Team Chess Season Summaries

* Last updated at 11:37 am on Sunday, November 24, 2024

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Season summaries include titles won (and the class they were won in), final place in state, final won-lost record, and head coach for all seasons submitted by the school or gathered from IHSA records.

A few titles are missing (complete list of missing titles). Changes and additions to these records may be made by school personnel through the IHSA Schools Center.

Key to titles: D–district, R–regional, S–sectional, U–super-sectional, Q–team qualifier for state finals, P–Chicago Public League champion (only when an automatic qualifier).

Calumet City (Thornton Fractional North)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1981-82 AA           Jim Butler
1996-97              
1998-99              
1999-00              
2000-01              
2001-02              
2002-03              
2003-04              
2004-05              
2005-06              
2006-07              
2007-08              
2008-09              
2009-10              
2010-11              
2011-12             Bill Weber
2012-13             Bill Webers
2013-14             Bill Weber
2014-15             Bill Weber
2015-16             Bill Weber
2016-17             Bill Weber
2018-19   Q         Bill Weber
2019-20   Q         William Weber
2021-22   Q         William Weber
2022-23   Q         William Weber

Carol Stream (Glenbard North)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1999-00             Mike Neenan
2000-01             Mike Neenan
2001-02              
2002-03              
2003-04              
2004-05              
2005-06              
2006-07              
2007-08              
2008-09              
2009-10              
2010-11              
2011-12             Radomir Niewrzol
2012-13             Radomir Niewrzol
2013-14             Radomir Niewrzol
2014-15             Radomir Niewrzol
2015-16             Radomir Niewrzol
2016-17             Radomir Niewrzol
2022-23   Q         Douglas Schlachter

Carthage

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1974-75 A            

Cary (C.-Grove)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2005-06              
2006-07              
2007-08             Peter Spizzirri
2008-09             Peter Spizzirri
2009-10              
2010-11              
2011-12             Joseph Bingle
2012-13             Joseph Bingle
2013-14             Joseph Bingle
2014-15             Dori Chianakas
2015-16             Dori Chianakas
2016-17             Dori Chianakas
2017-18   Q         Dori Chianakas
2020-21   Q         Dori Chianakas
2021-22   Q         Dori Chianakas
2022-23   Q         Dori Chianakas
2023-24   Q         Matt Berg

Champaign (Centennial)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2023-24   Q         Alex Slifer

Champaign (Central)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2002-03              
2022-23   Q         Aaron Hong
2023-24   Q         Aaron Hong

Charleston

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1997-98              
1998-99              
1999-00              
2000-01              
2001-02              
2002-03              
2003-04              
2004-05              
2005-06              
2006-07              
2007-08              
2008-09              
2009-10              
2010-11              
2011-12             Patrick Coulton
2012-13             Patrick Coulton
2013-14             Patrick Coulton
2014-15             Patrick Coulton
2015-16             Patrick Coulton

Chicago (ACE Tech Charter)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2009-10              
2010-11              
2011-12              

Chicago (Acero/Garcia)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
As Chicago (UNO/Garcia)
2016-17             Rudy Guiterrez
As Chicago (Acero/Garcia)
2019-20   Q         Rudy Guiterrez
2023-24   Q         Salvador Velasco

Chicago (Bowen)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1968-69              
1980-81 AA            
1981-82 AA            
1996-97              
1997-98              
1998-99             Robby Singer
1999-00              
2002-03              
2003-04              
2007-08              
2008-09              

Chicago (Brooks)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2022-23   Q         Jose Garza
2023-24   Q         Jose Garza

Chicago (Brother Rice)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1996-97              
1997-98              
1998-99              
1999-00              
2000-01              
2001-02              
2002-03              
2003-04              
2004-05              
2005-06              
2006-07              
2007-08              
2008-09              
2009-10              
2010-11              
2011-12              
2012-13             Leslie Luxem
2013-14             Leslie Luxem
2014-15             Leslie Luxem
2015-16             Leslie Luxem
2016-17             Leslie Luxem
2017-18   Q         Leslie Luxem
2018-19   Q         Leslie Luxem
2019-20   Q         Leslie Luxem

