updated as of 04/21/2009
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Internet team play -- through 04/21/09
IL high schools at SuperNationals
ICA Denker/Polgar done
$25000 in scholarships for CPS players--April 7
Video summary of the IHSA tournament
Coach Survey results (2009 compared to 2004)
Newspaper coverage of the IHSA tournament
Around the tournament (photos with captions)
IHSA Trophy Winners at State
ICCA Team Class Awards at State
ICCA Board Medalists at State
Larry Stilwell Award (most outstanding sophomore) (new article link, 3/15/09)
Coach of the Year
ICCA DIVISION WINNERS
Chicago Chess Team Championship winners -- 1/24/09
Raider Tournament winners
In the works--Internet team play
Thunderbolt Tournament winners
ICA Denker Qualifier Announcement
Frosh-Soph Ind/Team -- 11/22/08
High School portion of ICA ALL-GRADE -- 11/08/08
Evanston Team Tournament -- 11/01/08
Playable games -- a new feature
Past Frosh-Soph winners
Knights of the Round Table at Bloom HS -- 10/24/08
CPL Kick-Off tournament at Kelly HS -- 10/11/08
Opening event again Clinic/Tournament at ACC--10/04/08
Verber Honorariums provide financial assistance
Conference comparisions from State tournament
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Internet Team Play underway -- 04/24/09
03/31/09: The second match came off without a hitch--even with Prospect H.S. not having PCs to use! In order to use Macs, Prospect had to use Sonia instead of Dasher. The second match was also a lop-sided score with Prospect H.S. defeating DeLaSalle Institute 24-06.
04/07/09: Each of the four matches had troubles. Byron vs DeLaSalle was postponed ahead of time to 4/22. McHenry vs Bloom had to be postponed due to students not being able to sign on even though the McHenry tech person had been able to do so the day before (test systems with students not faculty). The other two had trouble by not going 'by the directions provided' but managed to connect and play the matches anyway.
04/14/09: McHenry continues to have major issues with security settings at their site. Even with their tech people in direct communication with WCL tech the problems remain. McHenry hopes to have problems solved to participate in the last scheduled match on the 21st and then have an opportunity to play the missed games. The postponement worked well for Niles North's schedule. The Byron vs Richards match succeeded in being played but not without difficulty. Byron signed on using a code other than the one assigned to them. A Richards player was able to 'find' his Byron counterpart and the others followed suit.
Players from several schools have signed on and played their counterpart as scheduled without going through the procedures outlined. In essence, they are making their own matches. While this will be the procedure (practice for the fall) for the make-up matches, it works outside of the trial. WCL tech people are able to create the match, have everyone start at once, and easily archive the games and results.
04/21/09: Unfortunately the kinks weren't ironed out by the last night. McHenry was still unable to get through their firewalls despite techs being in direct communication with the WCL tech. Bloom Twp. had their entire system of firewalls set back to default since the last week which meant redoing everything that they had to do the first week to get online after discovering it when they went to play. Niles North stuck out the 100 minute delay and set up matches themselves to play the match. Only Richards and Prospect seemed to play as planned. Byron's tech had originally set them up with a user code other than specified so WCL setup couldn't find them. Byron & Prospect played by making their own matches outside the system.
coming on 04/22/09: Make-up match between Bloom Twp. & Byron (last match of league)
Lincoln-Way Central team signs on in preparation for first ever high school team vs team internet chess match.
Standing ast. coach Mike Corey (l) and head coach Kevin Dailey
Players (l to r) Luke Kozak (4); Justin Suggs (2);
Mike Suggest (1) ; Meghan Pakosz (5); Adam Clark (3)
Meghan was replaced in actual play by Dan Sim when security settings delayed the start of the match.
Starting a little later than originally planned, the BETA League of internet chess team competition opened with Lincoln-Way Central (New Lenox) defeating Bloom Twp. (Chicago Heights) by a 30-00 sweep.
This lead-off match served as a opportunity to iron out kinks for the other eight teams testing the team vs team high school competition. Kinks there were. Even with both coaches having the program pre-installed and setup by their tech people as well as the coaches trying things out, a major hangout occurred at Bloom Twp. Fortunately, the tech person was available and worked directly with WCLs Bill Scott to figure out and solve the program. While starting 45 min after the scheduled time, the match was played successfully. Only one mishap occurred during play. One computer at Bloom Twp. lost its connection. The LWC player waited patiently for the Bloom Twp. to reconnect and in only a couple of minutes the game was back and proceeded smoothly to a conclusion.
Several interesting phenomena was observed during the match. It's hard for a player to resist talking when there is no one across the board to disturb. All players need to take their time in deciding moves. Coaches would do well to explore option settings with their players before playing a match. The setting option allows the board and pieces to be customized to enable optimal viewing by an individual. The default settings were criticized by several players as being difficult to tell the Black from White pieces at times as they were somewhat gray on one side.
This article will be undated each week during the Beta League play (watch the date in the title line).
The matches are being handled by WCL in the same manner as during the professional United States Chess League play over the winter. The target of WCL is to have software available (via the Think Like A King organization) to automate the process that will provide greater flexibility in scheduling and coaches being able to reschedule as needed.
