ICA Affiliates

BNASC
Caveman Chess
Chicago Chess
Chicago Chess Center, Inc.
Elite Chess
Evanston Chess
Glenwood Chess Club
Illinois Chess Association, Inc.
Milwaukee Chess
New Lenox/Windy City
Prairie View Hobbies
Squarehopper Chess Events
Wilson-Chess

 

Name Membership USCF# ICA-Exp
BNASC Affiliate H6031853 2025-08-31
Scholastic Chess in the Bloomington and Normal Illinois area
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Caveman Chess Corporate Affili A6012000 2025-10-31
*A chess center in uptown Park Ridge 10 minutes from O'Hare
*Easy access from I-90 and I-294
*Our small to mid-sized tournaments are in uptown Park Ridge, larger events are in Northbrook or Wheeling
*Open tournaments
*Scholastic tournaments
*Classes, lectures, and individual instruction for all ages, Pre-K to 90
*Premier internationally drawing chess camps in the Chicago region, with a 30 year history

FIDE Master, FIDE Trainer, US Chess Professional Coach Kevin Bachler provides instruction, along with a cadre of Grandmasters who focus on classical and historical chess training as a key to obtaining a deeper understanding of chess.

Caveman Chess, LLC
27 Morris St
Park Ridge, IL 60068

Phone: 224-985-5244
Email: Contact@cavemanchess.com
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Chicago Chess Affiliate 2025-10-31
Providing a community for all chess lovers and popularizing chess in Chicagoland.

Visit ChicagoChess.us to join the largest Chicago Chess community and come to play chess with new friends near you!
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Chicago Chess Center, Inc. Affiliate A6037696 2025-05-31
Building a permanent home for chess in Chicago
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Elite Chess Affiliate A6038746 2025-11-30
Summer camps, tournaments, seminars, and scholastic programs

Jeff DiOrio
630-441-4144
elitechess@gmail.com
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Evanston Chess Affiliate A6027684 2024-12-31
Wednesdays 6:30pm to 9:00pm
Levy Senior Center
300 Dodge Ave.
Evanston, IL 60202

Maret Thorpe
enter@evanstonchess.org

Evanston Chess Club has two programs: 1) an adult chess club (18 and over) that meets on Wednesday evenings. Beginners are welcome. Membership is $65 a year for Evanston residents/$85 a year for non-residents; those interested are welcome to visit before joining. 2) We run USCF-rated tournaments six times a year, and these are open to any US Chess member. Details on both the Wednesday club and the tournaments are at Evanstonchess.org.
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Glenwood Chess Club Affiliate A6036912 2025-03-31
Glenwood Chess Club
1 Rebecca Street
Glenwood, IL 60425

Meets Thursdays from 7:00PM to 9:30PM.
Everybody is welcome. Casual play, and USCF rated events. Weekly study & play sessions tailored to middle and high school students who plan to compete at the state finals.

Contact: Herbert Ferguson, President
708-925-6469
saint21961@yahoo.com
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Illinois Chess Association, Inc. Corporate T5009961 2099-12-31
State Chapter of the United States Chess Federation

Illinois Chess Association, Inc.
P.O. Box 822
Prospect Heights, IL 60070

Board and Staff
Listing for Illinois Open tournaments
Listing for Illinois Scholastic tournaments
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Milwaukee Chess Affiliate A8166473 2025-06-30
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New Lenox/Windy City Affiliate 2037-03-31
New Lenox/Windy City
213 South Anderson Road
New Lenox, IL 60451-1944
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Prairie View Hobbies Affiliate A6049595 2025-10-31
Prairie View Hobbies provides chess services such as tournament directing, team/coach/league support, coaching, and tournament organizing. Our goal is to make Illinois truly a chess state; from Moline to Danville and South Beloit to Cairo. We’ll travel the Illinois prairie to make your next chess event fun and effective.

Visit PrairieViewHobbies.com for more information.

Contact: Erik Czerwin, 815-596-0636 Czerwin@PrairieViewHobbies.com
www.PrairieViewHobbies.com
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Squarehopper Chess Events Affiliate A7383877 2025-04-30
Joshua Flores
Squarehopper@gmail.com
815 650 5960
@Squarehopperchesspro (FB and Instagram)
@SquarehopperP (twitter)
Experience at a reasonable rate.
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Wilson-Chess Affiliate A6054580 2025-01-31
Wilson Chess is a chess company that primarily runs chess tournaments and chess education seminars.
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Memberships expiring on or after: 2024-11-01