Chicago (C. Math and Science Charter)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2012-13             Jack Dehring
2013-14             Jack Dehring

Chicago (C. Vocational)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1972-73             Tom Fineberg
1973-74             Tom Fineberg
1974-75 AA   3       Tom Fineberg
1979-80 AA           Tom Fineberg

Chicago (Carver)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1977-78 AA           James Helton
1978-79 AA           Louis Jones
1979-80 AA   2       Louis Jones
1980-81 AA           Louis Jones
1981-82 AA           Louis Jones
1991-92 AA           Louis Jones
1994-95             Louis Jones

Chicago (Curie)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1997-98              
1998-99              
1999-00              
2001-02              
2002-03              
2003-04              
2004-05              

Chicago (De La Salle)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1996-97              
1997-98              
1998-99              
1999-00              
2000-01              
2001-02              
2002-03              
2004-05              
2005-06              
2006-07              
2007-08              
2008-09              
2009-10              
2010-11              
2011-12              
2012-13             George Dzuricsko
2014-15             George Dzuricsko
2015-16             George Dzuricsko
2016-17             George Dzuricsko
2020-21   Q         George Dzuricsko
2022-23   Q         George Dzuricsko
2023-24   Q         George Dzuricsko

Chicago (F.W. Parker)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2023-24   Q         Matthew McCaw

Chicago (Foreman)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1996-97              
1997-98              
1998-99              
1999-00              

Chicago (Gordon Tech)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2005-06              
2007-08              
2008-09              
2010-11              

Chicago (Hales Franciscan)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1978-79 A           Fr. Phil Hogan
1979-80 A           Fr. Phil Hogan
1987-88 A   2       Fr. Phil Hogan
1988-89 A           Fr. Phil Hogan
1992-93 A           Fr. Phil Hogan
1996-97              
1997-98              
1998-99              
1999-00              
2000-01              
2001-02              
2002-03              
2003-04              
2004-05              
2005-06              

Chicago (Hancock)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2017-18   Q         Michael Riley

Chicago (Harper)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1975-76 AA           Ray Boghosian

Chicago (Hubbard)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1997-98              
1998-99              
1999-00              

Chicago (Hyde Park)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1998-99              
1999-00              

Chicago (Jones)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2023-24   Q         David Franklin

Chicago (Kelly)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1998-99              
1999-00              
2000-01              
2001-02              
2002-03              
2003-04              
2004-05              
2005-06              
2006-07              
2007-08              
2008-09              
2009-10              
2010-11              
2011-12             Neal Suwe
2012-13             Neal Suwe
2013-14             Neal Suwe
2014-15             Neal Suwe
2016-17             Neal Suwe
2017-18   Q         Neal Suwe
2018-19   Q         Neal Suwe
2019-20   Q         Neal Suwe
2020-21   Q         Neal Suwe
2021-22   Q         Neal Suwe
2022-23   Q         Neal Suwe
2023-24   Q         Neal Suwe

Chicago (Kenwood)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1968-69   1969A          
1986-87 AA            
1987-88 AA   1       H.R. Harris
1988-89 AA           Ray Harris

