Youth News
Daniels Wins K-8 Blitz, Daniels & Davis Win K-8 Bughouse
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- Written by Bill Feldman Bill Feldman
- Published: 11 March 2017 11 March 2017
Ahead of an amazing seven-way tie for second place, the team of Jacob Davis and Jason Daniels won the K-8 Bughouse competition with a perfect five-for-five peformance.
The event was held Friday, March 10, ahead of the K-8 Championships kicking off the next day at the Marriott Hotel & Conference Center in Normal.
It took a fifth round victory over the team of Kevin Ho and Aidan Carey to earn the championship, with Ho-Carey earning second place hardware with the highest tiebreaks in the 4.0/5 score group.
Also posting 4.0's were Hoesley-Vincent, (third place), Deligiannis-Kaplan (fourth place), Katam-Sareddy (fifth place), along with Fayn-Platnick, Husarik-Kale and Mehta-Daniels (Alex).
Daniels Completes 3-peat; Finishes IESA Career 21-0; Chiddix: 8th- & 6th-Grade Champs; Wright Top 7th-Graders
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- Written by Bill Feldman Bill Feldman
- Published: 25 February 2017 25 February 2017
For only the second time in its seven-year history, a player has gone 21-0 in three seasons at the annual IESA competition.
In addition to receiving yet another Gold Medal for individual play, Jason Daniels lead his (Normal) Chiddix team to the eighth grade team championship, the third straight year they have won Daniel's division. Chiddix edged Rockford Marshall for the team title, 27.5 to 27.0.
Coincidentally, it was Marshall's Vincent Do who was the only other player to compile a 21-0 record from 2014-2016.
8 Teams Still Undefeated After 4 Rounds At IHSA Finals
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- Written by Bill Feldman Bill Feldman
- Published: 16 February 2017 16 February 2017
[Editor's Note: Due to server transition, the write up on the completed IHSA finals has been lost but we wish to congratulate IMSA, the 2016-2017 State Champions! That comprehensive article will be reconstructed and posted here. In the meantime, here's the Day 1 results to whet your appetite (thanks to Andon Mardov!).]
After four of seven rounds, eight schools are continuing the quest for the 2017 top Illinois high school chess team.
With three rounds remaining, wrapping up later today, it's likely we'll see just a single perfect score for the winning team. But you never know until the last king drops.
Avery Coonley and Whitney Young Dominate 2017 GCC
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- Written by Bill Feldman Bill Feldman
- Published: 07 February 2017 07 February 2017
Almost 500 players participated in the 2017 Greater Chicago Championships February 4 at McCormick Place. The event was organized by the Renaissance Knights Foundation in conjunction with the City of Chicago.
Entrants participated in four varsity and junior varsity sections with separate prize categories for city residents.
In the K-3 Varsity competition Ria Raj of Naperville was the lone 5.0/5 finisher to claim the championship with Kaarthik Nagarathinam of Carmel and Yuvraj Chennareddy of Chicago finishing a point back, tying for second place. Yuvraj was named "City Champion".
Banner Day for Illinois Youth Chess: Over 1,000 Participate In Various Upstate / Downstate Chess Tournaments February 4
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- Written by Bill Feldman Bill Feldman
- Published: 05 February 2017 05 February 2017
From Highland Park to Bloomington Normal, from Wheaton to Chicago, Illinois hosted youth competition aplenty February 4..
Benjamin Elementary in Normal hosted 255 for yet another BNASC event. Wheaton Christian Grammar School in Winfield hosted over 200. Both events featured four USCF-rated sections.
Almost 500 participated in the Greater Chicago Championships at McCormick Place and approaching 100 played in Highland Park with the advanced section submitted to US Chess. The Greater Chicago standings have been posted here, and ICA staff is diligently trying to create a narrative on this and the HP event.