Match 1
Lincoln-Way Central 30 vs Bloom Twp. 00
Prospect 24 vs DeLaSalle 06
Niles North 30 vs McHenry 00 forfeit (internet unsolved at McHenry)
Richards 19.0 vs Byron 11.0
Match 2
McHenry 00 vs Bloom 30 forfeit (internet unsolved at McHenry)
Niles North 20.5 vs Lincoln-Way Central 09.5
Byron 19 vs DeLaSalle 11
Richards 09 vs Prospect 21
Match 3 all games to be played at 3:30 on Tuesday, April 21st
Lincoln-Way Central 30 vs McHenry 00 forfeit (internet unsolved at McHenry)
Bloom 00 vs Niles North 30
Prospect 14 vs Byron 16
DeLaSalle 15 vs Richards 15
2. Each match is has 5 boards weighted 8, 7, 6, 5, 4 with ½ the value for draws and 0 for loss.
3. Time control is game/45.
4. Each coach is to submit the player names by board by e-mail not later than 30 minutes after the last match to mezacate@yahoo.com It is not necessary to include the results of the games (only the line-ups). Results will be sent by WCL.
5. Teams sign-on to WCL at game time using the school identity code. Players are identified and matched by the school identity code followed by a hyphen and board number.
6. The complete results and information will be posted on the ICCA website in the News & Information Section (not the Results section).
7. Games will be ICCA rated.
8. The winning team in each division will receive a (modest) trophy.
9. No fees are being charged to players or teams.
Comments: Because of the various Spring breaks, all schools are able to play April 7 and 21. The remaining match is divided between three weeks: March 24, March 31, and April 14. Therefore, Lincoln-Way Central (white) and Bloom (black) get to be the real testers. The next week on March 31st, Prospect (white) and DeLaSalle (black) will ensure all the problems are ironed out for the rest of the time.
04/07/09: Each of the four matches had troubles. Byron vs DeLaSalle was postponed ahead of time to 4/22. McHenry vs Bloom had to be postponed due to students not being able to sign on even though the McHenry tech person had been able to do so the day before (test systems with students not faculty). The other two had trouble by not going 'by the directions provided' but managed to connect and play the matches anyway.
04/14/09: McHenry continues to have major issues with security settings at their site. Even with their tech people in direct communication with WCL tech the problems remain. McHenry hopes to have problems solved to participate in the last scheduled match on the 21st and then have an opportunity to play the missed games. The postponement worked well for Niles North's schedule. The Byron vs Richards match succeeded in being played but not without difficulty. Byron signed on using a code other than the one assigned to them. A Richards player was able to 'find' his Byron counterpart and the others followed suit.
Players from several schools have signed on and played their counterpart as scheduled without going through the procedures outlined. In essence, they are making their own matches. While this will be the procedure (practice for the fall) for the make-up matches, it works outside of the trial. WCL tech people are able to create the match, have everyone start at once, and easily archive the games and results.
04/21/09: Unfortunately the kinks weren't ironed out by the last night. McHenry was still unable to get through their firewalls despite techs being in direct communication with the WCL tech. Bloom Twp. had their entire system of firewalls set back to default since the last week which meant redoing everything that they had to do the first week to get online after discovering it when they went to play. Niles North stuck out the 100 minute delay and set up matches themselves to play the match. Only Richards and Prospect seemed to play as planned. Byron's tech had originally set them up with a user code other than specified so WCL setup couldn't find them. Byron & Prospect played by making their own matches outside the system.
coming on 04/22/09: Make-up match between Bloom Twp. & Byron (last match of league)
Lincoln-Way Central team signs on in preparation for first ever high school team vs team internet chess match.Standing ast. coach Mike Corey (l) and head coach Kevin Dailey
Players (l to r) Luke Kozak (4); Justin Suggs (2);
Mike Suggest (1) ; Meghan Pakosz (5); Adam Clark (3)
Meghan was replaced in actual play by Dan Sim when security settings delayed the start of the match.
Starting a little later than originally planned, the BETA League of internet chess team competition opened with Lincoln-Way Central (New Lenox) defeating Bloom Twp. (Chicago Heights) by a 30-00 sweep.
This lead-off match served as a opportunity to iron out kinks for the other eight teams testing the team vs team high school competition. Kinks there were. Even with both coaches having the program pre-installed and setup by their tech people as well as the coaches trying things out, a major hangout occurred at Bloom Twp. Fortunately, the tech person was available and worked directly with WCLs Bill Scott to figure out and solve the program. While starting 45 min after the scheduled time, the match was played successfully. Only one mishap occurred during play. One computer at Bloom Twp. lost its connection. The LWC player waited patiently for the Bloom Twp. to reconnect and in only a couple of minutes the game was back and proceeded smoothly to a conclusion.
Several interesting phenomena was observed during the match. It's hard for a player to resist talking when there is no one across the board to disturb. All players need to take their time in deciding moves. Coaches would do well to explore option settings with their players before playing a match. The setting option allows the board and pieces to be customized to enable optimal viewing by an individual. The default settings were criticized by several players as being difficult to tell the Black from White pieces at times as they were somewhat gray on one side.
This article will be undated each week during the Beta League play (watch the date in the title line).