Chicago (Lane)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1973-74              
1975-76 AA   1       Hubert Freestrom
1976-77 AA   1       E. L. Heeth
1977-78 AA           Virginia Schooler
1978-79 AA            
1979-80 AA   2        
1983-84 AA   1       Kenneth Carpenter
1984-85 AA            
1986-87 AA   3       Ken Carpenter
1987-88 AA   2       Kenneth Carpenter
1988-89 AA           Ken Carpenter
1989-90 AA   3       Kenneth Carpenter
1992-93 AA           Kenneth Kelling
1993-94 AA           Kenneth Kelling
2002-03              
DQ
2003-04              
2004-05             Steve Parsons
2005-06              
2006-07              
2007-08             Steve Parsons
2008-09              
2009-10             Steve Parsons
2011-12             Robert Bartelt
2012-13             Robert Bartelt
2013-14             Robert Bartelt
2014-15             Robert Bartelt
2015-16             Robert Bartelt
2016-17             Robert Bartelt
2017-18   Q         Robert Bartelt
2018-19   Q         Robert Bartelt
2019-20   Q         Jaimin Patel
2022-23   Q         Steve Parsons
2023-24   Q         Steve Parsons

Chicago (Latin)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2016-17             Felix Amankona-Diawuo
2017-18             Felix Amankona-Diawuo
2018-19             Felix Amankona-Diawuo
2018-19   Q         Felix Amankona-Diawuo
2019-20   Q         Felix Amankona-Diawuo
2020-21   Q         Felix Amankona-Diawuo
2021-22   Q         Felix Amankona-Diawuo
2022-23   Q         Michelle Neely
2023-24   Q         Lisa Patton

Chicago (Leo)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2004-05              
2005-06              
2007-08              
2008-09              
2009-10              
2010-11              
2011-12             Michael Riley
2012-13             Michael Riley
2013-14             Mark Coleman
2014-15             Mark Coleman
2015-16             Mark Coleman

Chicago (Lincoln Park)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2003-04              
2004-05              
2005-06              
2006-07              
2007-08              
2008-09              
2009-10              
2010-11              
2011-12             Ted Linnenbringer
2012-13             Ted Linnenbringer
2013-14             Ted Linnenbringer
2014-15             Ted Linnenbringer
2015-16             Ted Linnenbringer
2016-17             Ted Linnenbringer
2017-18   Q         Ted Linnenbringer
2018-19   Q         Ted Linnenbringer
2019-20   Q         Ted Linnenbringer
2022-23   Q         Ted Linnenbringer

Chicago (Lindblom)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1977-78 AA           George Davis
1986-87 AA            
1987-88 AA            

Chicago (Luther South)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2003-04              
2004-05              
2005-06              
2006-07              

Chicago (Marist)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2012-13             Robert Morowczynski
2013-14             Bob Morowczynski
2014-15             Bob Morowczynski
2015-16             Robert Morowczynski
2016-17             Robert Morowczynski
2017-18   Q         Robert Morowczynski
2018-19   Q         Robert Morowczynski
2019-20   Q         Robert Morowczynski
2020-21   Q         Robert Morowczynski
2022-23   Q         Sedrick Prude
2023-24   Q         Sedrick Prude

Chicago (Marshall)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2007-08              
2009-10              
2010-11              
2011-12             Joseph Ocol
2012-13             Joseph Ocol
2013-14             Joseph Ocol
2014-15             Joseph Ocol

Chicago (Mather)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1991-92 AA           Jonas Glenn
2023-24   Q         John Buse

Chicago (Morgan Park Academy)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2022-23   Q         Michael Villanueva

Chicago (Morgan Park)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1968-69              
2002-03              
2003-04              
2004-05              
2005-06              

Chicago (Mt. Carmel)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2003-04              
2004-05              
2005-06              
2006-07              
2007-08              
2008-09              
2009-10              
2010-11              
2011-12             Dara Behzadi
2012-13             Dara Behzadi
2013-14             Antonio Mota
2014-15             Antonio Mota
2016-17             Matthew Hawk
2017-18   Q         Mikhail Korenman
2018-19   Q         Mikhail Korenman
2019-20   Q         Michael Rodgers
2020-21   Q         Kevin Quirk
2021-22   Q         Mikhail Korenman
2023-24   Q         Jon Berry

