Youth News
DLS Camp Tournament Results
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- Written by Hector R. Hernandez Hector R. Hernandez
- Published: 07 July 2022 07 July 2022
De La Salle Institute's Summer Chess Camp for 3rd - 5th grade pupils took place from June 27 to July 1. Ten children participated. On the last day of the camp, a tournament was held. The top four players earned trophies: J. Chan, Keller School, took first place. T. Szeto, Old St. Mary's, got second place; D. Szeto, third place, and J. Helmick received the fourth place trophy. Medals were presented to players who finished in fifth through tenth places.
Camp Instructor was Hector R.Hernandez. Mr. George Dzuricsko is the long-time chess coach at De La Salle.
De La Salle's Summer Chess Camp for 6th - 8th grade boys and girls will take place on July 18-22. Mr. Mikhail Korenman will be the instructor.
Annie Keller Regional Gifted Center at CPS City Finals
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- Written by Hector R. Hernandez Hector R. Hernandez
- Published: 01 May 2022 01 May 2022
Our school’s chess teams had a successful run at the end of the season with strong performances at the CPS Southside Playoffs and the CPS City Finals. There were two teams representing Keller at the City Finals. One team played in the K-4 Section, while the other squad competed in the K-6 Section. Each of these two teams earned 2nd place in their respective group. Our K-4 team was only a half point behind the first-place team, while our K-6 group was two points back from the top finisher.
Our K-4 team players were H. Lin -tied for 1st-2nd in the individual standings, got 2nd on tiebreaks-, J. Chan, R. Bockenholt, M. McGuire and K. Bockenholt. The K-6 players were D. McGuire, G. Tcheng, I. Chan-Osborn, S. Viniak and D. Clarke.
IL Top 100 Women + Girls (February 2022)
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- Written by Megan Chen Megan Chen
- Published: 27 February 2022 27 February 2022
A few new faces on this month's list. Welcome & congratulations to 10-year-old Nysa Ranjan (687) and 17-year-old Isabela Maiewski (1009), who made the national Top 100 Girls lists for their corresponding age groups for the first time!
US Rank Player (US Chess ID) January ’22 Cutoff
| Age 7 and Under | ||
| 38 | Bothe, Devaanshi (17073438) | 312 |
| 42 | Biswas, Avidha (30243658) | 247 |
| Age 8 | ||
| 21 | Zhan, Amy (17073114) | 821 |
| Age 9 | ||
| 40 | Xu, Florence (30196305) | 887 |
| 65 | Varadan, Vijayalakshmi (16801573) | 725 |
| 69 | Chen, Victoria (17307512) | 713 |
| Age 10 | ||
| 37 | Hu, Angela (16747812) | 1007 |
| 55 | Jiandani, Mehak S (16108634) | 922 |
| 89 | Sharad, Suhana (16943553) | 742 |
| 90 | Huang, Sophia (17014040) | 731 |
| 97 | Ranjan, Nysa (16761560) | 687 |
| Age 11 | ||
| 76 | Zheng, Joyce J (16239154) | 956 |
| 83 | Doddi, Sukhi (15850503) | 927 |
| 95 | Mishra, Sushreeya Devi (16812724) | 881 |
| Age 12 | ||
| 22 | Girish, Niyathi (16221570) | 1512 |
| 34 | Pham, Linda (15464538) | 1397 |
| 46 | Manimaran, Shivani (16614018) | 1299 |
| 76 | Gansukh, Megan (16231843) | 1054 |
| Age 13 | ||
| 12 | Raj, Ria (15844590) | 1759 |
| 70 | Namuunbayar , Enkhjin (15863824) | 1164 |
| 86 | Erdenebileg, Oyumaa (16243234) | 1092 |
