Chess IQ

06/30/2019

Chess is rarely a game of ideal moves. Almost always, a player faces a series of difficult consequences, whichever move he makes. David Shenk Http://www.twitter.com/celebratechess

06/08/2019

What kind of a gold card member am I if I have never seen, before today, (and can't explain) a Starbucks Reserve Bar?

06/10/2015

Can't wait to see you earns their right to go forward into the other national junior and senior championships because of wins in the tournament this weekend: https://onlineregistration.cc/index.php?vendor=chessiq

Welcome to the first ever fully-featured state of the art Online Registration System for Chess Championships in USA.

05/29/2015

May 30 - The Final Event at the ChessIQ Academy & Chess Center! Blitz and Simul http://conta.cc/1JdetPS

04/10/2015

Plus Score Tournament tomorrow! (April 11) http://conta.cc/1Fuddmr

Rating Supplement: higher of current month rating supplement or live rating used; if you're live rating is 1500+ but your supplement rating is not, the registration system will not allow you to register - please email me then for instructions.

01/23/2015

January ChessIQ Events! http://conta.cc/1wsR0A8

Sections: Quads created in rating order; Organizer maintains discretion if he believes someone to be underrated and should be in another quad

01/02/2015

As I'm in the process of planning the 31st and 32nd ChessIQ Masters norm tournaments, I decided to go down the route of GoFundMe to help with the fundraising aspect. First time using a platform such as this so let's see how well it goes...

Feel free to re-post on FB, Twitter, etc....

http://www.gofundme.com/jksyus

Since 2005 I have been organizing tournaments for players in the United States that are seeking to earn their requirements towards their Grandmaster and International Master titles. Many players, both local to Chicago and outside of the Chicago area, have earned one or more of their norms at my e...

11/27/2014

Last call - 2nd Annual Greater Midwest Class Championships - this weekend! http://conta.cc/1HGY8lJ

--Master / Expert (2000/up): $1500-1000-700-600-500, top U2300, U2200, U2100 $400 each. FIDE rated.--Class A (U2000/Unr): $700-600-500-300-200. FIDE rated.--Class B (U1800/Unr): $700-600-500-300-200.--Class C (U1600/Unr): $500-300-200-100-50.--Class D and below (1399 and below/Unr): $400-300-200-100…

10/24/2014

Chess this weekend! Game-60 Plus Score! http://conta.cc/1tkFUkX

Entry Fee: Open section: $10 for members, $20 for non-members, all $25 at the door; U1500 section: $5 for members, $10 for non-members, all $15 at the door.

10/17/2014

Game-60 Quads tomorrow! http://conta.cc/1rj6pAz

Interested in learning more about the benefits of membership to the ChessIQ Academy & Chess Center? Visit http://www.chessiq.com/chess-center for more details.

10/13/2014

EXHAUSTION INVITATIONAL, Sept. 26-27 FIDE ratings for the unrated are now published in the tournament results

http://ratings.fide.com/tournament_report.phtml?event16=103061

http://ratings.fide.com/tournament_report.phtml?event16=103060

http://ratings.fide.com/tournament_report.phtml?event16=99053

FIDE - World Chess Federation, Online ratings, individual calculations

09/12/2014

Chess this weekend! Game-60 Plus Score! http://conta.cc/X7wb35

Entry Fee: Open section: $10 for members, $20 for non-members, all $25 at the door; U1500 section: $5 for members, $10 for non-members, all $15 at the door.