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2024 Illinois K-8 State Chess Championship

Details: Written by Jacob Plotnick - Editor / Staff Reporter Jacob Plotnick - Editor / Staff Reporter

The 2024 Illinois K-8 Championship will be both a team and individual event held by Chess Weekend, Inc. with the Illinois Chess Association on March 8-10, 2024 in Schaumburg, IL. The main event will consist of four sections based on grade level – K-1, 2-3, 4-5, 6-8 – with seven rounds starting Saturday morning. Besides the main event, there will be numerous fun side events such as bughouse, blitz, and puzzle-solving contests.

Over 200 trophies will be awarded on top of a commemorative medal or ribbon for all players. Additionally, a wonderful book and equipment vendor will be on site for all needs at the tournament. Though the tournament is an Illinois Championship, players from all states are welcome; but state championship titles go to Illinois players. Complete details of round times and entry fees can be found here.

Illinois Quick Chess Championship

Details: Written by Josh Flores Josh Flores

In the first quarter of 2023, Illinois Chess Association board member Joseph Guth of Rockford proposed a number of new events. The first of these was readily received and approved. The board decided National Chess Day, Saturday - October 14th, would be the perfect date. Thus the birth of the 2023 Illinois Quick Chess Championship.

Josh Flores (chess professional and purveyor of Squarehopper Chess Events) offered to organize, promote, and direct. After some discussion regarding certain details, the board agreed.

USCF Over-The-Board Play Returns With Caveman Chess!

Details: Written by Megan Chen Megan Chen

Caveman OTB April 3x3

April 17, 2021

Ramada Plaza Chicago North Shore, 1090 South Milwaukee Ave., Wheeling, IL 60090.

3SS, G/50+10

Sections based on published rating:

The goal is to have sections as follows: Gold: 1700 & up, Silver: 1200 –1699, Bronze: Below 1200. Unr @ director discretion. Final section divisions at director discretion. So, if there aren’t enough players for separate sections, we will adjust best we can.

EF: $30, online-only until 9:00 pm 4/16. No Entries on-site. $30 includes $5 COVID fee

COVID-19 Rules: Participants and spectators are subject to our COVID-19 Tournament Policies. See https://www.cavemanchess.com/coronavirus-impact

Reg/Check-in: 8:30 to 9:00 am. Late players are given .5 bye for rd. 1. Preregistered who arrive after Round 1 auto-withdrawn.

Rounds: 9:15, 11:45, 2:15. Ent: www.kingregistration.com.

Info: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Bring sets & digital clocks.

Watch www.cavemanchess.com Upcoming Events for updates. Subject to regulatory cancellation if req’d.

(Fall tournaments lost money - pricing based on our most recent COVID events. As players return, pricing will improve.)

Tournament Withdrawal Refund Policy

Withdrawals: If you have any symptoms of coronavirus (fever, cough, shortness of breath, diminished sensory perception), please do not enter the tournament. We understand some conditions (allergies) can cause coughs. Just explain it at the time.

If you have already entered and need to withdraw, send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

If you withdraw before beginning the event or tournament, you will receive either:

Type 1: A credit of the full entry fee towards future tournaments or events, or

Type 2: A refund of the entry fee minus the greater of a 10% or $5 service charge.

Please specify whether you want Type 1 or a Type 2 refund with your withdrawal.

If you withdraw after beginning an event, no refund or credit is available.

Separate and distinct refund policies apply to lessons, classes and camps and are announced as part of that activity.

Kevin Bachler, CEO and Manager, Caveman Chess, LLC, 27 Morris Street, Park Ridge, IL 60068

FIDE Master, FIDE Trainer, FIDE is the Fédération Internationale des Échecs or World Chess Federation

General Phone: 224-985-5244 , Direct: 224-985-5245, Fax: 224-985-5249, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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ICA Takes Illinois Class Online

Details: Written by ICA ICA

The pandemic and social distancing will not stop the 2020 Illinois Class Championship. It will be held online at chess.com on Sunday, November 15. Organized by Chess Weekend, the event will maintain its popular one-day, four-round format, with closely matched class sections. The $2250 prize fund is guaranteed, and the lowest entry fee ends November 5. ICA members receive a $5 discount. For complete details, see http://www.chessweekend.com/2020/2020-illinois-class-state-championship/.

Join Chicago Chess Center's Biggest Prize Fund Event! Entry Fee Increases 7/29

Details: Written by Patrick Cohen Patrick Cohen

Join Chicago Chess Center's Biggest Prize Fund Event!

Cloud Gates Class Held on August 11-12

$7,500 UNCONDITIONALLY GUARANTEED!

You also save $10 by registering before July 29th!

LOCATION: UIC Student Center East, 750 S. Halsted St. Chicago IL 60607.
Open to all players, beginner to grandmaster.

60 US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS

ICA Veterans Committee Sponsors Blitz Bonus Tournament at the IL Senior Open

Details: Written by Michael Lenox Michael Lenox

The Illinois Chess Association Veterans Committee is sponsoring a blitz bonus tournament at the 2018 Illinois Senior Open. This will be a non rated tournament that is free of charge to all 2018 Senior Open entrants, regardless of veteran status. The purpose of this event is to encourage greater entrants into the Illinois Senior Open itself.

Illinois Chess Vets (ICV), the operational arm of the ICA Veterans Committee, will conduct this event. The event will be held on the last day of the 2018 Illinois Senior Open, 6 May 2018. The Time Control will be G/5; d3.

Local Organizer Plans Easter Weekend Big Money Event

Details: Written by Christopher Baumgartner Christopher Baumgartner

Chessplayers in Illinois should be happy to note that there is a "big money" tournament over Easter weekend: The Midwest Holiday Class, March 30-April 1. 7-SS G/90+30sec. You can take 2 1/2 point byes if you can't play the entire schedule. This a class format, so play people of your strength. The hotel is near O'Hare. Here is the hotel website: www.sheratonchicagoohare.com

The rooms are very reasonable and the site is accessible by metra or airport shuttle. The shuttle is free. Please support this tournament. It is a local organizer. We want to make it an annual event.

The registration can be found here in the tournament listings or on the USCF website, or go to the registration page here. Hope to see you Easter weekend at the O'Hare Sheraton! Please tell your friends.

Illinois Chess Association, Inc.