The matches are being handled by WCL in the same manner as during the professional United States Chess League play over the winter. The target of WCL is to have software available (via the Think Like A King organization) to automate the process that will provide greater flexibility in scheduling and coaches being able to reschedule as needed.
| Place | GREEN DIVISION | Win | Loss | Draw |
| 1 | H.S.Niles North (Skokie) H.S. | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Lincoln-Way Central (New Lenox) | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Bloom Twp. (Bloom & Bloom Trail) | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | McHenry H.S. | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Place | PURPLE DIVISION | Win | Loss | Draw |
| 1 | Byron H.S. | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Prospect (Mt. Prospect) H.S. | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Richards (Oak Lawn) H.S. | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | DeLaSalle (Chicago) H.S. | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Match 1
Lincoln-Way Central 30 vs Bloom Twp. 00
Prospect 24 vs DeLaSalle 06
Niles North 30 vs McHenry 00 forfeit (internet unsolved at McHenry)
Richards 19.0 vs Byron 11.0
Match 2
McHenry 00 vs Bloom 30 forfeit (internet unsolved at McHenry)
Niles North 20.5 vs Lincoln-Way Central 09.5
Byron 19 vs DeLaSalle 11
Richards 09 vs Prospect 21
Match 3 all games to be played at 3:30 on Tuesday, April 21st
Lincoln-Way Central 30 vs McHenry 00 forfeit (internet unsolved at McHenry)
Bloom 00 vs Niles North 30
Prospect 14 vs Byron 16
DeLaSalle 15 vs Richards 15
Terms & Conditions
1. The team named first in a pairing has WHITE on 1, 3, 5.2. Each match is has 5 boards weighted 8, 7, 6, 5, 4 with ½ the value for draws and 0 for loss.
3. Time control is game/45.
4. Each coach is to submit the player names by board by e-mail not later than 30 minutes after the last match to mezacate@yahoo.com It is not necessary to include the results of the games (only the line-ups). Results will be sent by WCL.
5. Teams sign-on to WCL at game time using the school identity code. Players are identified and matched by the school identity code followed by a hyphen and board number.
6. The complete results and information will be posted on the ICCA website in the News & Information Section (not the Results section).
7. Games will be ICCA rated.
8. The winning team in each division will receive a (modest) trophy.
9. No fees are being charged to players or teams.
Comments: Because of the various Spring breaks, all schools are able to play April 7 and 21. The remaining match is divided between three weeks: March 24, March 31, and April 14. Therefore, Lincoln-Way Central (white) and Bloom (black) get to be the real testers. The next week on March 31st, Prospect (white) and DeLaSalle (black) will ensure all the problems are ironed out for the rest of the time.
Sunday, March 8, 2009
IL hs at SuperNationals IV
The USCF SuperNationals IV was held April 3-5 at the Gaylord Opryland Resort in Nashville, TN. Every Spring the USCF holds three scholastic national tournaments: Elementary (K-6); Junior High (K-9); High School (K-12). These tournaments are held at various locations around the United States generally changing sites each year. But every fourth year the three tournaments are held at one location and called a SuperNational.
Twenty different sections are offered for players to enter with high schoolers having 5 (freshman an additional 3) possibilities depending upon their USCF rating. Next year the USCF National High School Championship will be in Columbus, OH--an easy day's drive from all parts of Illinois. SuperNational V will be in the Spring of 2013 back at the Gaylord Opryland Resort in Nashville, TN.
It's a great time for Illinois high schoolers to join the USCF. During the next year several national tournaments will be available:
July 10-12: U.S. Junior Open, Milwaukee Marriott West in Waukesha, WI
Aug 22: U.S. Game/60 Championship at the Holiday Inn-North Shore in Skokie, IL
Aug 23: U.S. Game/30 Championship at the Holiday Inn-North Shore in Skokie, IL
Nov. 20-22: National Youth Action (Game/30) at the Double Tree Hotel in Oakbrook, IL
Apr 16-18: National Senior High Championship in Columbus, OH
In addition a growing offering of USCF rated tournaments are being offered with sections especially for high school students (see numerous opportunities at http://il-chess.org/events.htm) starting with five offerings in April ( three on the 18th and one the 25th and another the 26th). Bottom line, the cost of a USCF membership can be used a lot in high school rated events in the next 12 months.
The places earned by high school teams from Illinois and all high school individuals are shown in the tables below. Teams were limited to the top four scoring players from a school in the same section. Our lower placing teams had the minimum of two players on their team. Notice how Illinois players placed well up in their sections compared to players from other states.
K-12 Championship 50 teams – 367 players
K-12 Under 1600 53 teams - 319 players
K-12 Under 1200 73 teams - 350 players
K-12 Under 800 40 teams - 204 players
K-12 Unrated 27 teams - 133 players
K-12 CHAMPIONSHIP 50 teams – 367 players
K-12 Under 1600 53 teams - 319 players
K-12 Under 1200 73 teams - 350 players
K-12 Under 800 40 teams - 204 players
K-12 Unrated 27 teams - 133 players
K-9 Unrated 15 teams - 77 players
Twenty different sections are offered for players to enter with high schoolers having 5 (freshman an additional 3) possibilities depending upon their USCF rating. Next year the USCF National High School Championship will be in Columbus, OH--an easy day's drive from all parts of Illinois. SuperNational V will be in the Spring of 2013 back at the Gaylord Opryland Resort in Nashville, TN.
