Club News
January Chess Roundup
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- Written by Dan Leroy Dan Leroy
Even during the holiday season, chess is happening. A lot. The 36th Zurich Christmas Open went on from the 26th to the 30th of December with Romanian GM Levente Vajda taking first place. At the same time the Geneve Open was going on. GM Bacrot Etienne and GM Malakhatko Vadim tied for first place. The team from Hoogeveen, Netherlands won the World Cities Chess Championship. Meanwhile, GM Sandro Mareco won the 5th Open Tournament "Norberto La Porta" 2012. GM Magnus Carlsen won the 4th London Classic.
In Illinois there was just as much activity. Here are the results from around the state:
First Ever DuPage County Chess Championship
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- Written by Jeff DiOrio Jeff DiOrio
The 1st ever DuPage County Chess Championship drew over 100 players to Benedictine University on December 30th. Players from Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin competed for prize money and the coveted cup. When the last game of the tournament was finished, Avinash Rajendra found himself atop the leader board with a perfect score. Crosstable
November Chess Roundup
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- Written by Dan Leroy Dan Leroy
During October, there were three winners in the first
Grand Prix
in London: Topalov, Gelfand, and Mamedyarov.
Etienne Bacrot
won the 16th Corsica Masters. GM
Mark Hebden
won the 38th Intertrust Guernsey International Chess Festival which he last did 22 years ago in 1990.
Mariya Muzychuk
won the 2012 Ukrainian Women's Championship.
A little closer to home in Illinois chess, here are the October results:
Glenwood Chess Club's November Open
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- Written by Kenneth Windmon Kenneth Windmon
Congradulations to Joe Emole winner of Glenwood Chess Club 2012 November Open.
October Chess Roundup
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- Written by Dan Leroy Dan Leroy
Lot going on in the wide world of chess this past month. Fabiano Caruana won first half of Grand Slam in San Paulo. Humpy Knoeru won the FIDE Women's Grand Prix. The 40th Chess Olympiad concluded in Istanbul with Armenian finishing first. The FIDE Congress met with a couple articles (I & II) on USCF site plus an overall look at the topics covered.
But what about in the Land of Lincoln? Here's the highlights from Illinois tournaments durning the past month.
September 1: Labor Day Scholastic 2012 Tournament in Oakbrook drew 68 players for this two section event. Clear winners were had in both sections: Allan Lopez in the U12 Section and Jonathan Xu in the U7 Section. Crosstables.