| Age 14 | ||
| 26 | Lee, Merrill (15703571) | 1577 |
| 30 | Adusumalli, Saanvi (15412194) | 1538 |
| 38 | Salian, Nisha (15767306) | 1493 |
| 46 | Musku, Himani (15932133) | 1398 |
| 73 | Pashyan, Sofia (15844997) | 1210 |
| 84 | Liu, Catherine (15277304) | 1143 |
| 91 | Zheng, Kaylee (16232261) | 1077 |
| Age 15 | ||
| 6 | Wisniowski, Natalie (15702390) | 1921 |
| 15 | Luster, Shakira Makayla (15641127) | 1705 |
| 44 | Oberai, Anisha (15794814) | 1482 |
| 84 | Namuunbayar, Anujin (15863872) | 1124 |
| 98 | Schneider, Rosali (15552287) | 1005 |
| Age 16 | ||
| 14 | Tsyganova, Margarita (15922341) | 1730 |
| 23 | Lin, Sarah (15376582) | 1620 |
| 44 | Pashyan, Stella (15575165) | 1351 |
| 60 | Williams, Trechelle (15637011) | 1146 |
| 63 | Hill, Imani (16214855) | 1111 |
| 93 | Dhananjaya, Priya Nandish (15473924) | 846 |
| Age 17 | ||
| 10 | Yan, Ashley (14957435) | 1912 |
| 23 | Zhang, Louisa (15746981) | 1710 |
| 43 | Rodriguez, Layla (15360516) | 1336 |
| 68 | Maiewski, Isabela (15151805) | 1009 |
| 78 | Kuricheti, Umika (14579770) | 822 |
| Age 18 | ||
| 3 | Mangalam, Shreya (14385521) | 2177 |
| 6 | Hoesley, Aria (14631046) | 2077 |
| 22 | Shklover, Diana (14672010) | 1527 |
| 24 | Phillips, Rebecca (16628621) | 1499 |
| 28 | Grandy, Sarah Ruth (14279452) | 1446 |
| Under Age 21 | ||
| 16 | Mangalam, Shreya (14385521) | 2177 |
| 27 | Konovalenko, Sasha (14154014) | 2096 |
| 30 | Hoesley, Aria (14631046) | 2077 |
| 33 | Liu, Miranda Mohan (14042343) | 2054 |
| 57 | Wisniowski, Natalie (15702390) | 1921 |
| 62 | Yan, Ashley (14957435) | 1912 |
| Age 50+ | ||
| 18 | Harrison, Eva C (14922272) | 1651 |
| 36 | Chase, Laura (12520636) | 1439 |
| 65 | Malevanaia, Oxana (16079354) | 1070 |
| 70 | Thorpe, Maret (13483913) | 996 |
| Age 65+ | ||
| 19 | Chase, Laura (12520636) | 1439 |
| Top Women | ||
| 32 | Mangalam, Shreya (14385521) | 2177 |
| 48 | Konovalenko, Sasha (14154014) | 2096 |
| 52 | Hoesley, Aria (14631046) | 2077 |
| 55 | Liu, Miranda Mohan (14042343) | 2054 |
| 96 | Wisniowski, Natalie (15702390) | 1921 |
IL Top 100 Women + Girls (January 2022)
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- Written by Megan Chen Megan Chen
- Published: 22 January 2022 22 January 2022
US Rank Player (US Chess ID) December ’21 Cutoff
| Age 7 and Under | ||
| 40 | Bothe, Devaanshi (17073438) | 312 |
| 42 | Biswas, Avidha (30243658) | 287 |
| Age 8 | ||
| 22 | Zhan, Amy (17073114) | 821 |
| Age 9 | ||
| 39 | Xu, Florence (30196305) | 887 |
| 59 | Varadan, Vijayalakshmi (16801573) | 725 |
| 61 | Chen, Victoria (17307512) | 713 |
| Age 10 | ||
| 33 | Hu, Angela (16747812) | 1087 |
| 58 | Jiandani, Mehak S (16108634) | 922 |
| 94 | Sharad, Suhana (16943553) | 742 |
| 97 | Huang, Sophia (17014040) | 731 |
| Age 11 | ||
| 28 | Manimaran, Shivani (16614018) | 1338 |
| 79 | Doddi, Sukhi (15850503) | 953 |
| 81 | Zheng, Joyce J (16239154) | 952 |
| 95 | Mishra, Sushreeya Devi (16812724) | 883 |
| Age 12 | ||
| 23 | Girish, Niyathi (16221570) | 1512 |
| 30 | Pham, Linda (15464538) | 1419 |
| 79 | Gansukh, Megan (16231843) | 1054 |
| Age 13 | ||
| 10 | Raj, Ria (15844590) | 1759 |
| 70 | Namuunbayar , Enkhjin (15863824) | 1164 |
| 85 | Erdenebileg, Oyumaa (16243234) | 1092 |
| Age 14 | ||