It's a great time for Illinois high schoolers to join the USCF. During the next year several national tournaments will be available:
July 10-12: U.S. Junior Open, Milwaukee Marriott West in Waukesha, WI
Aug 22: U.S. Game/60 Championship at the Holiday Inn-North Shore in Skokie, IL
Aug 23: U.S. Game/30 Championship at the Holiday Inn-North Shore in Skokie, IL
Nov. 20-22: National Youth Action (Game/30) at the Double Tree Hotel in Oakbrook, IL
Apr 16-18: National Senior High Championship in Columbus, OH
In addition a growing offering of USCF rated tournaments are being offered with sections especially for high school students (see numerous opportunities at http://il-chess.org/events.htm) starting with five offerings in April ( three on the 18th and one the 25th and another the 26th). Bottom line, the cost of a USCF membership can be used a lot in high school rated events in the next 12 months.
The places earned by high school teams from Illinois and all high school individuals are shown in the tables below. Teams were limited to the top four scoring players from a school in the same section. Our lower placing teams had the minimum of two players on their team. Notice how Illinois players placed well up in their sections compared to players from other states.
K-12 Championship 50 teams – 367 players
| Place | Points | School (City) |
| 04 | 17.5 | Niles North (Skokie) |
| 10 | 16.0 | Illinois Math & Science Academy (Aurora) |
| 18 | 14.0 | Whitney Young (Chicago) |
K-12 Under 1600 53 teams - 319 players
| Place | Points | School (City) |
| 01 | 20.0 | Cary-Grove (Cary) |
| 05 | 15.5 | Stevenson (Lincolnshire) |
| 25 | 10.5 | Bloomington (HS) |
| 31 | 09.0 | Evanston Twp. |
| 40 | 06.5 | Glenbard West (Glen Ellyn) |
K-12 Under 1200 73 teams - 350 players
| Place | Points | School (City) |
| 04 | 19.0 | Cary-Grove (Cary) |
| 06 | 18.0 | Richards (Oak Lawn) |
| 47 | 09.5 | Whitney Young (Chicago) |
| 55 | 08.5 | University (Urbana) |
| 58 | 08.0 | Glenbard South (Glen Ellyn) |
K-12 Under 800 40 teams - 204 players
| Place | Points | School (City) |
| 03 | 16.5 | Richards (Oak Lawn) |
| 36 | 06.5 | Glenbard South (Glen Ellyn) |
K-12 Unrated 27 teams - 133 players
| Place | Points | School (City) |
| 01 | 21.0 | University (Urbana) |
| 04 | 16.0 | Niles North (Skokie) |
| 05 | 16.0 | Glenbard South (Glen Ellyn) |
| 12 | 11.5 | Evanston Twp. |
K-12 CHAMPIONSHIP 50 teams – 367 players
| Place | Points | Rating | Grade | Player | School |
| 11 | 5.5 | 2131 | 09 | Eric Rosen | Niles North (Skokie) |
| 19 | 5.5 | 2083 | 12 | Gordon Ruan | University (Urbana) |
| 24 | 5.0 | 2021 | 10 | Michael Auger | Whitney Young (Chicago) |
| 35 | 5.0 | 2128 | 12 | Ilan Meerovich | Niles North (Skokie) |
| 40 | 5.0 | 1886 | 11 | Frankie Swindell | Carmel (Mundelein) |
| 49 | 5.0 | 1827 | 11 | Sebastian Bibat | Grayslake |
| 94 | 4.0 | 1901 | 09 | Aakaash Meduri | IL Math & Sci (Aurora) |
| 95 | 4.0 | 1845 | 12 | Jordan Cohen | Stevenson (Lincolnshire) |
| 107 | 4.0 | 1690 | 12 | Yize Leng | IL Math & Sci (Aurora) |
| 110 | 4.0 | 1578 | 10 | Nicolaus Nogulich | Glenbard West (Glen Ellyn) |
| 126 | 4.0 | 1595 | 10 | Michael Chinitz | Niles North (Skokie) |
| 146 | 4.0 | 1707 | 12 | Matthew Castillon | IL Math & Sci (Aurora) |
| 152 | 4.0 | 1742 | 10 | Justin Feng | IL Math & Sci (Aurora) |
| 167 | 3.5 | 1654 | 12 | Joey Fishman | Walter Payton (Chicago) |
| 210 | 3.0 | 1439 | 12 | Al Jiang | Whitney Young (Chicago) |
| 229 | 3.0 | 1341 | 10 | Evan Spiegel | Niles North (Skokie) |
| 243 | 3.0 | 1485 | 10 | Saagar Gupta | Niles North (Skokie) |
| 258 | 3.0 | 1788 | 09 | Alexander Malecki | New Trier (Winnetka) |
