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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 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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Gukesh Wins 2024 FIDE World Championship
The era of India's GM Gukesh Dommaraju as chess world champion has begun, after an incredibly hard-fought 2024 FIDE World Championship in Singapore suddenly ended when the Chinese reigning champion GM Ding Liren blundered in…
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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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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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2024 Illinois All Grade Championship
2024 Illinois All Grade Championship The Illinois Chess Association is happy to congratulate Jeff Diorio from Elite Chess for brilliantly organizing our 2024 Illinois All Grade Championship in…
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Illinois Makes a Splash at 2024 US Chess Invitationals
Just over two months ago, in late May of this year, the Illinois Chess Association ran our Youth and Senior Invitationals – used to determine the strongest player in their…
Read MoreMex Chess Champ, Age 12, Seeks Help to Compete in World Contest
Levi Kalani Fogo Esquivel, who hails from Tulum in Quintana Roo, is Mexico’s National Chess Champion in the Under-12 category. He earned a gold and two silver medals at the…
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