| 27 | Adusumalli, Saanvi (15412194) | 1538 |
| 29 | Lee, Merrill (15703571) | 1531 |
| 37 | Salian, Nisha (15767306) | 1493 |
| 40 | Oberai, Anisha (15794814) | 1482 |
| 45 | Musku, Himani (15932133) | 1400 |
| 71 | Pashyan, Sofia (15844997) | 1210 |
| 85 | Liu, Catherine (15277304) | 1143 |
| 98 | Zheng, Kaylee (16232261) | 1056 |
| Age 15 | ||
| 5 | Wisniowski, Natalie (15702390) | 1946 |
| 17 | Luster, Shakira Makayla (15641127) | 1705 |
| 80 | Namuunbayar, Anujin (15863872) | 1124 |
| 93 | Schneider, Rosali (15552287) | 1005 |
| Age 16 | ||
| 16 | Tsyganova, Margarita (15922341) | 1730 |
| 27 | Lin, Sarah (15376582) | 1620 |
| 44 | Pashyan, Stella (15575165) | 1351 |
| 61 | Williams, Trechelle (15637011) | 1146 |
| 64 | Hill, Imani (16214855) | 1111 |
| 92 | Dhananjaya, Priya Nandish (15473924) | 846 |
| Age 17 | ||
| 12 | Yan, Ashley (14957435) | 1912 |
| 25 | Zhang, Louisa (15746981) | 1710 |
| 77 | Kuricheti, Umika (14579770) | 822 |
| Age 18 | ||
| 2 | Mangalam, Shreya (14385521) | 2167 |
| 5 | Hoesley, Aria (14631046) | 2071 |
| 16 | Shklover, Diana (14672010) | 1527 |
| 19 | Phillips, Rebecca (16628621) | 1499 |
| 23 | Grandy, Sarah Ruth (14279452) | 1446 |
| Under Age 21 | ||
| 16 | Mangalam, Shreya (14385521) | 2167 |
| 24 | Konovalenko, Sasha (14154014) | 2096 |
| 29 | Hoesley, Aria (14631046) | 2071 |
| 31 | Liu, Miranda Mohan (14042343) | 2054 |
| 54 | Wisniowski, Natalie (15702390) | 1946 |
| 61 | Yan, Ashley (14957435) | 1912 |
| Age 50+ | ||
| 18 | Harrison, Eva C (14922272) | 1651 |
| 37 | Chase, Laura (12520636) | 1439 |
| 64 | Malevanaia, Oxana (16079354) | 1070 |
| 69 | Thorpe, Maret (13483913) | 996 |
| Age 65+ | ||
| 19 | Chase, Laura (12520636) | 1439 |
| Top Women | ||
| 32 | Mangalam, Shreya (14385521) | 2167 |
| 45 | Konovalenko, Sasha (14154014) | 2096 |
| 51 | Hoesley, Aria (14631046) | 2071 |
| 53 | Liu, Miranda Mohan (14042343) | 2054 |
| 89 | Wisniowski, Natalie (15702390) | 1946 |
| 93 | Chen, Megan (13453097) | 1932 |
ICA Education Stipend for High School Graduates
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- Written by ICA Board ICA Board
- Published: 04 January 2022 04 January 2022
In 2020, the Illinois Chess Association started offering an annual education stipend for high school graduates in the amount of $500 as a way to say thank you to our youth for their continued membership and support of chess in Illinois. It is intended to help ICA members who are about to go to college, enter the military or consider a gap year after high school graduation.
Any current high school senior graduating in 2022, regardless of chess skills or tournament participation, who has been a member of the ICA since at least January 2020 is welcome to apply. Starting in 2024, eligibility requirements for the stipend will include uninterrupted ICA membership for all four high school years.
To apply, send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by July 1, 2022 stating your name, contact information, date of graduation, and where you are going in the fall.
The drawing for the $500 stipend will take place on August 1, 2022 among those who apply by the deadline and meet the requirements.
If you have any further questions, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..