- Date : 14 January 2026 12:28:37 AM
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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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…
Read More2025 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…
Read More2025 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…
Read More2025 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…
Read MoreICA Illinois Tour Contacts
2024 & 2025 Tour Commissioner Emily Dawson emily.dawson77@gmail.com
Read MoreFour-Way Ties Atop 2017 Greater Peoria Open In Both Open and Reserve Sections; Kevin Ho Takes 2017 Tour Lead
Draws a-plenty meant no perfect scores at the 2017 Greater Peoria Open, the third of ten stops on the 2017 ICA Chess Tour. Pete Karagianis, Tim McEntee, Robert Reynolds and…
Read MoreIllinois Players Top 5 of 8 Chicago Open Sections
Daniel Jones has tied for first place in the Under 2100 section at the 26th Chicago Open concluded Memorial Day, May 29. Jones was 6.0 as was his New York…
Read MoreICA Tour Standings Updated: Peoria Tournament Participants Holding Leads in Open, Reserve and Scholastic Sections
2017 ICA Tour Coordinator Bill Buklis has updated the Tour standings giving downstaters Pete Kariagianis and Jason Daniels the lead in the Open Section -- both with 13.0 tallies after…
Read MoreGrandmasters Mitkov and Liang Win '17 Midwest Class
Although neither could achieve a perfect score, Grandmasters Nikola Mitkov and Awonder Liang (of Wisconsin) posted the top 4.5 scores at the 2017 Midwest Class completed October 8 in Wheeling.…
Read More2025 ICA Illinois Tour Schedule Announced
The ICA Board of Directors has approved the 2024 & 2025 Illinois Tour Schedule. If you are an ICA Affiliate and would like one of your events to be included…
Read MoreGM Mitkov Wins 2017 Illinois Class Championship(s)
It's lonely at the top. Grandmaster Nikola Mitkov was the lone GM entered in the 2017 Illinois Class Championship -- and he held form to win top honors at the…
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