| 289 | 2.5 | 1364 | 12 | Drew Johnson | Whitney Young (Chicago) |
| 313 | 2.0 | 1313 | 10 | Chad Hirsch | Niles North (Skokie) |
| 318 | 2.0 | 0914 | 09 | Cristian Pena | Whitney Young (Chicago) |
| 319 | 2.0 | 1378 | 10 | Jack Shi | IL Math & Sci (Aurora) |
| 320 | 2.0 | 1023 | 11 | Dan Wilson | |
| 322 | 2.0 | 1601 | 11 | Fedor Titov | Niles North (Skokie) |
| 324 | 2.0 | 1326 | 12 | Simon Huynh | Whitney Young (Chicago) |
| 336 | 1.5 | 0884 | 10 | Donovan Harris | Whitney Young (Chicago) |
| 337 | 1.5 | 1146 | 10 | Che-Shien Chu | Niles North (Skokie) |
K-12 Under 1600 53 teams - 319 players
| Place | Points | Rating | Grade | Player | School |
| 1 | 7.0 | 1377 | 12 | John Stanley | Cary-Grove (Cary) |
| 6 | 6.0 | 1543 | 11 | Alexander Noll | Cary-Grove (Cary) |
| 12 | 5.5 | 1596 | 09 | Austin Steinforth | Cary-Grove (Cary) |
| 32 | 5.0 | 1037 | 11 | Peter Karalis | Stevenson (Lincolnshire) |
| 33 | 5.0 | 1273 | 10 | Maximillian von Lehe | Glenbard West (Glen Ellyn) |
| 35 | 5.0 | 1168 | 12 | Kenny Alldredge | Stevenson (Lincolnshire) |
| 42 | 5.0 | 1476 | 12 | John Wollney | Cary-Grove (Cary) |
| 64 | 4.5 | 1346 | 11 | Scott O'Connor | Stevenson (Lincolnshire) |
| 69 | 4.5 | 1257 | 12 | Sam Song | Stevenson (Lincolnshire) |
| 84 | 4.0 | 1192 | 10 | Max Nelson | Bloomington (HS) |
| 118 | 4.0 | 1233 | 10 | Dylan Johnson | Bloomington (HS) |
| 123 | 4.0 | 0893 | 12 | Julius Parod | Evanston Twp. |
| 132 | 4.0 | 1193 | 12 | Nicholas Zimmer | Cary-Grove (Cary) |
| 161 | 3.5 | 1442 | 09 | Frank Song | Glenbard West (Glen Ellyn) |
| 179 | 3.5 | 1310 | 12 | Solomon Miller | Evanston Twp. |
| 181 | 3.5 | 1136 | 12 | Alexander Justen | McHenry |
| 215 | 3.0 | 1055 | 10 | Corbin Rudnick | Stevenson (Lincolnshire) |
| 222 | 3.0 | 1382 | 12 | Benjamin Leifheit | Bloomington (HS) |
| 231 | 3.0 | 0791 | 11 | Kyle Enochs | Evanston Twp. |
| 254 | 2.5 | 1311 | 11 | William Hayes | Central (Crystal Lake) |
| 303 | 1.5 | 1034 | 10 | Michael Reilly | Bloomington (HS) |
| 318 | 0.5 | 0523 | 11 | Elliott Hagari | Evanston Twp. |
K-12 Under 1200 73 teams - 350 players
| Place | Points | Rating | Grade | Player | School |
| 9 | 6.0 | 0557 | 09 | Brian Mei | Cary-Grove (Cary) |
| 11 | 6.0 | 0564 | 12 | Alan Liang | University (Urbana) |
| 24 | 5.5 | 1140 | 12 | Kevin Koenig | Cary-Grove (Cary) |
| 35 | 5.0 | 0867 | 10 | David McWilliams | Glenbard South (Glen Ellyn) |
| 42 | 5.0 | 1062 | 11 | Joseph Selvik | Cary-Grove (Cary) |
| 57 | 5.0 | 0966 | 11 | Kymantas Alborovas | Richards (Oak Lawn) |
| 59 | 5.0 | 1098 | 11 | David Strahorn | Richards (Oak Lawn) |
| 76 | 4.5 | 1086 | 12 | David Cyze | Richards (Oak Lawn) |
| 87 | 4.5 | 0803 | 12 | Matt Bolinder | Cary-Grove (Cary) |
| 91 | 4.5 | 1101 | 10 | Chad Smith | Tri-Valley (Downs) |
| 107 | 4.0 | 0893 | 12 | Joshua Brownell | Cary-Grove (Cary) |
| 177 | 3.5 | 0965 | 10 | Joyce Nimocks | Whitney Young (Chicago) |
| 192 | 3.5 | 0745 | 11 | James Jones Jr. | Belleville East |
| 193 | 3.5 | 1013 | 12 | Jim Nowak | Richards (Oak Lawn) |
| 230 | 3.0 | 0837 | 10 | Boris Boguslavsky | Glenbard South (Glen Ellyn) |
| 285 | 2.5 | 0878 | 10 | Michael Meyer | University (Urbana) |
| 308 | 2.0 | 1081 | 11 | Roger Steinforth | Cary-Grove (Cary) |
| 314 | 2.0 | 0853 | 10 | Marc Cossey | Cary-Grove (Cary) |
K-12 Under 800 40 teams - 204 players
| Place | Points | Rating | Grade | Player | School |
| 18 | 5.0 | 0538 | 10 | Matthew Traynor | Glenbard South (Glen Ellyn) |
| 24 | 5.0 | 0772 | 10 | Imtiaz Garcia | Richards (Oak Lawn) |
| 26 | 5.0 | 0274 | 10 | Mark Lewicki | Richards (Oak Lawn) |
| 51 | 4.5 | 0712 | 11 | Matthew Taylor | Richards (Oak Lawn) |
