1 Abbaraju, Rishik
2 Prabhu, Pranav
3 Sabarish, Shravan
4 Arunkumar, Krithin
5 Hogan, Paul Joseph
6 Daniels, Tate
7 Senthilkumar, Eyal
Jonathan Kogen crowned state champion at 2024 Illinois Open State Championship
The Illinois Chess Association is proud to congratulate Danial Wilson from Wilson Chess and Bill Buklis from King Registration for their amazing job at organizing our 2024 Illinois Open State Championship, at the Doubletree Hotel in Lisle, from August 30, 2024 to September 2, 2024.
The tournament consisted of six sections: Major, Under 2100, Under 1900, Under 1700, Under 1500 and Under 1300. This tournament exceeded previous years with a record of over 250 participants playing, as well as additional players in the scholastic tournament, of which there is a separate article. From there, the Illinois Chess Association wants to thank all the players for playing in the tournament and supporting our organization.
Image of the main playing hall (Regency Ballroom) during the final round. By Abdallah Aldweik
The State Champion title goes to the Illinois resident with the highest point total. The player with the highest point total was Awonder Liang with 6.5 out of 7. Alexander Velikanov tied for second with Jonathan Kogen with 5.5 points. But, because Awonder and Alexander are both not Illinois residents they are not eligible to be the State Champion, therefore Jonathan Kogen is this year's state champion.
Major
Awonder Liang won the section with 6.5 points out of 7. Then, as previously mentioned, Alexander Velikanov and Jonathan Kogen tied for second with 5.5 points. After that, Ochirbat Lkhagvajamts and Spencer Lahmann tied for fourth with 5 points.
Linked here are the top games from the 6th round.
Under 2100
Andrei Skorobogatykh and Aradh Kaur tied for first place with 5.5 points. For third place, four players, Rebecca Cortez, Dario Pjevic, Gurugrahan Gurumoorthi and Gaofei Wang, tied with 5 points.
Under 1900
Adam Walker was the outwrite winner with 6.5/7 points. His only draw came in the last round against Elizabeth Xia who finished uncontested in second with 5.5 points. After that, Amarjargal Ganbaatar and Shivani Manimaran tied for third with 5 points.
Under 1700
In an exciting finish in the U1700 there were two players, Joshua Flores and Nomay Piparia played each other in a tie for first place with 5 points out of 6. They drew and ended up tied for first place with 5.5 out of 7 points. Four other players tied for third with 5 points: Lucas Silverstre, Alex Giris, Christian Walls and Sanjay Advani
Under 1500
Four players tied for first place with 5.5 points: Amy Zhan, Patrick McDonnell, Sean Gao and Jack Witman.
Under 1300
Joseph Rozenblat won outright with 6.5/7 points. Aarnav Sheth finished uncontested in second with 6/7 points. Jim Alop and Anthony Dimonte tied for third place with 5.5 points.
Linked here is a complete cross-table for the event, courtesy of King Registration, and the US rating report.
Once again, we want to congratulate everybody who participated and gave their best in the tournament and to congratulate Wilson Chess and King Registration for running the tournament so smoothly on behalf of the Illinois Chess Association.
Read More2024 Illinois Scholastic Tournament
The Illinois Chess Association is happy to congratulate Danial Wilson from Wilson Chess and Bill Buklis from King Registration for their amazing job at organizing our Illinois Scholastic Tournament, at the Doubletree Hotel in Lisle last week, on August 31, 2024.
The tournament had three sections: Under 1200, Under 800 and Under 500. Across the entire tournament, there were over 150 players.
With that, the Illinois Chess Association wants to thank all the scholastic players for playing in the tournament and supporting us. Keep up the good work and we hope to see many of you being part of our Warren Scholars program in the future.
Under 1200
Rishik Abbaraju finished as the outright winner in the U1200 section with a perfect 5 out of 5 wins. Coming in a close second, Pranv Prabhu finished outright in second with 4.5/5 points. However, four players tied for third with 4/5 points: Krithin Arunkumar, Paul Hogan, Shravan Sabarish and Tate Daniels.
