Greater Peoria Chess

07/26/2026

Last Call for The Illinois Chess Association Chess Camp at Mark W. Bills Middle School

Are you looking to up your chess game this summer??

Check out the ICA Chess Camps downstate the week of July 27-31th! There is a scholastic tournament too!!

Peoria option - THREE Days of Lessons with IM Gauri Shankar, IM Arjun Vishnuvardhan in Peoria, and the Scholastic Tournament in Bloomington for $150!!!

Peoria Public Schools District 150
Student $75 Discount = PEORIA150
(thanks to a generous donor) If you need additional financial assistance, we have a few scholarships available. Email Emily Dawson, [email protected]

Bloomington/Normal option - One Day of Lessons with IM Gauri Shankar, and IM Arjun Vishnuvardhan for $50, and includes Free entry to the Scholastic Tournament in Bloomington.

Peoria
https://www.kingregistration.com/event/2026ChessCamp
Bloomington/Normal (SOLD OUT)
https://www.kingregistration.com/event/26ICABNCAMP
Tournament ONLY - Bloomington/Normal
https://www.kingregistration.com/event/26camptour

Greater Peoria Chess PPS Chess Bloomington-Normal Area Scholastic Chess (BNASC)

07/03/2026

Check out this local tournament celebrating 50 years!

Please help us celebrate the 50th anniversary of our chapter of the Springfield Chess Club by making this our biggest and best tournament yet. For additional information and questions please visit us .com or call 217-503-0633. Thank you and we hope to see you all there!

07/01/2026

Are you looking to up your chess game this summer??

Check out the ICA Chess Camps downstate the week of July 27-31th! There is a scholastic tournament too!!

Peoria option - THREE Days of Lessons with IM Gauri Shankar, IM Arjun Vishnuvardhan in Peoria, and the Scholastic Tournament in Bloomington for $150!!!

Peoria Public Schools Student $75 Discount = PEORIA150
(thanks to a generous donor)

Bloomington/Normal option - One Day of Lessons with IM Gauri Shankar, and IM Arjun Vishnuvardhan for $50, and includes Free entry to the Scholastic Tournament in Bloomington.

Peoria
https://www.kingregistration.com/event/2026ChessCamp
Bloomington/Normal
https://www.kingregistration.com/event/26ICABNCAMP
Tournament ONLY - Bloomington/Normal
https://www.kingregistration.com/event/26camptour

Greater Peoria Chess Mark W. Bills Middle School PPS Chess

03/04/2026

Check out the Greater Peoria Chess and Bloomington-Normal Area Scholastic Chess (BNASC) who made the ICA Youth Invitational Lists!!!!!! Way to represent Central Illinois!

02/20/2026

OPEN CHESS Night - For the Love of the Game Edition
TONIGHT!!!!!

February 20, 2026 - 4-6pm
Mark W. Bills Middle School

Join K-12 students from around the Tri-County area for friendly over-the-board play, chess puzzles, and of course, PIZZA.
This is a FREE event! Pizza is FREE, just come and enjoy chess!
Questions, email Emily Dawson at [email protected] or [email protected].

Sponsored by the Mark W. Bills Middle School Chess Team and Greater Peoria Chess Peoria Public Schools District 150

02/20/2026

Registration is still OPEN!!

Announcing the Tazewell County Chess Championship !!!
Saturday, February 21, 2026
Hosted by Georgetowne Middle School & Greater

https://www.kingregistration.com/event/25TC

***Students must attend a Tazewell County Public or Private school***
**Tazewell County HS (9-12) students may attend the Peoria County Championship to compete

$5 Entry at the door
Doors Open 8:30am
Registration Open until 8:45am
First Round 9:15am
All other rounds ASAP
5 Sections - Swiss System
3-4th grade - 5 Rounds - G30/5d
5th grade, 6th grade, 7th grade, & 8 grade - 5 Rounds - G30/5d
Check out the event website for the full list of prizes.
North Pekin Marquette Heights SD 102 Pekin Community High School District 303 Washington Community High School District #308 East Peoria Central Junior High School

02/20/2026

Announcing the Peoria County Chess Championship !!!
Saturday, February 21, 2026
Hosted by Mark W. Bills Middle School
Sponsored by Peoria County Regional Office of Education & Greater Peoria Chess

***Students must attend a Peoria County Public or Private school***
** If the student does not attend a Peoria County school, they will be allowed to play in another section(s) and there will be prizes.

https://www.kingregistration.com/event/PeoriaCounty26

$5 Entry at the door
Doors Open 8am
Registration Open until 8:45am
First Round 9:30am
All other rounds ASAP
6 Sections - Swiss System
K-3 - 5 Rounds - G30/5d
4-5 - 5 Rounds - G30/5d
Junior High 6, 7, & 8 - 4 Rounds - G30/5d
High School 9-12 - 4 Rounds - G30/5d
Awards top 10 in each division (K-3, 4-5, 6, 7, & 😎 Top 5 HS. Biggest upset in each division. Top 3 teams in each division K-3, 4-5, 6-8, HS)

02/06/2026

This weekend is going to be big!

Three tournements in one location! Thank you to the Lincoln K8 School for being such a gracious host.

Register for ONLY one!

PFT/PPS Championship
***PPS Students ONLY***
https://www.kingregistration.com/event/PFTPPS26

Peoria Area Private Schools Championship
*** Students MUST be enrolled in a private school in Peoria, Tazewell, or Woodford Counties. ***
https://www.kingregistration.com/event/PAPSCC26

Lincoln Open
Open to all students K-12 (who don't qualify for the other two)
https://www.kingregistration.com/event/LincolnOpen26

Greater Peoria Chess Peoria Federation of Teachers Local 780 Springfield Chess Club Western Illinois Chess Club Peoria Public Schools District 150

01/28/2026

JANUARY OPEN CHESS NIGHT
January 30th - 4-6pm Mark W. Bills Middle School

Join K-12 students from around the Tri-County area for friendly over the board play, chess puzzles, and of course PIZZA.

This is a FREE event! Pizza is FREE, just come and enjoy chess!

For questions, email Emily Dawson at [email protected] or [email protected].

Sponsored by the Mark W. Bills Middle School Chess Team and Greater Peoria Chess

Peoria Public Schools District 150