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2002 –2003 ICA Tour Leader

2002-3 ICA TOUR LEADERS
by Bill Smythe
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NOTE: The 2002-3 ICA Tour began April 1, 2002 and will run through March 31, 2003.
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These standings reflect the following 2002-3 Tour events:
April 6, 2002
mini Illinois Valley Spring Tornado, Oglesby (XU)
April 27, 2002
mini Peoria Spring Tornado (XU)
April 27-28, 2002 MAXI Ranko Loncarevic Memorial, River Forest
May 24-27, 2002
MAXI Chicago Open, Oakbrook
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Not included (tournament held after press deadline):
June 14-16, 2002 MAXI Heartland Semi-Class, Arlington Heights
June 29, 2002
mini Peoria Summer Tornado (XU)
July 12-14, 2002
MAXI Master Challenge, Elmhurst
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Scheduled or probable future 2002-3 Tour events:
August 17, 2002
mini Bradley Summer Open, Peoria
Aug 30 - Sep 2, 2002
MAXI
Illinois Open, Northbrook
September 21-22, 2002 mini
Illinois Valley Fall Maxi-Tour, Oglesby (XU)
October 5, 2002
mini Rockford Fall Open
October 18-20, 2002
MAXI
Midwest Class, Oakbrook
November 9, 2002 mini Normal November Mini-Tour (XU)
Nov 30 - Dec 1, 2002
MAXI
Illinois Class, Palos Heights
December 7-8, 2002
MAXI
Concordia Maxi-Tour, River Forest
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Canceled:
April 20-21, 2002
Wild Onion Mini-Tour, Chicago
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Postponed indefinitely:
originally August 10-11, 2002 Concordia Maxi-Tour, River Forest
originally October 5-6, 2002 Fighting Illini Open, Urbana (XU)
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Other Tour events will be added as the year progresses. Check Chess Life, the Illinois Chess Bulletin, ChessPhone
(630-832-5222) or the web (www.illinoischess.org) for details.
For players with fewer than three 2002-3 Tour events, the number of events (1 or 2) is shown in parentheses. A
player must have played in at least three Tour events during the Tour year (4-1-02 thru 3-31-03) to be eligible for yearend Tour prizes.
NOTE: ICA membership is required for all Illinois resi dents playing in ICA Tour events. Residents of other states are
not required to join ICA if they are members of their home state chess associations. However, Tour points earned by
out-of-staters do not count unless they are ICA members.
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