| 60 | 4.0 | 0279 | 10 | Elias Perez | Richards (Oak Lawn) |
| 70 | 4.0 | 0785 | 12 | Robert Bandemer | Richards (Oak Lawn) |
| 105 | 3.5 | 0126 | 10 | Patrick Clark | Glenbard South (Glen Ellyn) |
| 126 | 3.0 | 0575 | 11 | Richard Lewis | Richards (Oak Lawn) |
K-12 Unrated 27 teams - 133 players
| Place | Points | Rating | Grade | Player | School |
| 1 | 6.5 | Unr | 12 | Gregory Atherton | University (Urbana) |
| 2 | 6.5 | Unr | 11 | Liang Ge | University (Urbana) |
| 5 | 6.0 | Unr | 12 | Richard Wang | University (Urbana) |
| 8 | 5.5 | Unr | 11 | Josh Collins | Glenbard South (Glen Ellyn) |
| 16 | 5.0 | Unr | 10 | Tom Valente | Niles North (Skokie) |
| 17 | 5.0 | Unr | 09 | Adil Dzelilovic | Niles North (Skokie) |
| 21 | 5.0 | Unr | 12 | Robert Marquis | Evanston Twp. |
| 22 | 5.0 | Unr | 09 | Rafeh Qazi | Niles North (Skokie) |
| 24 | 5.0 | Unr | 10 | John Vaughen | University (Urbana) |
| 26 | 5.0 | Unr | 10 | Evan Goldstein | Niles North (Skokie) |
| 44 | 4.0 | Unr | 12 | Victor Zhou | Stevenson (Lincolnshire) |
| 45 | 4.0 | Unr | 09 | Jonathon Helck | Glenbard South (Glen Ellyn) |
| 46 | 4.0 | Unr | 09 | Jack Wagner | Glenbard South (Glen Ellyn) |
| 67 | 3.5 | Unr | 11 | Imran Kazmi | Glenbard South (Glen Ellyn) |
| 76 | 3.0 | Unr | 10 | Robert Kurnat | Richards (Oak Lawn) |
| 91 | 3.0 | Unr | 11 | Ethan Vasilko | Evanston Twp. |
K-9 Unrated 15 teams - 77 players
| Place | Points | Rating | Grade | Player | School |
| 11 | 5.0 | Unr | 09 | Dean Frigo | Glenbard South (Glen Ellyn) |
Monday, March 2, 2009
ICA Denker/Polgar Qualifer done
The ICA Denker Qualifier and the ICA Polgar Qualifier were both held at Niles North (Skokie) H.S. on March 21-22, 2009. The event was organized by Andri Rosen of the ICA Warren Junior Scholars Program with Tom Sprandel serving as Tournament Director. The players are selected according to USCF rating among the highest active USCF rated high school players in the state with two exceptions. The highest finishing player (not otherwise qualifying) from the ICCA Individual Championships is invited and the players in the Polgar must be a female in grades K-12.
With the last match recorded, the players settle down to some Bughouse, Blitz, and analysis while waiting for the awards ceremony
THE ICA DENKER QUALIFIER PLAYERS '09
Back (ltor): Trevor Magness, Zach Kasiurak, Fedor Titov, Michael Auger
Seated (ltor: Gordon Ruan, Josh Dubin, Eric Rosen, James Pavese
Victoria Bain emerged as the clear winner of the ICA Polgar Qualifier. Victoria will represent Illinios in the Susan Polgar National Invitational for Girls Chess Championship.
Left to Right
3rd Gordon Ruan (University, Urbana)
2nd Eric Rosen (Niles North, Skokie)
1st Trevor Magness
Trevor will represent Illinois in the Denker Tournament of High School Champions in Indianopolis during the U.S. Open in August.
ICA Denker Qualifier
ICA Polgar Qualifier Section
With the last match recorded, the players settle down to some Bughouse, Blitz, and analysis while waiting for the awards ceremony
THE ICA DENKER QUALIFIER PLAYERS '09
Back (ltor): Trevor Magness, Zach Kasiurak, Fedor Titov, Michael Auger
Seated (ltor: Gordon Ruan, Josh Dubin, Eric Rosen, James Pavese
Victoria Bain emerged as the clear winner of the ICA Polgar Qualifier. Victoria will represent Illinios in the Susan Polgar National Invitational for Girls Chess Championship.
Left to Right3rd Gordon Ruan (University, Urbana)
2nd Eric Rosen (Niles North, Skokie)
1st Trevor Magness
Trevor will represent Illinois in the Denker Tournament of High School Champions in Indianopolis during the U.S. Open in August.