Rishik proudly holding his first-place trophy
The top seven players received trophies:
Several other players tied for seventh, but did not receive a trophy due to tiebreakers, instead they received a medal for their amazing performance:
8 Senthilkumar, Vidyut
9 Blanka, Daniel
10 Kumar, Eesha
11 Vijayaraghavan, Pradhyum
12 Li, Ethan
Under 800
Sean Pepper was an outright winner with a perfect 5 points. An additional seven players tied for second with 4 points, which are listed below,
Sean proudly holding his first-place trophy
There were trophies awarded to the top seven players:
1 Pepper, Sean
2 Ruhullah, Yaqub Uzair
3 Khanbutaev, Evgenii
4 Jain, Shourya Nirmal
5 Behl, Nina
6 Memon, Essa Ahmed
7 Divekar, Viraj
The following player got a medal instead of a trophy based on tiebreakers:
8 Sendhilkumar, Shivasanjith
Under 500
Similarly to the other sections, George Baron won outright with 5 points. After that, there was a nine-way tie with 4 points, all of whom are listed below,
George proudly holding his first-place trophy
These seven players were awarded trophies:
1 Baron, George
2 Divekar, Vihan
3 Brown, Noah G
4 Wu, Alexander
5 Jiao, Yumu
6 Xie, Vincent
7 Patel, Shoobh
The following players were tied for second place and did not receive a trophy due to tiebreakers. Still, they were all awarded with a medal for their triumphs.
8 Agarwal, Vedansh
9 Lal, Aariyana
10 Dimasacat, Princess Euniece Cabales
We are also proud to congratulate the following players across all sections for increasing their ratings by over 50 points and wish them the best of luck to perform as well in their next tournaments as they did in this one:
U1200:
George Baron
Noah Brown
Vihan Divekar
Yumu Jiao
Vincent Xie
Shoobh Patel
Vedansh Agarwal
Vilok Puppala
Yash Gawas
Shreya Gawas
Joseph Chiang
Mia Chiang
Darren Pinto
Frankie Kirkman
Emilio Villegas
U800:
Rishik Abbaraju
Pranav Prabhu
Daniel Blanka
Vidyut Senthilkumar
Eesha Kumar
Kaiden Gomez
Ansh Jiandani
Arnav Shah
Sahasvath Indla
Akhil Nandakumar
Anya Chakida
U500:
Sean Pepper
Shivasanjith Sendhilkumar
Shourya Jain
Yaqub Ruhullah
Essa Memon
Nina Behl
Evgenii Khanbutaev
Viraj Divdkar
Vedant Sharma
Phani Surikuchi
Angela Rivas
Kellen Shibayama
Krishiv Singh
Ayansh Tata
Suveer Reddivari
Nicole Wishniowski
Lohith Gongati
Aadya Adusumalli
Issac Mendoza
Jaden Livingstone
Aniket Panicker
Linked here is a complete cross-table for the event, courtesy of Wilson Chess, and the US rating report.
Once again, we want to congratulate everybody who participated and gave it their best in the tournament and to congratulate Wilson Chess and King Registration for running the tournament so smoothly on behalf of the Illinois Chess Association.
2024 US Open Denker High School Invitational Winner – Avi Kaplan
Avi Kaplan travelled to Norfolk, VA to represent Illinois in the 2024 US Chess Championship national invitational. Each state sends one person. Illinois determines who to send from an Illinois Chess Association state invitational, which AVI won with a score of 4.5/5 points. 50 states + DC send their qualifying chess delegate to compete, with California sending two for northern and southern regions.
The US Open Denker Invitational is 6 rounds starting July 27th with one game, two games on 28th and 29th and last game on 30th. Time control was G90+30.
Avi was undefeated. He had four wins and two draws giving him a total of 5 out of 6 points. Two other high school players had a total of 5/6 creating a three-way tie. Avi was given second place in the tiebreakers. For his efforts, other than being co-champion of the “Denker Tournament of HS Champions” Avi received a $3000 college scholarship. Illinois Chess Association also gave him a $250 travel stipend.
Here is Avi receiving his award.
The complete cross-tables can be found here.
https://www.uschess.org/results/2024/usopen/?page=STANDINGS&xsection=denker
Here is Avi’s game for round six. He had a wonderful accuracy rating of 92.4% from Chess.com
The Illinois Chess Association wants to congratulate Avi for bringing home the Denker Co-Champion and being part of the team that brought to Illinois the team co-champion.
Read MoreAnjaneya Rao Named Champion of Champions at 2024 Barber Middle School Invitational
Every year, the Illinois Chess Association runs a tournament among the best players from 6th - 8th grade to represent Illinois in the US Barber Middle School Invitational. This year, Anjaneya Rao won and represented Illinois in Norfolk, VA. Every state and D.C. sends one delegate, while this year Virginia and California sent two delegates.
