Broughton Lifetime Achievement in Chess Award

 

The Illinois Chess Association is soliciting nominations for the Natalie W. Broughton Lifetime Achievement in Chess Award to be presented by the ICA. This prestigious award established in 1995 by its namesake, Natalie Broughton, will be conferred on one deserving player, coach or organizer in the Illinois chess community at the Annual Banquet in the fall of 2020.

Previous honorees include Mike Cardinale, Sevan Muradian, Hector Hernandez, Garrett Scott, Michael Zacate, James Brotsos, FM Andrew Karklins, Helen Warren, Fred Gruenberg, Tom Fineberg, Jim Warren, Bill Smythe, and others.

No specific criteria were set in Ms. Broughton’s bequest funding the annual award of now $1,000 and all nominees will be evaluated by the Broughton Award Committee.

If you would like to submit a nomination or serve on the committee, please send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. The selection will be made by the Broughton Award Committee later this year and submitted to the ICA Board for approval.