Club News
Zolkos Wins Glenwood Club Summer Quick Chess League; Musikic Perfect In July $5 4-Round Swiss
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- Written by Herb Ferguson Herb Ferguson
For six weeks in June and July, Glenwood Chess Club made Thursdays the place to be for quick chess action.
Over 37 players participated in the event. The time controls were adjusted to include a two-second delay for more competitive endings.
The initial time was kept at Game/15. Trophies were awarded to the top three players in three sections including: Adult, Junior High and Elementary.
The Glenwood Chess Club will continue its quick chess Thursdays for a 9- or 10-week run this fall. Look for us to start sometime in late September.
Brian Harrigan Wins Glenwood Club's Spring League
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- Written by Herbert Ferguson Herbert Ferguson
Over-the-board chess competition is alive and well in Chicago's south suburbs. The Glenwood Chess Club recently completed a 10-week tournament -- and another six-week event is already underway.
The competed event ran on Thursday nights from February 6th to May 1st in a league format. Four sections played four-round Swiss competitions each night. The sections included elementary, junior high and high school aged players as well as an open section for adults. Points earned each night were accumulated and totaled for trophies on the tenth night.
Brian Harrigan, pictured here, was the champion in the adult section with 28 points, ahead of David Guidry with 24 and Theodore Whittier with 20.
Alford, Bonwell Share '14 TCCC Championship
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- Written by Scott Daniels Scott Daniels
The Bloomington-Normal Twin City Chess Club (TCCC) held their 2014 Championship May 31 - June 1. Under the coordination and kindness of Chris Morgan this event was an eight-person round robin held at the iEXCELL Education Center in Bloomington.
After reviewing previous events, this is believed to be the highest overall rating for the club championship.
Pete Karagianis came in as the odds-on favorite. He was challenged by Joe Alford, a previous two-time champion, and previous runner-ups Jon Bonwell and Surya Kopula.
The CICL's Season Concludes
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- Written by Brian Smith Brian Smith
The 2013-14 season of the Chicago Industrial Chess League concluded on May 10, 2014 at Fermilab. The competition by the CICL's top eight teams in its league championship tournament was fierce. By winning in the final round against top-rated Argonne Lab's Rooks, the Wombats team became the CICL's new league champion. Wombats are from the South Suburban Chess Club. Congratulations to team captain Len Weber and all of the Wombats, well done!
Fermilab's team placed in second. Tied for third were Argonne Labs Rooks, Motorola Solutions Kings, and Rogue Squadron.
Franklin Prevails at Chess IQ, Status of Center A Mystery
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- Written by Bill Feldman Bill Feldman
Expert David Franklin won all four rounds in Chess IQ's April Game/60 event held April 19. 36 competed in the Open section with junior Ricky Wang and Wisconsin's Avinash Rajendra finishing one-half point back.
Raul Aillon, Daniel Bronfeyn and Douglas Middleton tied for fourth with 3.0/4 tallies. Seven players tied for seventh place with 2.5/4's.
With a cryptic post on the Chicago Area Chess Facebook account, Center Director Sevan Muradian has evoked a rash of responses to his posting: "Tables cleared out, walls mostly empty now... just the TV's to take down now.... after three and a half years, priorities had to be set....."