| Date | Event | Location
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| September 1 | IL Open Labor Day Scholastic Tournament | Oak Brook, IL
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| October 6-7 | Susan Polgar World Open for Boys and Girls | Oak Brook, IL
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| October 6 | Bloomington Monthly Open4 | Bloomington, IL
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| October 13 | 10th Annual Peoria Academy Fall Scholastic | Peoria Academy, Peoria, IL
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| October 27 | 2012 Illinois All Grade Chess Championship | West Chicago, IL
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| November 3 | Bloomington Monthly Open4 | Bloomington, IL
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| November 17 | Hult Fall Scholastic | Hult Center, Peoria, IL
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| December 1 | 2012 Washington District 52 | Washington, IL
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| December 8 | Bloomington Monthly Open4 | Bloomington, IL
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| January 5 | Bloomington Monthly Open4 | Bloomington, IL
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| January 12 | Tri-Valley | Downs, IL
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| January 19 | Peoria Woodruff Tournament (IHSA) | Peoria Central HS, Peoria, IL
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| January 20 | iEXCELL Chess Camp | Bloomington, IL
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| January 21 | Martin Luther King Memorial Scholastic | Normal, IL
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| January 26 | Bradley Winter Open3 | Peoria, IL
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| February 2 | Prairieland/Parkside Scholastic | Normal, IL
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| February 8&9 | 2013 Illinois IHSA Team/Individual Championship | Civic Center, Peoria, IL
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| February 16 | Cross Pointe | Cross Pointe Church, Bloomington, IL
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| February 23 | 35th Annual Tazewell County Elementary School Chess Tournament2 | Georgetown Middle School, Marquette Hts, IL
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| February 23 | Glenn | Normal, IL
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| March 2 | Peoria Academy State Warm Up | Peoria Academy, Peoria, IL
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| March 9&10 | 2013 Illinois K-8 Chess Championships | Bone Center, Normal, IL
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| March 22&23 | IESA IL State Championship | Bone Center, Normal, IL
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| April 5-7 | SuperNationals V | Nashville, TN
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| April 6 | Bloomington Monthly Open4 | Bloomington, IL
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| April 20-21 | Greater Peoria Open3 | AmericInn, Peoria, IL
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| April 26 | 2013 All-Girls National Championships | Chicago, IL
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| May 4 | Normal Open | Normal, IL
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