Club News
Gratz Wins Rock River Chess Inaugural Tournament
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- Written by Bill Feldman Bill Feldman
USCF Expert Glen Gratz was a late arrival but timely play at the board earned the former North Boone High School coach the championship of the very first Rock River Chess rated tournament.
Chief TD Erik Czerwin secured the Rockford Public Library East Branch location for the event and 39 competed in three sections on July 22.
Gratz posted 3.5/4 while locals Sureshkumar Rajamani and Joseph Hernandez tied for second with 3.0/4 tallies.
Chicago Chess Center Submits Multiple Links
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http://www.chichess.org/blog/2017/7/9/jason-shi-wins-rated-beginners-open-6
http://www.chichess.org/blog/2017/7/10/photos-from-plus-score-11
Chess is Alive And Well in Kankakee: Gresen, Santoro and Lund Are Co-Champions of July's First KCC Open
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- Written by Bill Feldman Bill Feldman
The sign of any good chess tournament is competitive play -- and there was plenty of that in the very first tournament hosted by the Kankakee Chess Club, July 15.
Three players, Evan Gresen, Ryan Santoro and Tim Lund all managed 3.0/4 scores.
The event was directed by Austin Earsley with whom the ICA would love to chat!
Chicago Chess Center Distributes Almost $2,000 in Cash
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The Chicago Chess Center is still in search of a permanent home but it's been an active organizer of tournaments.
At its June 24 Midsummer event on the UIC campus, 110 participated in three sections.
FM George Li and US Chess Expert Akhil Kalghatgi tied for top honors in the Open section with 3.5/4 scores. Nine players were a half-point back at 3.0.
The CCC reports $1320 was distributed in the Open and $660 in prizes were paid out in the Reserve which saw a three-way tie for first. Deepak Salian, Monish Bhasin and Elijah Platnick each scored 3.5/4 in the Reserve.
IM Shetty Wins CCC's May Plus-Score 9 Event at UIC
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With the world's chess community traveling to Illinois for the $100,000 Chicago Open this weekend, warm up events were quite popular.
At the Chicago Chess Center's Plus Score #9 tournament held May 20, International Master Atulya Shetty wasn't able run the table, but he still managed to post a 3.5/4 tally, good enough for first place. Michigan-based Shetty was the clear K-12 National Champion at the 2013 SuperNationals V as a junior.
Hosted at the University of Illinois at Chicago, the event was worth $120 to Shetty, who defeated three opponents rated at least 286 points less than his 2518 rating. The IM also drew Senior Master Robert Perez.