Announcements
ICA Elections - Nomination Period for 2024 Is Now Open!
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- Written by Steve Plotnick ICA President Steve Plotnick ICA President
- Created: 09 September 2024 09 September 2024
The ICA is pleased to announce the call for nominations for the five Executive Board members of the Board of Directors. The President, Upstate Vice-President, Downstate Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer will take office on January 1, 2025 and serve a two-year term.
Who Is Eligible to Be Nominated?
Under the ICA Bylaws, directors must be residents of Illinois and members of the ICA. At least two at-large directors must reside in Cook County or the Collar Counties (DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will), and at least two must reside outside these counties.
Submitting Your Nomination
Any ICA member may submit a nomination. Self-nominations are also permitted and encouraged.
Nominations may be submitted by email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Nominations must be seconded by 10 voting ICA members and the nominee must agree to serve. The deadline for submitting nominations is October 10, 2024.
Dan Wilson replaces Josh Flores as Secretary
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- Written by Steve Plotnick ICA President Steve Plotnick ICA President
- Created: 02 September 2024 02 September 2024
Illinois Chess Association accepts resignation of Josh Flores as secretary. Josh contacted me to inform me he was busy on Wednesdays during our meetings. Josh will be missed but is willing to assist at any time. Dan Wison has accepted the position of Secretary and will stay on as a general board member. He is committed to doing both until the end of year after our Executive Board elections.
Please feel free to reach out to Dan and thank him for assisting the ICA with two board positions.
Jacob Plotnick accepts Position as ICA Editor and Staff Reporter
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- Written by ICA Board ICA Board
- Created: 07 January 2024 07 January 2024
Jacob has graciously accepted the position as our editor and a new position as a staff reporter. Jacob is currently a sophomore at the Illinois Math and Science Academy in Aurora. He is a former Illinois State Champion for the United States Chess Federation Jr. Grand Prix. In addition to being a Class "A" player, Jacob is also a certified local tournament director.
As our editor, Jacob fills a void that the ICA has had for a number of years. He will be reviewing, editing, and publishing articles sent to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Jacob will also have a staff position responsible for creating articles and working with organizers for our state championships, ICA tour events, and larger Illinois tournaments and events.
Please join us in welcoming Jacob to his new position.
ICA Editor and Staff Writer Message
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- Written by Jacob Plotnick - Staff Writer Jacob Plotnick - Staff Writer
- Created: 12 January 2024 12 January 2024
ICA Editor and Staff Writer – receive any emails sent to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
My name is Jacob Plotnick and I am the new editor for ICA to write about their tournaments . As the editor and staff writer I will write articles for ICA tour events, state championships, and other larger tournaments. I will additionally take concerns of error into consideration and work to mend them ASAP. I can receive any such emails at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. My goal is to reply to any requests within 72 hours.
I am currently a sophomore in high school and have been playing chess for almost seven years. Outside of chess, my main areas of study are math and engineering. Most recently, the de Rham cohomology, with hopes to pursue aerospace engineering in the future.
If you notice any errors when reading one of my postings, please reach out at your soonest convenience.
Jacob
Josh Flores replaces Patrick Cohen as secretary and Dan Wilson accepts general board position
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- Written by Steve Plotnick ICA President Steve Plotnick ICA President
- Created: 03 March 2024 03 March 2024
There have been a couple of board changes. Patrick Cohen contacted me a couple of weeks ago to let me know he was going to resign in a couple of months due to his limited time to be available for meetings. I contacted Josh Flores to see if he would take over the secretary position, since he held it previously. He was willing to start in March and Patrick was willing to resign effective February 29. Patrick has informed me he will graciously assist the board with several behind-the-scenes efforts he does to help this great organization.
Daniel Wilson had previously reached out to me to see if he could be part of the board. Since Josh was currently on board as a general collar county member, we now had an open position. The board offered Dan that position.
We now have a full board minus a downstate general board position. If anyone is interested please email Josh at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or me at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.,
Thanks and please lets welcome Dan and Josh to their new positions and thank Patrick for his many years of service where I personally will miss his input and knowledge at meetings.
Steve
President Illinois Chess Association