Chicago (Northside)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2002-03              
2007-08              
2008-09              
2009-10              
2010-11             Jeff Caveney
2011-12             Jeff Caveney
2012-13             Florin Felecan
2013-14             Dan Caldwell
2014-15             Dan Caldwell
2015-16             Dan Caldwell
2016-17             Dan Caldwell
2017-18   SQ         Jenna Hartnett
2018-19   Q         Jaclyn Woodruff
2019-20   Q         Elizabeth Eakin
2022-23   Q         Stacie Bell
2023-24   Q         Jeff Schneider

Chicago (Orr)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1990-91 AA           Tom Larson
1993-94 AA           R. Calhoun
1994-95             Tom Larson
1996-97              
1997-98              

Chicago (Payton)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2005-06              
2006-07             Antonio Canario
2012-13             Krishnan Harihara
2013-14             Kris Harihara
2014-15             Kris Harihara
2015-16             Steve May
2016-17             Steve May
2017-18   Q         Steve May
2018-19   Q         Kunal Jerath
2019-20   Q         Kunal Jerath
2020-21   Q         Kunal Jerath
2021-22   Q         Kunal Jerath
2022-23   Q 3       Kunal Jerath
2023-24   Q 2       Kunal Jerath

Chicago (Quigley Prep)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
As Chicago (Quigley North)
1988-89 A           Ray Schuman
1989-90 A           Ray Schuman
As Chicago (Quigley Prep)
1990-91 A   2       Ray Schuman
1991-92 A           Ray Schuman
1992-93 A           Ray Schuman
1996-97              
1997-98              
1998-99              
1999-00              
2000-01              
2001-02              
2002-03              
2003-04              
2004-05             John Renze
2005-06             Raymond Schuman
2006-07              

Chicago (Robeson)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2003-04              

Chicago (Roosevelt)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1967-68              

Chicago (Senn)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1997-98              
1998-99              
1999-00             Peter Nichols
2000-01              
2003-04              

Chicago (Simeon)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1998-99              

Chicago (Solorio Academy)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2023-24   Q         Mariel Rancel

Chicago (South Shore)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1969-70              
1972-73              
1974-75 AA            

Chicago (St. Gregory)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1979-80 A            

Chicago (St. Ignatius College Prep)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1972-73   1973A          
1985-86 AA            
1990-91 AA   3       Richard Westley
1996-97             Sean Bradley
1998-99              
1999-00              
2000-01              
2001-02              
2002-03              
2003-04              
2004-05              
2005-06              
2006-07              
2007-08              
2008-09              
2009-10              
2010-11              
2011-12             Hector Hernandez
2012-13             Hector Hernandez
2013-14             Hector Hernandez
2014-15             Hector Hernandez
2015-16             Hector Hernandez
2016-17             Hector Hernandez
2017-18   Q         Hector Hernandez
2018-19   Q         Hector Hernandez
2019-20   Q         Hector Hernandez
2020-21   Q         Hector Hernandez
2021-22   Q         Hector Hernandez
2022-23   Q         Hector Hernandez
2023-24   Q         Hector Hernandez

Chicago (St. Michael)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1977-78 A           Daniel Grego

Chicago (St. Patrick)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1970-71              
1975-76 AA           Br. Dominic Everett
1976-77 AA   2       Br. Dominic Everett
1998-99              
1999-00              
2000-01              
2001-02              
2002-03              
2003-04              
2004-05              
2005-06              
2006-07              
2007-08             Ronald Wojnar
2008-09              
2009-10              
2010-11              
2011-12             Ron Wojnar
2012-13             Ron Wojnar
2013-14             Ron Wojnar
2014-15             Ron Wojnar
2015-16             Ron Wojnar
2016-17             Sanoj Purathur
2017-18   Q         Sanoj Purathur
2020-21   Q         Sanoj Purathur
2021-22   Q         Sanoj Purathur
2022-23   Q         Sanoj Purathur

