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"Fake Moves" Edges "How To Train Your Sicilian Dragon" in 2017 USAT North Team; Rosen & Jayaram Are Top Board 1's
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- Written by Bill Feldman Bill Feldman
- Created: 20 February 2017 20 February 2017
With 4.5/5 scores, Fake Moves and How To Train Your Sicilian Dragon both had their way with the 78-team field at the 2017 US Amateur Team North.
The five round tournament concluded February 19 at the Schaumburg Hyatt with over 320 competing.
How To Train's first board Eric Rosen had a perfect 5.0 score, as did Nice To Mate You's Ashwin Jayaram. Both received Amazon gift cards for their perfecto's -- with Rosen earning the slightly higher tiebreak.
New ICA Board Conducts First Board Meeting; Peoria's Patrick Cohen Assumes Duties as Downstate Vice-President
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- Written by Bill Feldman Bill Feldman
- Created: 09 February 2017 09 February 2017
After assuming office February 1, the ICA Board held its first telephonic meeting Wednesday, Feb. 8. A quorum was established shortly after 7:30 and while little business was accomplished, board members were able to get acclimated to the procedings and agreed to meet again March 8.
Metro Vice President Kevin Taylor has asked that the boad undertake a SWOT assessment -- looking at strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats relating to the 55-year old 501 (c) (3) as the Illinois affiliate to US Chess. The board is being tasked to complete a survey addressing these ideas when prepared by President Bill Feldman.
Four Tie at Howard Cohen Memorial
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- Written by Larry Cohen Larry Cohen
- Created: 14 February 2017 14 February 2017
102 Illinois Players Up Their Ratings 100+ from December; Three Are From the Same Family (Any Guesses Who?)
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- Written by Bill Feldman Bill Feldman
- Created: 04 January 2017 04 January 2017
A whopping 102 players achieved rating enhancements of 100 rating points or more as of the January 2017 official USCF ratings! Folks, that's one for every county in the state (not that rated chess is played in every Illinois county -- although that would be my dream for 2017!)
At the top of the list was Samuel Langdon whose rating bump was 296 -- playing in his fourth Kumbaya event.
Elijah Berry saw his rating go up 295 points playing in the St. John's tournament in November -- too late in the month to be included in the December official ratings.
All totalled, 23 players had ratings growth of 200 or more as of January 1, 2017.
Spencer Lehmann, Alex Bian Finish 1-2 At '16 North American Open in Under 2300; Roger Li Ties For First in Under 1500
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- Written by Bill Feldman Bill Feldman
- Created: 02 January 2017 02 January 2017
With 6.5/7, Spencer Lehmann has won the Under 2300 section of the 2016 North American Open. Alex Bian placed clear second with 6.0/7.
The pair of Illinois high schoolers drew head to head in the penultimate round, with Bian drawing Iowa high schooler Arshaq Saleem in the final round to finish a half-point back.
Three players, including Saleem, finished with 5.5 to tie for third place.
The Continental Chess Association event concluded December 30 in Las Vegas drawing almost 800 players in seven sections.