Results are here!
Congratulations to the winners:
In the Illinois Chess Association Denker Qualifier (High School Invitational Championship), NM Sam Schmakel took clear first with a 4½-½ score, and wins the right to represent Illinois at the
Denker Tournament of High School Champions.
In the ICA's Girls' Invitational Championship, Miranda Liu took first on tiebreaks over Penny Xu, each with an undefeated 4-1 score. Miranda wins the right to represent Illinois in a national event.
In the ICA's Barber Qualifier (K-8 Invitational Championship), George Li took clear first with 4½-½ and wins the right to represent Illinois at the
Barber K-8 Tournament of Champions.
Thanks to Sevan Muradian and the North Shore Chess Center for hosting and directing this event, to Warren Program director Pattie Zinski and the ICA Youth Committee members who organized this event for ICA (Brad and Andi Rosen were instrumental, I'm sure there were others), to Vince Hart for his absolutely amazing coverage on this blog (scroll to the many posts below for a treat), and to the players, coaches, and parents who helped make this happen. Eight-year-old Shreya Mangalam deserves special mention for stepping in
as a last-minute replacement, even though she was the youngest and
lowest-rated player in the field. Shreya's score does not reflect her
excellent play!
I'll look at some of the games in detail as busy season allows.
