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2020 Winter Team Scholastic Chess Tournament
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- Written by Luis Peralta Luis Peralta
- Created: 30 January 2020 30 January 2020
Winter Scholastic Team Chess Tournament 2020
By Luis Peralta
Winter Scholastic Chess Tournament 2020
Last Saturday January 25th 16 school teams from nine different schools met at WIU in Moline in this chess event. Students from Western Illinois University, Pleasant Valley High School, Black Hawk College, QC Christian, Moline High School, United Township High School, Wilson Junior High, Colona Junior High, and Seton Catholic School participated at Western Illinois University during the first scholastic event of the year. Wilson Junior High got the first place in the Elementary/Middle School category; while Moline Maroon got also the first place in the High School/College category.
Bob Long 1945-2020
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- Written by Bill Whited Bill Whited
- Created: 11 January 2020 11 January 2020
I knew Bob well. An Iowa player, he often came to Ilinois to sell his books and to play. He was a strong player with a peak rating of 2051. In addition to his publishiing business, he also organized seminars. Below is a rememberance from English IM Andrew Martin.
Bill Whited
Earlier this week, I received the terrible news that my old friend Bob Long had been murdered. Strangled to death in his own home. He was 74. It has been a terrible shock. Bob was a one-off, in the chess world a promoter , a publisher of eclectic material, and a bookseller, all on his own terms. I knew him since 2004, when he kindly invited me to feature in one of his chess festivals. I returned to the USA many times after that, working with him on more of these events, for the most part staying in his home. We became firm friends. Bob had a loyal , but limited clientele. If you got to know him, he was kind, generous and scrupulously honest. He made friends for life.
2019 Illinois Open is held over the Labor Day Weekend, Vladimir Georgiev is crowned state champ.
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- Written by Bill Whited Bill Whited
- Created: 28 September 2019 28 September 2019
The Illinois Open was held over Labor Day weekend. 114 players competed in two sections. In the open section Vladimir Georgiev won first place and is the new Illinois State Champion. In the Reserve Section, Elbert Fang went undefeated to win clear first in the reserve.For more detailed results as well as the prize fund distribution go to http://www.chessweekend.com/2019/prizes2019ilopen/.
2019 Chicago Cup
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- Written by Larry Cohen Larry Cohen
- Created: 28 September 2019 28 September 2019
Hoesley and Ladan win 3rd annual Chicago Cup [Open], while Loftis, Knox, & Zhang win reserve.
The 3rd annual Chicago Cup was held August 17-18 at the Hilton Hotel near McCormick Place, with a total of 60 players in the 2 sections. In the open section finishing with 4 out of 5 points were Aria Hoesley and Nicholas Ladan. The crowd at 3.5 point included Akhil & Nikhil Kalghatgi [both now rated over 2200], Steven Cooklev, Shreyas Reddy, and Deniz Gulecyuz [top u2000]. In the Reserve section three players finished the event with 4 points. Terrence Knox and Mulan Zhang drew their final round game, while Madison Loftis beat Eli Friedman in a tough Rook and Pawn endgame. Close behind at 3.5 points were Mark Parnaby, James Webb, Merrill Lee, Srihas Rao, and Eli Friedman. The story of the tournament had to be the play of Eli Friedman who gained almost 200 points even with the loss in the final game. It is not every tournament where a player’s rating goes from 1268 up to 1452 in five rounds with at least one loss! You can definitely plan for this tournament in the city of Chicago next August.
Historic International Detainee Chess Tournament Held
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- Written by Mikhail Korenman Mikhail Korenman
- Created: 15 August 2019 15 August 2019
Historic International Detainee Chess Tournament Held
COOK COUNTY, IL – Detainees in seven countries spanning multiple continents participated in a historic chess tournament that concluded Tuesday, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today.
Detainees at Cook County Jail competed against prisoners from Armenia, Belarus, Brazil, England, Italy and Russia. After seven matches involving four players from each country, Russia was declared the winner, having amassed 22.5 wins over the two-day event. Belarus and Italy tied for second place, Armenia came in fourth, the United States came in fifth, Brazil sixth and England seventh.