2011 Illinois Open - Sept. 3-5, 2011

The 2011 Illinois Open is rapidly approaching.  It will be held at the DoubleTree Hotel in Oak Brook, IL from September 3-5, 2011. Some of the players already scheduled to be at the Illinois Open include:

• 2009 U.S. Open Champ GM Dmitry Gurevich
• Former IL Open Champ GM Mesegen Amanov
• 7-time IL Open Champ IM Angelo Young
• FM Aleksandar Stamnov
• FM Nikhilesh Kumar Kunche
• FM Timur Aliyev

To all FIDE titled masters (GM, WGM, IM, WIM, FM, WFM) who list Illinois as their state of residence: The ICA would like to sponsor you in the 2011 Illinois Open. Please contact Tom Sprandel, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Entry fee is $79 by USPS if postmarked by 8/30 and on-line if received by 9/2. $90 at the door. For players who are rated below 1800 there is a $10 charge to play up into the Open Section. There is a 3-day and a 2-day schedule.

There will also be a Scholastic Event and a G/25 side event.

This is an ICA sanctioned state championship and is being run by Chess for Life.  For more information visit the Chess for Life website.