Meet Our Members

“Play tactics, play aggressively, and work with a private coach…”

Sound advice from ICA member and Class A Player, Megan Chen, a talented 23- year old software engineer from Chicago. Rated 1909, Megan trains 5 hours per week with IM/WGM…

“Create Imbalances, Study Pawn Structures, Be Humble”

So states ICA member Adam Chambers, Ph.D., Data Analyst for Synchrony Financial, and accomplished Class A player currently ranked 1870.

As “a thorough understanding of pawn structure informs master level play”, modesty informs…

New Double Knight’s Tour!

Chevaliers de garde! Without computer or algorithm, chess newcomer, Marshall-Flynn Mitchell has created an open Double Knights’ Tour variant thus adding his name to a very distinguished list that includes mathematicians Leonhard Euler, and H.C. Von…

$200 and a Dream

How far can it take you? July 2018. Shreya Mangalam is en route to the coveted Susan Polgar Girls’ Invitational in St. Louis, MO. $200? The travel stipend she pocketed after qualifying for the tournament via…

Is There An Expert in the House?

Paging Avi Kaplan…Avi Kaplan.   This remarkable young chess talent soared to Expert Level 2027 (and ranked 32nd nationally among 12-year-olds) after Chicago Chess Center’s Bastille Plus, July 14, 2019.  A sweet season…