The US Open Barber Invitational was a 6-round(G90+30) tournament from July 27th - July 30th during which Anjaneya was undefeated. He finished as the sole winner with a score of 5.5 out of 6 after 5 wins and 1 draw. As Well as being the “Champion of Champions” of the Barber Middle School Invitational, Anjaneya received a $5000 scholarship to the college of his choice from USCF.
Below is Anjaneya receiving his award, pictured with Dewain Barber, after whom the tournament is named.
Here is Anjaneya’s game for round six, where he defeated Jasmine Su from Connecticut with the French Defense:
The Illinois Chess Association is proud to congratulate Anjaneya for his impressive performance at the Barber Invitational this year and hope to see just how much he can achieve.
The complete cross-tables can be found here
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 respective age section to represent Illinois in the US Open Championship Invitationals. The five players representing Illinois are pictured below: Larry Cohen (Irwin-Senior), Rebecca Corez (Haring-Girls), Avi Kaplan (Denker-High School), Anjaneya Rao (Barber-Grades 6-8) and Aiden Li (Rockefeller-Grades K-5).
From left to right: Rebecca, Larry, Aiden, Anjaneya, and Avi.
In the combined state team category, there was a four-way tie for first between Connecticut, Texas, Illinois, and Arizona. Based on tiebreaks, Illinois was awarded third place. Each player played a total of six games in their respective tournaments, their individual results are below:
Rebecca Cortez scored 3.5 points.
Avi Kaplan scored 5.0 points and finished as co-champion
Anjaneya Rao scored 5.5 points and finished as champion
Aiden Li scored 4.0 points
Larry Cohen scored 3.0 points
Below are the results of all of the teams who tied for first:
Place Code Name Score TBrk[M] TBrk[S] TBrk[C]
1 1-4 CT CT (2167.0) 21.0 72 110.5 78.5
IM Maximillian Lu (2479) 4.5
Jasmine Su (2241) 4.5
Lilianna Gao (1931) 4.5
Lacey Wang (1961) 4.5
Mikhail Koganov (2223) 3.0
2 TX TX (2177.8) 21.0 70 104.5 75
IM Eric Chang Liu (2446) 5.0
FM Sharvesh R Deviprasath (2540) 5.0
Ellery Zhang (1821) 4.0
Oscar Yihang Zhang (1997) 3.5
Scott Alan Elliott (2085) 3.5
3 IL IL (2074.4) 21.0 69 102 75
Anjaneya Sripathy Rao (2205) 5.5
Avi Harrison Kaplan (2319) 5.0
Aiden Linyuan Li (2024) 4.0
Rebecca Cortez (1824) 3.5
Lawrence S Cohen (2000) 3.0
4 AZ AZ (2166.6) 21.0 66 98 73
IM Sandeep Sethuraman (2479) 5.0
Roshan Sethuraman (2223) 4.5
Aishwarya Lakshmi Ganapathy (1844) 4.0
Sharvesh Arul (1959) 4.0
FM Robby Adamson (2328) 3.5
Click here to view the results of all teams who competed.
To help cover fees to travel to the tournament, all scholastic representatives received a $250 travel stipend from the Illinois Chess Association. In addition, Anjaneya Rao received a $5000 scholarship and Avi Kaplan received a $3000 scholarship to the colleges of their choice for their performance in their sections.
The Illinois Chess Association would like to congratulate all of our players for their amazing performance at the Championship Invitationals and extend our greatest appreciation for representing our state at such a great level.
Read MoreJeff Smith recognized as TD of year for 2024 by US Chess
The most memorable part of any chess tournament is a powerful tactic during your game or talking with friends after your games, but none of that would be possible without the careful orchestration and management from tournament directors. These individuals play a vital role in ensuring that tournaments run smoothly, fairly, and efficiently – making them indispensable to the success of any event. Due to their supreme importance, every year at the US Open, one tournament director is awarded the designation as the Tournament Director of the Year.
With that, the Illinois Chess Association would like to congratulate one of our own TD’s – Jeff Smith – who received this prestigious award at the US Open this year. Jeff has worked in over 750 sections across the country since 2005. Beginning in 2007, where he worked the Illinois All Grade, Jeff has been a major part of Illinois Chess. Since 2009 Jeff has worked at many national events, the first of which was the Supernationals of that same year. Just in 2018, Jeff finally became a National Tournament Director. More recently, you may have seen him working at many IHSA and IESA tournaments.