Chicago (St. Rita)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1994-95             Donald Dvorak
1997-98              
1999-00              
2000-01              
2001-02              
2002-03              
2005-06              
2011-12             Thomas Conlon
2012-13             Thomas Conlon
2013-14             Thomas Conlon
2014-15             Thomas Conlon
2015-16             Thomas Conlon
2016-17             Thomas Conlon
2017-18   Q         Thomas Conlon
withdrew because of weather
2018-19   Q         Thomas Conlon
2019-20   Q         Thomas Conlon
2020-21   Q         Thomas Conlon
2021-22   Q         Thomas Conlon
2022-23   Q         Christian Diaz
2023-24   Q         Edward Dornbos

Chicago (Taft)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2014-15             Brian Lavery
2016-17             John Wray
2017-18   Q         Ann McManamon
2018-19   Q         Danial Wilson
2019-20   Q         Danial Wilson
2020-21   Q         Danial Wilson
2021-22   Q         Danial Wilson
2022-23   Q         James O'Shaughnessy
2023-24   Q         James O'Shaughnessy

Chicago (University)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1972-73   1973A          
1973-74   1974A          
1974-75 A           James Evans
1991-92 A   2       Chris Janus & Mike Lacocque
1993-94 A           Chris Janus

Chicago (Urban Prep/Englewood)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
2010-11       0 0   No Team
2011-12       0 0   No Team
2012-13             Justin Huang
School Total 0 0   2 yr   

Chicago (Von Steuben)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1996-97              
2020-21   Q         Alexander Schaul

Chicago (Weber)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1996-97              

Chicago (Whitney Young)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1980-81 AA            
1996-97             Gregory Mason
2002-03              
2003-04              
2004-05              
2005-06     3       Edward Dziedzic
2006-07     2       Paul Kash
2007-08     2       Paul Kash
2008-09     2       Paul Kash
2009-10             Paul Kash
2010-11     1       Paul Kash
2011-12     3       Paul Kash
2012-13     1       Paul Kash
2013-14     1       Paul Kash
2014-15             Paul Kash
2015-16     1       Paul Kash
2016-17     3       Paul Kash
2017-18   Q 2       Paul Kash
2018-19   SQ 1       Paul Kash
2019-20   SQ         Paul Kash
2020-21   Q 1       Paul Kash
2021-22   Q         Paul Kash
2022-23   Q         Daniel Hart
2023-24   Q 3       Daniel Hart

Chicago Heights (Bloom Trail)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1990-91 AA           Don Deakin
1991-92 AA           Don Deakin
1996-97              

Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1997-98              
1998-99              
1999-00              
2000-01              
2001-02              
2003-04              
2004-05              
2005-06              
2006-07              
2007-08              
2008-09              
2009-10              
2010-11              
2011-12              
2012-13             Stephen Had
2013-14             Stephen Had
2014-15             Stephen Had
2015-16             Stephen Had
2016-17             Stephen Had
2017-18   Q         Stephen Had
2018-19   Q         Stephen Had
2019-20   Q         Stephen Had
2020-21   Q         Stephen Had
2021-22             Stephen Had
2022-23             Stephen Had
2023-24   Q         Stephen Had

Clinton

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1987-88 A            

Country Club Hills (Hillcrest)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1996-97              
1997-98              
1998-99              
1999-00              
2000-01              
2001-02              
2002-03              
2003-04              
2004-05              
2005-06              
2006-07              
2007-08              
2008-09              
2009-10              
2010-11              
2012-13             Paul Switzer

Crete (C.-Monee)

Season Class Titles Place Won Lost Tied Coach
1979-80 AA           Harry Nicholson
1980-81 AA           Harry Nicholson
2016-17             Jeff Noble
2017-18   Q         Jeff Noble
2018-19   Q         Jeff Noble
2019-20   Q         Jeff Noble
2020-21   Q         Jeff Noble
2021-22   Q         Jeff Noble
2022-23   Q         Jeff Noble
2023-24   Q         Jeff Noble