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Boor and Rosen Share First at CCC UNAM Invitational
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- Created: 24 May 2013 24 May 2013
On May 11 and 12, Chicago Chess Center Founders' Court donors were invited to a preview event at which they got the opportunity to square off against local masters and junior experts. The event was held at the Chicago extension campus of the National Autonomous University of Mexico, whose flagship campus in Mexico City has a strong tradition of supporting chess, including hosting a chess festival headlined by Anatoly Karpov and Garry Kasparov in 2010 and by Judit Polgar and Magnus Carlsen in 2012.
Miller, Willer Claim National High School Titles
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- Written by Bill Feldman Bill Feldman
- Created: 14 April 2013 14 April 2013
SuperNationals V: Part 2
Not every sport allows relative newcomers -- or up-and-comers -- to participate at the national level. But the USCF thinks "outside the board," conferring championships in a variety of "under" competitions and four unrated divisions at SuperNationals V.
Under this set up, Illinois high schoolers acquitted themselves fantastically with co-champions in the K-12 Under 1200 and an outright champion in the K-12 Unrated.
Faraday's Hobbs Grabs K-8 Under 750 Crown in Nashville
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- Written by Bill Feldman Bill Feldman
- Created: 14 April 2013 14 April 2013
SuperNationals V: Part 3
Kiana Hobbs held a modest 429 USCF provisional rating heading into SuperNationals V completed April 7 in Nashville.
The Michael Faraday (of Chicago) 8th grader had played in only one-rated tournament, a Rated Beginners event in Wisconsin the year before, losing three matches and winning one game.
But today Kiana is a National Champion, having won all seven of her matches in her 329-player SuperNationals section, achieving the only perfect score in the bunch.
Illinois Players Score at SuperNationals V
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- Written by Bill Feldman Bill Feldman
- Created: 09 April 2013 09 April 2013
Matthew Stevens (L), Tej Rai, and Ricky Wang (R) collect their hardware in the Elementary division at SuperNationals V in Nashville, TN.
With 5341 competitors battling it out at the boards, Illinois players took home two of the seven individual championships conferred at SuperNationals V.
Aydin Turgut and David Peng are no strangers to tournament winner circles but they can now add "National Champion" to their chess resumes.
The quadrennial SuperNationals were held in Nashville, TN, April 5-7, 2013 with a strong Illinois presence in 20 sections.
Illinois Class Championships
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- Written by Keith Ammann Keith Ammann
- Created: 29 November 2012 29 November 2012
Emerging from a five-way tie at the end of round 3 with the only win in the score group, Sam Schmakel of Chicago not only claimed a clear victory in the Master/Expert section of the 2012 Illinois Class Championships in River Forest Nov. 17 and 18 but also leapfrogged his rivals to take first place in the Open division of the Illinois Chess Tour.