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…
Read moreIllinois 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…
Read moreThe 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…
Read moreThanks 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…
Read moreIt 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…
Read moreOpening 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…
Read more2024 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,…
Read more2024 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…
Read moreFIDE 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.…
Read moreSponsored 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…
Read moreThe 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…
Read moreThe 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…
Read moreICA 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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