On a personal note, Jeff is an amazing person and an excellent addition to the Illinois and US chess communities, as well as chess as a whole. The ICA is proud to say that this excellent director is one of our own and we are deeply proud of him for receiving this award. This award is well deserved and best of luck to Jeff as he continues to help our great community into the future.
Read MoreU.S. Cadet Chess Championship 2024
The U.S. Cadet Championship is an annual invitational event which pits the eight strongest American players aged 16 and under against each other in a round-robin tournament. The first tournament was run in 1986 at the Manhattan Chess Club, where Alex Sherzer became the first champion. Since then, the tournament has taken place at a multitude of venues across the country – including Washington D.C., Nashville, TN, Rockville, MD, and Schaumburg, IL. This year's tournament took place in Lisle, IL.
This years competitors pictured with the organizers(Danial Wilson and Bill Buklis), courtesy of Danial Wilson
The 2024 Cadet Championship took place late last month from June 20 - June 23. This event featured two IMs, Bach Ngo and Ryo Chen, as well as 6 FMs: Eric Liu, Tanitoluwa Adewumi, Erick Zhao, Isaac Wang, Ryan Sun, and Zoey Tang. For pairing purposes, shortly before the beginning of the first round, playing cards – ace through eight – were drawn to seed the players by lot number rather than by rating.
The event was won outright with an impressive 6/7 score by the 13-year old prodigy Tanitoluwa (Tani) Adewumi, who finished last place in the same tournament the previous year. Nevertheless, he started off strong into the competition by defeating one of the strongest players in the first round:
This impressive performance has caused Tani’s FIDE rating to come within 20 points of the IM rating threshold of 2400, for which he recently earned his final norm. Along with the recognition of winning the tournament, he can add the $1,000 prize and $10,000 scholarship( $5,000 from the Dewain Barber Foundation and $5,000 from US Chess) to the college/university of his choice to his ever-growing list of awards.
Below is another of his wins from the tournament, highlighting tactical masterclass with an accuracy of 97%:
Tani accepting his award, courtesy of Danial Wilson
Congratulations to Tani for winning this event and congratulations to Danial Wilson at Wilson Chess and Bill Buklis King Registration for their third successful year of running this event and best of luck to them in the future.
Final standings – ranked according to lot number, courtesy of US Chess
All games from the event can be reviewed on Lichess.
Event
2016 Illinois Senior State Championship
TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 6
Saturday October 29th - Sunday October 30th
Online registrations are now available!
4 round swiss. G/120;d5
$1,850 Prize fund b/60 paid entries!
Eligibility: Tournament open to all born before November 1, 1966.
Location: Hyatt Regency Schaumburg, 1800 E. Golf Rd., Schaumburg, IL 60173, (847) 605-1234.
Sections: Open (FIDE Rated!) and Reserve (Under 1700 or unrated).
Schedule: G/120;d5 - Sat. 10:00am, 3:00pm and Sun: 10:00am, 3:00pm.
One 1/2-point bye available any round, must commit by end of round 2.
Prizes: $1,850 b/60 paid entries!
- Open Section: $500-250-150; Under 1900 $125-75.
- Reserve (Under 1700) Section: $275-150-100; Under 1500 $100-50; Under 1300 $50-25.
Unrated players qualify for top prizes only.
Entry Fee:
- $50 online or USPS postmarked by 10/21
- $65 online by 10/28
- $70 on-site 8:30 - 9:30am;
- Entries after cutoff receive ½-point byes for round 1.
$5 discount for ICA members (annual dues $15 regular)— join at www.il-chess.org.
$10 extra to play in Open Section with rating of 1699 and below.
Free entry to Illinois GMs, WGMs, IMs, WIMs, FMs, WFMs.
Use the online registration form or mail checks postmarked by 10/21/16 to Illinois Chess Association, P.O. Box 180177, Chicago, IL 60618. No phone entries.
Advance entries posted at www.kingregistration.com/tournaments/entrylist/ILSenior2016. Boards, sets, and clocks provided by The Illinois Chess Association. All special rules, details, and tournament conditions subject to change without notice; changes will be posted ASAP at the site & online. INFO: (773) 294-1709 11 a.m.-7p.m. or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Hotel Reservation: (847) 605-1234, $89 room rate if reserved by 10/14. Mention Illinois Senior or Illinois Chess Association.