ICA Denker Qualifier
| | | Tie-Bk | School | USCF | NEW | | PLAYER | C R O S S - T A B L E | |||
| Place | Points | Mmed | Code | Rate | ICCA | Gr | NAME | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 |
| 1 | 3.0 | 5.5 | | 2145 | 2146 | | Magness, Trevor S | W4 | L6 | W7 | W5 |
| 2 | 3.0 | 4.5 | SKNLN | 2109 | 2051 | 09 | Rosen, Eric S | L7 | W8 | W6 | W3 |
| 3 | 2.5 | 7.5 | URUNV | 2085 | 1956 | 12 | Ruan, Gordon J | W6 | D4 | W5 | L2 |
| 4 | 2.5 | 6.5 | BABRR | 2029 | 2040 | 11 | Kasiurak, Zach | L1 | D3 | W8 | W6 |
| 5 | 2.0 | 3.5 | DAHNS | 2053 | 2023 | 12 | Pavese, James | W8 | W7 | L3 | L1 |
| 6 | 1.0 | 8.0 | LISTV | 1964 | 1917 | 09 | Dubin, Joshua | L3 | W1 | L2 | L4 |
| 7 | 1.0 | 6.0 | CGWHY | 1969 | 1882 | 10 | Auger, Michael W | W2 | L5 | L1 | L8 |
| 8 | 1.0 | 5.5 | SKNLN | 1601 | 1610 | 11 | Titov, Fedor M | L5 | L2 | L4 | W7 |
ICA Polgar Qualifier Section
| | | T I E - B R E A K S | USCF | PLAYER | C R O S S - T A B L E | |||||
| Place | Points | Mmed | Med | Solk | Rating | NAME | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 |
| 1 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 4.5 | 8.5 | 1434 | Bian, Victoria | L2 | W3 | W4 | W6 |
| 2 | 2.5 | 7.5 | 4.5 | 9.0 | 1639 | Xu, Yue (Penny) | W1 | D4 | W6 | L3 |
| 3 | 2.5 | 7.5 | 4.5 | 8.0 | 1520 | Padgett, Adele | D5 | L1 | W7 | W2 |
| 4 | 2.5 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 1453 | Kaur, Shiny | W7 | D2 | L1 | -B- |
| 5 | 2.5 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 4.5 | 1406 | Liu, Cheryl | D3 | L6 | -B- | W7 |
| 6 | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 7.5 | 1285 | Harihara, Caeley | -B- | W5 | L2 | L1 |
| 7 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 6.5 | 1289 | Reiches, Madeleine | L4 | -B- | L3 | L5 |
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
MENU FOR RESULTS SECTION
as of 03/15/2009
Chicago Chess Conference Individual Championship
Blitz/Bughouse Championships
Complete 2008-2009 IHSA Chess Team Championship results
IHSA/ICCA Class A Standings
IHSA/ICCA Class 2A Standings
IHSA/ICCA Class 3A Standings
IHSA/ICCA Class 4A Standings
IHSA/ICCA Class 5A Standings
IHSA/ICCA Class 6A Standings
ICCA DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIPS (Feb. 7)
DuPage Valley Conference Individual Tournament (Jan. 31)
FSSC Board Tour (Jan. 31st)
Downers North Qualifier Tour (Feb. 3rd)
Chicago Chess Conference Tour (Jan. 31st)
UPS8 Conference Tour (Jan. 31st)
WSC Individual Championships (Hinsdale South HS, Jan. 31st)
MSL Tournament (Barrington HS, Jan. 31)
SWSC Individual Championships (Bradley-Bourbonnais HS, Jan. 31)
Chicago City Championships (Crane HS), Jan. 24
Woodruff Open Team (Woodruff HS), Jan. 17
Raider Open Team (Glenbard South HS), Jan. 17
Illini Classic Open Team (Union on U of I campus, Urbana), Jan. 10
West Chicago Open Team (West Chicago HS), Dec. 13
Chicago Prep Bowl (Lane HS), Dec. 6
Leyden Closed Team (Leyden HS), Dec. 6
Thunderbolt Invitational Team (Andrew HS), Dec. 6
Meteor Team (Thornton Fractional North HS), Dec. 2
ICCA Senior Championships (Plainfield North HS), Nov. 22
ICCA Junior Championships (Plainfield North HS), Nov. 22
ICCA Frosh-Soph Ind/Team Champships (Plainfield North HS), Nov. 22
NICL Kick-Off Team Tournament (Byron HS), Nov. 15
High School Section of ICA All-Grade Championships (Palatine HS), Nov. 8
Evanston Open Team (Evanston Twp. HS), Nov. 1
Knights of the Round Table, Bloom HS, Oct. 24
SSC Fall Fling, Argo & Bremen HS, Oct 21
NSCL Kick-Off Octagons, Oct. 14
Kelly H.S. CPL Kick-Off Tournament, Oct. 11
Charger Challenger (Aurora Central Catholic HS), Oct. 4
Complete 2007-2008 IHSA Chess Team Championship results:
Chicago Chess Conference Individual Championship
Blitz/Bughouse Championships
Complete 2008-2009 IHSA Chess Team Championship results
IHSA/ICCA Class A Standings
IHSA/ICCA Class 2A Standings
IHSA/ICCA Class 3A Standings
IHSA/ICCA Class 4A Standings
IHSA/ICCA Class 5A Standings
