Chicago
Chess Festival
A National Chess day Celebration
A
National Chess D
October 9,
2010
Photos by Sheila Heiser
On National
Chess Day Chicago was blessed with a warm and sunny day while Renaissance
Knights Chess Foundation held the inaugural Chicago Chess Festival at Wilbur
Wright College. There were a total of 42 participants ranging from
first time tournament players to players with more than 30 years of
tournament experience. 21
Chicago Public School students were provided with free entry from
Renaissance Knights Chess Foundation, 15 of who had never played in a USCF
rated event before. This was a special day for chess in Chicago as Chicago
Mayor Richard M. Daley had proclaimed October 9th as Chess Day in
Chicago. Mayor Daley has been a
long time supporter of chess programs in Chicago and in December Renaissance
Knights Chess Foundation sponsors an annual Chess Tournament named after
him.
Click here to read
Mayor Daley's Proclamation The competition was fierce going into the last round, but
only one player emerged at the top of each section taking clear first place.
Top honors went to Vishal Chandrasekar in the K-2 section with 4
point, Ricky Wang in the K-5 section with 4 points, Aman Grover in the K-8
section with 4 points, and up and coming Steven Matthew in the Open section
with 3.5 points Congratulations to all of our winners!
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