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TOURNAMENTS AND EVENTS
STUDENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS
2022
Illinois K-8 State Championship
1st Place 2-3 Team Latin School of Chicago
2nd Place 2-3 Team Avery Coonley School of Downer Grove
3rd Place K-1 Team Avery Coonley School of Downer Grove
10th Place 4-5 Team Avery Coonley School of Downer Grove
Greater Chicago Play-Offs
1st Place Primary K-4 Team Lincoln
1st Place K-6 Team Decatur
2nd Place Primary K-4 Team Skinner North
2nd Place K-6 Team Beaubien
3rd Place K-6 Team Lincoln
3rd Place K-8 Team Skinner North
4th Place Primary K-4 Team Decatur
5th Place K-6 Team Skinner North
6th Place Primary K-4 Team Decatur
6th Place K-8 Team Lincoln
7th Place Primary K-4 Team Beaubien
2021–Break for in-person championships due to Covid19
2020
Greater Chicago K-12 Championships
1st Place K-9 Team from Skinner North
1st Place K-6 Team from Decatur Classical
1st Place K-3 Team from Skinner North
2nd Place K-6 Team from Beaubien
3rd Place K-6 Team from Skinner North
2019
Illinois K-8 Championships
1st Place 2-3 Team from Avery Coonley
1st Place 6-8 Team from Avery Coonley
2nd Place 4-5 Team from Decatur Classical Academy
3rd Place 4-5 Team from Avery Coonley
5th Place K-1 Team from Skinner North
5th Place 4-5 Team from Beaubien
6th Place K-1 Team from Avery Coonley
7th Place 4-5 Team from Skinner North
9th Place 4-5 Team from Highcrest Middle School
10th Place 6-8 Team from Skinner North
Many additional individual awards as well.
2018
Illinois K-8 State Championships
1st Place K-1 Team from Avery Coonley
1st Place 4-5 Team from Decatur Classical Academy
3rd Place 2-3 Team from Avery Coonley
3rd Place 4-5 Team from Skinner North
3rd Place 6-8 Team from Avery Coonley
4th Place 4-5 Team Avery Coonley
5th Place K-1Team – Skinner North
5th Place 2-3 Team – Decatur Classical Academy
5th Place 6-8 Team – Wilmette Jr. High School
6th Place 2-3 Team Skinner North
6th Place 4-5 Team – Beaubien
8th Place 4-5 Team – Highcrest Middle School and Romona
10th Place K-1 Team – Beaubien School
Many additional individual awards as well.
2017
Illinois K-8 State Championships
1st Place K-1 Team from Avery Coonley
1st Place 4-5 Team from Avery Coonley School
1st Place 6-8 Team from Avery Coonley
3rd Place 2-3 Team from Avery Coonley School
3rd Place 6-8 Team from Wilmette Jr High School
4th Place 2-3 Team from Romona Elementary
5th Place 2-3 Team from Decatur Classical Academy
5th Place 4-5 Team from Highcrest Middle School
2016
National Championships
8th Place K-1 Championship Team from Avery Coonley
10th Place K-3 Championship Team from Avery Coonley
11th Place U1250 Team from Avery Coonley
14th Place K-8 Championship Team from Wilmette Jr. High
17th Place K-5 Championship Team from Avery Coonley
Plus many individual winners in the top 100 in the country from
Avery Coonley, Wilmette Jr. High and Decatur Classical
Illinois All-Grade Chess Championships
1st Place Kindergarten Team - Avery Coonley of Downers Grove
1st Place 1st Grade Team - Avery Coonley of Downers Grove
1st Place 2nd Grade Team - Avery Coonley of Downers Grove
1st Place 3rd Grade Team - Decatur Classical of Chiccago
1st Place 5th Grade Team - Highcrest Middle School of Wilmette
1st Place 8th Grade Team - Wilmette Jr. High of Wilmette
2nd Place 3rd Grade Team - Romona of Wilmette
2nd Place 4th Grade Team – Decatur Classical of Chicago
2nd Place 5th Grade Team - Avoca West of Glenview
3rd Place 2nd Grade Team - Decatur Classical of Chicago
3rd Place 4th Grade Team - Avery Coonley School of Downers Grove
4th Place 2nd Grade Team - Bell Elementary of Chicago
5th Place 2nd Grade Team - Romona of Wilmette
Illinois K-8 State Championships
1st Place K-1 Team from Avery Coonley
1st Place 2-3 Team from Decatur Classical Academy
1st Place 4-5 Team from Avery Coonley School
2nd Place 2-3 Team from Avoca West School
2nd Place 6-8 from Wilmette Jr. High School
3rd Place 2-3 from Avery CoonleySchool
4th Place K-1 from Decatur Classical Academy
4th Place 2-3 from Romona School
4th Place 4-5 Highcrest Middle School
6th Place 4-5 from Avoca West School
7th Place 6-8 from Avery Coonley School
2015
National K-6 Championships
4th Place Individual K-6 from Highcrest
5th Place K-1 Team from Avery Coonley
11th Place K-6 Team from Highcrest
15th Place K-3 Team from Avery Coonley
16th Place Individual K-5 from Decatur Academy
27th Place K-6 under 1000 Team from Avery Coonley
Plus many individual students in the top 100 in the country.
Illinois State Championships
1st Place Team – grade 6-8 – Highcrest/Wilmette Jr. High – 2nd Year in a row out of 58 teams participating
Top individual – Grade 6-8 with a perfect score (Wilmette Jr. High)
Top girl player in the K-1 section (Romona Elem)
1st Place Team – Grade 2-3 – Avery Coonley School out of 68 teams participating
1st Place Team – K-1 – Avery Coonley School out of 43 team participating
3rd Place Team – Grade 4-5 – Decatur – out of 58 teams participating
6th Place Team – Grade 6-8 – Avery Coonley School
6th Place Team – Grade 4-5 – Avery Coonley School
7th Place Team – Grade 6-8 – Taft (with only a 3 player team)
8th Place Team – Grade 2-3 – Romona (1/2 point away from 5th Place)
10th Place Team – Romona (with only 2 players)
15th Place Team – Grade 2-3 – Decatur
2015 Chicago Public School Academic Chess K-8 Championships
1st Place – Decatur Classical K-2
2nd Place – Decatur Classical K-6
2nd Place – Taft Middle School K-8
4th Place – Edgebrook K-4
4th Place – Ogden K-6
6th Place – Bell K-8
7th Place – Bell K-6
7th Place – Edgebrook K-8
8th Place – Edison K-4
Many individual students in the top 20 of the city.
From 2004-2014
1st Place Team winners every year!
HIGHLIGHTS
DUE TO COVID19- WE WILL KEEP YOU POSTED ON OUR MONTHLY TOURNAMENTS!
_____KUMBAYA CHESS TOURNAMENT
Sunday,---, 2022
Check in: 11-11:30 a.m.
Round 1 starts at 12 p.m.
Niles North High School
9900 North Lawler
Skokie, IL 60077
THE BEST PARKING IS DOOR 12, ON THE WEST SIDE
This is a USCF Rated Chess Tournament and SPACE IS LIMITED!
To register, click here.
UPCOMING TOURNAMENTS
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