1971 photo of Ron Dargis, far right
* * * * * * * CICL Hall of Fame and History * * * * * * *
The CICL has seen many fine accomplishments since it started in 1957. This webpage celebrates the people and teams who led the way. Included below are:
Ron Dargis Award (Lifetime Distinguished Service) Honorees
Ron Dargis:
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James A. Brotsos (1991)
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James E. Warren
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Dan Kumro
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Nikolai Goncharoff
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Charlie Ward
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Tom Friske (2006)
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Martin Franek (2008)
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James Thomson (2011)
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Tony Jasaitis (2014)
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How was the CICL founded?
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From Jim Brotsos's history of the CICL: In the mid 1950’s a few commercial chess clubs in Chicago began to hear about each other and arranged to hold large team matches and simultaneous exhibitions against Experts & Masters. ... Miroslav “Mirko” Mejzr, a Czech immigrant, headed the strong chess club at the First National Bank. He knew Salo Flohr, the great Soviet Grandmaster of the ‘30s, back in Prague. Now Mirko worked in the Silver Dept. of the First which was a leading bank of Chicago. ... He got the idea of forming a chess league similar to industrial bowling or softball leagues. He called around inviting other chess club leaders to come to the bank to discuss the proposition. The meeting was held on May 29, 1957. ... The competition began in the fall of 1957 Read Jim's full history of the CICL as of 2003 on this webpage |
Triple and greater Centurions
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Sextuple Centurion played >= 600 CICL games |
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Quadruple Centurions played >= 400 CICL games |
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Triple Centurions played >= 300 CICL games |
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CICL presidents, by year when first elected
The three presidents who served non-consecutive terms are highlighted.
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League Champion Teams, by year
Multiple teams in same square indicate teams that tied for first (with no tie-breaks used that season).
In the CICL seasons ending in 1977 through the present, 6 man teams played.
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In the CICL seasons ending in 1970 through 1976, various combinations of 8 man and 4 man teams played. Blue highlight is championship name.
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In the CICL seasons ending in 1958 through 1969, 8 man teams played.
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League Champion Teams, by organization or team
Note: Teams of 1969 and before are all 8-man teams. And teams of 1977 and later are all 6-man teams
A number in parenthesis following a year indicates how many teams were co-champions that season, for that championship.
Organizations with different teams are listed with team names in the right column, by year.
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Alumni Aces |
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Amoco |
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Argonne |
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AT&T |
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AVJ Software |
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Bell Labs |
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Chicago Post Office |
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Chicago Title & Trust |
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CIT |
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Downers Grove Chess Club |
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Excaliburs |
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Exemplars |
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First National Bank |
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Getco |
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Harza Engineering |
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Illinois Bell |
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IMC |
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Lucent |
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Motorola |
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Northwestern University |
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Procon |
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Sears |
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South Suburban Chess Club |
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St. Charles Chess Club |
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University of Chicago |
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Western Electric |
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