IHSA/ICCA Class 6A Standings
ICCA DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIPS (Feb. 7)
DuPage Valley Conference Individual Tournament (Jan. 31)
FSSC Board Tour (Jan. 31st)
Downers North Qualifier Tour (Feb. 3rd)
Chicago Chess Conference Tour (Jan. 31st)
UPS8 Conference Tour (Jan. 31st)
WSC Individual Championships (Hinsdale South HS, Jan. 31st)
MSL Tournament (Barrington HS, Jan. 31)
SWSC Individual Championships (Bradley-Bourbonnais HS, Jan. 31)
Chicago City Championships (Crane HS), Jan. 24
Woodruff Open Team (Woodruff HS), Jan. 17
Raider Open Team (Glenbard South HS), Jan. 17
Illini Classic Open Team (Union on U of I campus, Urbana), Jan. 10
West Chicago Open Team (West Chicago HS), Dec. 13
Chicago Prep Bowl (Lane HS), Dec. 6
Leyden Closed Team (Leyden HS), Dec. 6
Thunderbolt Invitational Team (Andrew HS), Dec. 6
Meteor Team (Thornton Fractional North HS), Dec. 2
ICCA Senior Championships (Plainfield North HS), Nov. 22
ICCA Junior Championships (Plainfield North HS), Nov. 22
ICCA Frosh-Soph Ind/Team Champships (Plainfield North HS), Nov. 22
NICL Kick-Off Team Tournament (Byron HS), Nov. 15
High School Section of ICA All-Grade Championships (Palatine HS), Nov. 8
Evanston Open Team (Evanston Twp. HS), Nov. 1
Knights of the Round Table, Bloom HS, Oct. 24
SSC Fall Fling, Argo & Bremen HS, Oct 21
NSCL Kick-Off Octagons, Oct. 14
Kelly H.S. CPL Kick-Off Tournament, Oct. 11
Charger Challenger (Aurora Central Catholic HS), Oct. 4
Complete 2007-2008 IHSA Chess Team Championship results:
ICCA CLASS 6A STANDINGS at IHSA Tournament
click for complete 2008-2009 IHSA Chess Team results
NEUQUA VALLEY H.S. (NAPERVILLE)
NEUQUA VALLEY H.S. (NAPERVILLE)2009 ICCA CLASS 6A CHAMPIONS
front (l to r) Bd 1 Siddarth Datla: Bd 2 Ankit Chandola: Bd 3 Sameer Datla: Bd 4 Nick Rinaldi: Bd 5 James Yun
back (l to r) Coach Fox: Bd 6 Aneesh Tyle: Bd 7 Moein Azimi: Bd 8 Patrick Welch: Alts Akshay Indusekar, Neel Lawande, Kevin Zhang
back (l to r) Coach Fox: Bd 6 Aneesh Tyle: Bd 7 Moein Azimi: Bd 8 Patrick Welch: Alts Akshay Indusekar, Neel Lawande, Kevin Zhang
| Place | Points | Tie-Break | Students | Code | Conf | CITY (SCHOOL) |
| 1 | 5.0 | 123.6 | 4520 | NANQV | UPS8 | Naperville (Neuqua Valley) |
| 2 | 5.0 | 117.4 | 3070 | EVEVT | NSCL | Evanston (Twp.) |
| 3 | 5.0 | 114.5 | 2635 | HIHNC | WSC | Hinsdale (Central) |
| 4 | 5.0 | 91.0 | 4176 | WINWT | NSCL | Winnetka (New Trier) |
| 5 | 5.0 | 88.2 | 6745 | CGLNT | CPL | Chicago (Lane) |
| 6 | 5.0 | 87.1 | 3148 | NANPN | DPVC | Naperville (North) |
| 7 | 5.0 | 86.3 | 3110 | NLLWC | SWSC | New Lenox (Lincoln-Way Central) |
| 8 | 4.0 | 91.1 | 3172 | OPOPR | WSC | Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) |
| 9 | 4.0 | 80.1 | 3686 | FRLWE | SWSC | Frankfort (Lincoln-Way East) |
| 10 | 4.0 | 76.4 | 2896 | PAFRM | MSL | Palatine (Fremd) |
| 11 | 4.0 | 74.9 | 2672 | PAPLT | MSL | Palatine (H.S.) |
| 12 | 4.0 | 74.8 | 3107 | NANPC | DPVC | Naperville (Central) |
| 13 | 4.0 | 69.4 | 3573 | FPLYD | WSC | Franklin Park (Leyden) |
| 14 | 4.0 | 64.7 | 3719 | AUWBV | UPS8 | Aurora (Waubonsie Valley) |
| 15 | 4.0 | 62.8 | 3963 | CGBRR | CCC | Chicago (Brother Rice) |
| 16 | 4.0 | 62.6 | 3353 | AUARW | DPVC | Aurora (West) |
| 17 | 4.0 | 59.3 | 2765 | CSGLN | DPVC | Carol Stream (Glenbard North) |
| 18 | 4.0 | 58.1 | 3832 | OPSND | SWSC | Orland Park (Sandburg) |
| 19 | 4.0 | 44.8 | 2618 | TPAND | SWSC | Tinley Park (Andrew) |
| 20 | 3.5 | 64.5 | 3188 | DGDGS | WSC | Downers Grove (South) |
| 21 | 3.5 | 52.6 | 3203 | CGKLL | CPL | Chicago (Kelly) |
| 22 | 3.0 | 55.8 | 3073 | ROLKP | UPS8 | Roselle (Lake Park) |
| 23 | 3.0 | 46.5 | 3337 | CHBLT | SICA | Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.) |
| 24 | 3.0 | 34.3 | 2940 | FLHMF | SWSC | Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) |
| 25 | 2.0 | 26.7 | 2851 | HIPRW | WSC | Hillside (Proviso West) |
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