2017 Illinois Blitz State Championship
Held on Saturday night of the 2017 Illinois Open
Register online at www.kingregistration.com/tournaments/event/ilblitz2017
5 double rounds at G/3;inc 2. FIDE Rated!
Location: Crowne Plaza Hotel, 2875 N. Milwaukee Ave., Northbrook, IL 60062, (847) 298-2525.
Schedule:
- First round begins 9:00 p.m.
- Registration from 6:30 - 8:45 p.m.
Prizes: $500 b/30
- 1st: $150
- 2nd: $50
- 3rd: $50
- Top Under 2200: $42
- Top Under 2000: $41
- Top Under 1800: $40
- Top Under 1600: $39
- Top Under 1400: $38
Unrated players qualify for top prizes only.
Entry Fee:
- $25 USPS postmarked by 8/11 and on-line by 8/11
- $30 USPS postmarked after 8/12 (must be received by 8/25);
- $30 onsite (6:30 - 8:45)
- Entries after cutoff receive ½-point byes for round 1.
$5 discount for ICA members (annual dues $15 regular, $10 scholastic— join at www.il-chess.org.
Use the online registration form or mail checks received by 8/25/16 to Illinois Chess Association, P.O. Box 4521, Skokie, IL 60077-4521. No phone entries.
Advance entries posted at www.kingregistration/tournaments/entrylist/ilblitz2017. Boards, sets, and clocks provided by The Illinois Chess Association. All special rules, details, and tournament conditions subject to change without notice; changes will be posted ASAP at the site & online. INFO or questions: Contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Details for the Illinois Open State Championship are available at www.kingregistration.com/tournaments/event/ILOpen2017
Scholastic side event on 9/2, details and registration at www.kingregistration.com/tournaments/event/ldwscholastic17.
Hotel Reservation: (847) 493-6929 or www.crowneplaza.com/northbrookchi, $99 room rate if reserved by 8/19, must use Group Code ILL when registering. Free hot breakfast buffet for guests. 25% discount at Willows Restaurant to all tournament participants.
2016 Illinois Blitz State Championship
Held on Saturday night of the 2016 Illinois Open
Online registrations are now available!
5 double rounds at G/3;inc 2. FIDE Rated!
Location: Crowne Plaza Hotel, 2875 N. Milwaukee Ave., Northbrook, IL 60062, (847) 298-2525.
Schedule:
- First round begins 9:00 p.m.
- Registration from 6:30 - 8:45 p.m.
Prizes: $500 b/30
- 1st: $150
- 2nd: $50
- 3rd: $50
- Top Under 2200: $42
- Top Under 2000: $41
- Top Under 1800: $40
- Top Under 1600: $39
- Top Under 1400: $38
Unrated players qualify for top prizes only.
Entry Fee:
- $25 USPS postmarked by 8/12 and on-line by 10 p.m. on 8/12
- $30 USPS postmarked after 8/12 (must be received by 8/31);
- $30 onsite (6:30 - 8:45)
- Entries after cutoff receive ½-point byes for round 1.
$5 discount for ICA members (annual dues $15 regular, $10 scholastic— join at www.il-chess.org.
Use the online registration form or mail checks postmarked by 8/25/16 to Illinois Chess Association, P.O. Box 180177, Chicago, IL 60618. No phone entries.
Advance entries posted at www.kingregistration/tournaments/entrylist/ilblitz2016. Boards, sets, and clocks provided by The Illinois Chess Association. All special rules, details, and tournament conditions subject to change without notice; changes will be posted ASAP at the site & online. INFO: (773) 294-1709 11 a.m.-7p.m. or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Details for the Illinois Open State Championship are available at www.kingregistration.com/tournaments/event/ILOpen2016
Scholastic side event on 9/3, details and registration at http://www.chessforlife.com.
Hotel Reservation: (847) 493-6929 or www.crowneplaza.com/northbrookchi, $94 room rate if reserved by 8/19, must use Group Code CSS when registering. Free hot breakfast buffet for guests. 25% discount at Willows Restaurant to all tournament participants.
2017 Illinois Open State Championship
An Illinois Chess Tour Event.
Saturday, Sept. 2 - Monday, Sept. 4 (Labor Day Weekend)
2-day option (Sunday Sept 3 - Monday Sept 4)
Register online at www.kingregistration.com/tournaments/event/ILOpen2017
$10,000 Guaranteed! $9,400 tournament prize fund plus $600 in door prizes for ICA members!
