 2017. He expressed satisfaction with the current state of the ICA and acknowledged the team effort it made in…
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Youth News

2024 National K-12 Grade Champonships

2024 National K-12 Grade Champonships The Illinois Chess Association is happy to congratulate United States Chess Association for excellently organizing their 2024 National K-12 Grade Championship in National Harber,…
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General News

2024 Illinois Class Championship

2024 Illinois Class Championship The Illinois Chess Association is happy to congratulate Glenn Panner and Maret Thorpe from Chess Weekend for an impressive organization of our…
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Youth News

FIDE WORLD CADET CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS 2024

FIDE WORLD CADET CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS 2024 In Montesilvano, Italy from November 15 to November 26 over 700 players, representing over 70 countires particpated in the FIDE World Cadet Championship 2024.…
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ICA Events

AoIG 2026 Chess Challenge

Sponsored by Academy of Intellectual Games www.AoIGs.com, and Kings & Queens Chess Club USCF dual rated, OPEN to players of ALL ages and chess skills! AoIG reserve the right to separate players into 3 sections: 12+ years old, 8 to…
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ICA Events

2024 Illinois K-8 State Chess Championship

The 2024 Illinois K-8 Championship will be both a team and individual event held by Chess Weekend, Inc. with the Illinois Chess Association on March 8-10, 2024 in Schaumburg, IL. The main event will consist of four sections based on…
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ICA Events

2024 Chess Conference Illinois

The first Chess for Freedom Conference, the three-day event, organized by FIDE and the Cook County Sheriff’s Office (Chicago, USA), was held in Chicago, USA from the 17th to 20th of May, 2023. More than 40 participants, including FIDE officials, representatives of…
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ICA Announcements

ICA Editor and Staff Writer Message

ICA Editor and Staff Writer – receive any emails sent to editor@il-chess.org My name is Jacob Plotnick and I am the new editor in chief for ICA to write about their…
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