Announcements
Dolson, Rhodes, Brock run for reelection; metro VP, secretary slots open, write-in candidates sought
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- Written by ICA Staff ICA Staff
- Created: 15 October 2014 15 October 2014
ICA President Carl Dolson, Downstate Vice President Murrel Rhodes and Treasurer Bill Brock are standing for reelection to the ICA Executive Board.
No nominating petition was received for the position of Metro Vice President or Secretary, leaving those offices open to write-in candidates.
Should someone be interested in serving as an officer -- or upon any of the ICA's advisory committees (appointed by the President) -- current board members can be contacted through email as listed on the ICA site.
Garrett Scott to Receive Broughton Award at ICA Annual Banquet
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- Written by Carl Dolson Carl Dolson
- Created: 01 October 2014 01 October 2014
The Illinois Chess Association has selected Garrett Scott to receive the prestigious Natalie W. Broughton Lifetime Achievement in Chess Award at the ICA Annual Banquet.
The ICA Annual Banquet will be held at 6 pm, Saturday, November 22, 2014 at the Hilton Lisle / Naperville, 3003 Corporate West Drive in Lisle. The banquet will follow the ICA Annual Business Meeting, which will begin at 3:30 pm and is open to all ICA members.
Banquet tickets on sale now at http://shop.il-chess.org/.
Bids Requested for 2015 Illinois Class
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- Written by Carl Dolson Carl Dolson
- Created: 15 August 2014 15 August 2014
Interested organizers are invited to submit bids for the 2015 Illinois Class State Chess Championships. The preferred date for the tournament is November 22, 2015.
The format of the tournament has varied from a 2-day, 5-round, slow time control tournament to, in most recent years, a 1-day, 4-round, G/60 time control.
The ICA Board prefers the 1-day format so that it can use the Saturday before the tournament to hold its Annual Meeting and Banquet. The format also should include at least 6 sections (M/X, A, B, C, D, and 1 or 2 sections U1200). Trophies have been awarded to U1200 winners and runner-ups for Class E, F, and U800.
EF for non-ICA members should be set $5 higher than for ICA members, and free entry should be provided for GMs, WGMs, IMs, WIMs, FMs, and WFMs.
Bids Requested for 2015 Illinois All-Grade
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- Written by Carl Dolson Carl Dolson
- Created: 15 August 2014 15 August 2014
Interested organizers are invited to submit bids for the 2015 Illinois All-Grade State Chess Championships. The preferred date for the tournament is November 14, 2015.
The preferred site for the tournament will be a downstate site.
The suggested format is 10-11 sections:
- one for each grade K-8, and
- one or two sections for high school, depending on number of players.
Suggested rounds:
- 5 rounds for sections K-5, and
- 4 rounds for sections 6-12.
Last Week to Submit 2015 IL Open Bids
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- Written by Bill Feldman Bill Feldman
- Created: 14 July 2014 14 July 2014
This is the last week for interested parties to submit bids for the 2015 Illinois Open. Bids should be submitted to ICA Bid Chair Jeff Wiewel by July 20, or to ICA President Carl Dolson if the bid might propose Mr. Wiewel as Chief TD.
The event is targeted to be held September 5-7 and is usually conducted in two sections. Bids will be considered by the ICA Bid Committee and discussed at the August ICA Board Meeting with a final announcement coming no later than August 31.
If you've never submitted a bid before -- or just want to make sure you include all the important details -- check out the ICA bid guidelines posted elsewhere on this site: http://il-chess.org/index.php/aboutus/bids