Pairings and Results are available online at http://www.kingregistration.com/results/ilopen2017.
Location: Crowne Plaza Hotel, 2875 N. Milwaukee Ave., Northbrook, IL 60062, (847) 298-2525.
Sections: Open (open to all) and Reserve (Under 1800 or unrated). Both sections FIDE Rated - FIDE Laws of Chess will be followed.
Schedule:
- 3-day option — Sept 2-4, G/90+30, Sat. & Sun. 12 noon & 6 p.m., Mon. 10:30 a.m. & 3:30 p.m.
- 2-day option (ideal for those wanting to play in Saturday night’s Illinois Blitz Championship) — Sept. 3-4, rds. 1-3 G/45 d5, then merge with 3-day at rd. 4. Sun. 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m., 6 p.m., Mon. 10:30 a.m. & 3:30 p.m.
1/2-point byes (maximum two) OK all rounds, must commit by end of round 2; round 6 byes may not be rescinded after round 2.
Prizes: $9,400 unconditionally guaranteed!
- Open Section: $1,500-900-450-260-150; Under 2400 $480-230-120; Under 2200 $460-220-110; Under 2000 $450-210-100.
- Reserve (Under 1800) Section: $900-500-225-140-105; Under 1600 $360-180-120; Under 1400 $350-170-110; Under 1200 $340-160-100.
Unrated players qualify for top prizes only.
$600 in door prizes! Ten Amazon gift cards given to ICA members.
Entry Fee:
- $97 USPS postmarked by 8/11 and online by 8/11.
- $117 USPS postmarked after 8/5 (must be received by 8/25); online by 9/1 for 3-day schedule; online by 9/2 for 2-day schedule.
- On-site registration: $135, 10-11:30 a.m. Sat., 9-10:30 a.m. Sun.
- Entries after cutoff receive appropriate ½-point byes.
- Reentries for $50 with appropriate byes.
$5 discount for ICA members (annual dues $15 regular, $10 scholastic)— join at www.il-chess.org. ICA members earn points for the Illinois Chess Tour. To be eligible for 2017 Tour prizes you must join ICA before the conclusion of the Illinois Open.
$20 extra to play in Open Section with rating of 1799 and below.
Free entry to Illinois GMs, WGMs, IMs, WIMs, FMs, WFMs.
Use the online registration form or mail checks to Illinois Chess Association, P.O. Box 4521, Skokie, IL 60077-4521. No phone entries.
Advance entries posted at www.kingregistration.com/tournaments/entrylist/ILOpen2017.
Boards, sets, and clocks provided by The Illinois Chess Association.
All special rules, details, and tournament conditions subject to change without notice; changes will be posted ASAP at the tournament site & ON THIS WEB PAGE. INFO: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Side Events:
Scholastic side event on 9/2, details and registration at www.kingregistration.com/tournaments/event/ldwscholastic17.
Illinois Blitz Championship on 9/3 evening, details and registration at www.kingregistration.com/tournaments/event/ilblitz2017.
Hotel Reservation: (847) 298-2525 or www.crowneplaza.com/northbrookchi, $99 room rate, must use Group Code ILL when registering. Includes free breakfast buffet for up to 4 people. Rate is still available. 25% discount at Willows Restaurant to all tournament participants. Discount is only good off special menu specific for the tournament.
Summary of differences between FIDE Laws of Chess and US Chess Federation rules: http://www.uschess.org/content/view/12723/668
FIDE Laws of Chess: http://www.fide.com/fide/handbook.html?id=171&view=article
2017 Labor Day Weekend Scholastic
Saturday September 2nd
Register online at www.kingregistration.com/tournaments/event/ldwscholastic17
Location: Crowne Plaza Hotel, 2875 N. Milwaukee Ave., Northbrook, IL 60062, (847) 298-2525.
Sections: Under 1200 and Under 700. Open to players age 18 and under only.
Schedule:
- 5 rounds - 12:00, 1:00, 2:00, 3:00, 4:00
- Time control is G/25;d0 (quick rated only)
Prizes:
- Trophies to top 10 in each section.
- Participation award to all players.
Entry Fee:
- $25 online by 8/27
- $30 after that or onsite
- US Chess membership required
- Entries after cutoff receive ½-point byes for round 1.
Advance entries posted at www.kingregistration.com/tournaments/entrylist/ldwscholastic17. Boards, sets, provided by The Illinois Chess Association. Please bring clocks. All special rules, details, and tournament conditions subject to change without notice; changes will be posted ASAP at the site & online.
Illinois Open main event on 9/2-9/4, details and registration at www.kingregistration.com/tournaments/event/ilopen2017.
Illinois Blitz Championship on 9/2 evening, details and registration at www.kingregistration.com/tournaments/event/ilblitz2017.
Hotel Reservation: (847) 493-6929 or www.crowneplaza.com/northbrookchi, $99 room rate (includes free breakfast for up to 4), must use Group Code ILL when registering. 25% discount at Willows Restaurant to all tournament participants.
2016 Illinois Open State Championship
TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 80
US Chess Junior Grand Prix!
An Illinois Chess Tour Event.
Saturday September 3rd - Monday September 5th (Labor Day Weekend)
Online registrations are now available!
$10,000 Guaranteed! $9,400 tournament prize fund plus $600 in door prizes for ICA members!
Location: Crowne Plaza Hotel, 2875 N. Milwaukee Ave., Northbrook, IL 60062, (847) 298-2525.
Sections: Open (open to all) and Reserve (Under 1800 or unrated). Both sections FIDE Rated - FIDE Laws of Chess will be followed.
Schedule:
- 3-day option — Sept 3-5, G/90+30, Sat. & Sun. 12 noon & 6 p.m., Mon. 10:30 a.m. & 3:30 p.m.
- 2-day option (ideal for those wanting to play in Saturday night’s Illinois Blitz Championship) — Sept. 4-5, rds. 1-3 G/45 d5, then merge with 3-day at rd. 4. Sun. 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m., 6 p.m., Mon. 10:30 a.m. & 3:30 p.m.
1/2-point byes (maximum two) OK all rounds, must commit by end of round 2; round 6 byes may not be rescinded after round 2.
Prizes: $9,400 unconditionally guaranteed!
- Open Section: $1,500-900-450-260-150; Under 2400 $480-230-120; Under 2200 $460-220-110; Under 2000 $450-210-100.
- Reserve (Under 1800) Section: $900-500-225-140-105; Under 1600 $360-180-120; Under 1400 $350-170-110; Under 1200 $340-160-100.
Unrated players qualify for top prizes only.
$600 in door prizes! Ten Amazon gift cards given to randomly drawn ICA members in rounds 4-6.
Entry Fee:
- $97 USPS postmarked by 8/12 and on-line by 10 p.m. on 8/12
- $117 USPS postmarked after 8/5 (must be received by 8/31);
- online by 6 p.m. on 9/2 for 3-day schedule;
- online by 6 p.m. on 9/3 for 2-day schedule.
- On-site registration: $135, 10-11:30 a.m. Sat., 9-10:30 a.m. Sun.
- Entries after cutoff receive ½-point byes for round 1.
- Reentries for $50 with appropriate byes.
$5 discount for ICA members (annual dues $15 regular, $10 scholastic— join at www.il-chess.org.
$20 extra to play in Open Section with rating of 1799 and below.
Free entry to Illinois GMs, WGMs, IMs, WIMs, FMs, WFMs.
Use the online registration form or mail checks postmarked by 8/25/16 to Illinois Chess Association, P.O. Box 180177, Chicago, IL 60618. No phone entries. Re-entries $50 with appropriate byes.
Advance entries posted at www.kingregistration.com/tournaments/entrylist/ILOpen2016. Boards, sets, and clocks provided by The Illinois Chess Association. All special rules, details, and tournament conditions subject to change without notice; changes will be posted ASAP at the site & online. INFO: (773) 294-1709 11 a.m.-7p.m. or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Scholastic side event on 9/3, details and registration at http://www.chessforlife.com.
Illinois Blitz Championship on 9/3 evening, details and registration at www.kingregistration.com/tournaments/event/ilblitz2016.
Hotel Reservation: (847) 493-6929 or www.crowneplaza.com/northbrookchi, $94 room rate if reserved by 8/19, must use Group Code CSS when registering. Free hot breakfast buffet for guests. 25% discount at Willows Restaurant to all tournament participants.
Summary of differences between FIDE Laws of Chess and US Chess Federation rules: http://www.uschess.org/content/view/12723/668
FIDE Laws of Chess: http://www.fide.com/fide/handbook.html?id=171&view=article