Chess First Round Pairings — 2008-09
Last updated at 9:52 a.m. on Monday, February 9, 2009.
COACHES: Now that the seeds and pairings have been posted, you may return to the List of Participants page to make updates to your roster or starting lineup. The deadline is midnight, Monday, Feb. 9. After that time, you will need to bring a letter signed by your principal certifying any additional participants.
Tbl Pair# White Pair# Black 1 1 Lincolnshire (Stevenson) 29 Danville (H.S.) 2 30 Plainfield (South) 2 Skokie (Niles North) 3 3 Aurora (Illinois Math and Scie 31 Mundelein (Carmel) 4 32 Oak Lawn (Richards) 4 Chicago (Whitney Young) 5 5 Naperville (Neuqua Valley) 33 Naperville (Central) 6 34 Mt. Prospect (Prospect) 6 Cary (C.-Grove) 7 7 Hinsdale (Central) 35 McHenry 8 36 Mahomet (M.-Seymour) 8 Evanston (Twp.) 9 9 Urbana (University) 37 Frankfort (Lincoln-Way East) 10 38 Richton Park (Rich South) 10 Chicago (St. Patrick) 11 11 Barrington 39 Chicago (Northside) 12 40 Aurora (Waubonsie Valley) 12 Winnetka (New Trier) 13 13 Chicago (Lane) 41 Maple Park (Kaneland) 14 42 West Chicago (H.S.) 14 Normal (University) 15 15 Wheaton (W. Warrenville South) 43 Elgin (H.S.) 16 45 Franklin Park-Northlake (Leyde 16 Naperville (North) 17 17 Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) 44 Glen Ellyn (Glenbard South) 18 47 Romeoville (H.S.) 18 Darien (Hinsdale South) 19 19 Glenview (Glenbrook South) 46 Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) 20 48 Aurora (Marmion Academy) 20 Highland Park 21 21 New Lenox (Lincoln-Way Central 50 Aurora (West) 22 49 Bradley (B.-Bourbonnais) 22 Chicago (St. Ignatius College 23 23 Riverside (R.-Brookfield) 51 Palatine (Fremd) 24 52 Moline (H.S.) 24 Lansing (Thornton Fractional S 25 25 Buffalo Grove 53 Charleston 26 54 Chicago (Mt. Carmel) 26 Palatine (H.S.) 27 27 Chicago (Lincoln Park) 55 Hoffman Estates (Conant) 28 56 Chicago (Kelly) 28 (withdrew) 29 57 Palos Hills (Stagg) 90 Wheaton (North) 30 91 Peoria (Woodruff) 58 St. Charles (North) 31 59 Schaumburg (H.S.) 92 Mattoon 32 93 Niles (Northridge Prep) 60 Carol Stream (Glenbard North) 33 61 Heyworth 94 Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) 34 95 Peoria (Notre Dame) 62 Calumet City (Thornton Fractio 35 63 Hoffman Estates (H.S.) 96 Dolton (Thornridge) 36 97 Tinley Park (H.S.) 64 St. Charles (East) 37 65 Stillman Valley 98 Chicago (De La Salle) 38 99 Lemont (H.S.) 66 Chicago (Brother Rice) 39 67 Bloomington (H.S.) 100 Midlothian (Bremen) 40 101 Chicago (Bowen) 68 Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.) 41 69 Plano 103 Galva 42 102 Plainfield (Central) 70 Skokie (Niles West) 43 71 Summit (Argo) 104 O'Fallon 44 105 Mt. Vernon (H.S.) 72 Aurora (Central Catholic) 45 73 Mundelein (H.S.) 106 Downers Grove (South) 46 107 Peoria (Richwoods) 74 Downers Grove (North) 47 75 Oak Forest 108 Stanford (Olympia) 48 109 Chicago (Marshall) 76 Georgetown (G.-Ridge Farm) 49 77 Elk Grove Village (E.G.) 111 Streamwood 50 110 Rolling Meadows 78 Oak Lawn (Community) 51 79 Orland Park (Sandburg) 112 Des Plaines (Maine West) 52 113 Elmhurst (York) 80 Tinley Park (Andrew) 53 81 Oswego (H.S.) 114 Chicago (Leo) 54 115 South Holland (Thornwood) 82 Poplar Grove (North Boone) 55 83 Chicago (Gordon Tech) 116 Hillside (Proviso West) 56 117 Ottawa (Twp.) 84 Bismarck (B.-Henning) 57 85 Byron 118 Princeville 58 119 Burbank (Reavis) 86 Marengo 59 87 Bensenville (Fenton) 120 Palos Heights (Shepard) 60 121 Maywood (Proviso East) 88 Shabbona (Indian Creek) 61 89 Roselle (Lake Park) 122 Country Club Hills (Hillcrest)About the seeds: The seeding committee determines the top 56 teams and divides them into eight groups of seven teams of approximately equal strength, from top to bottom. The top seven seeds are determined by consensus. Within the rest of the groups, seeds are assigned randomly.
The remaining teams are divided into four groups of approximately equal strength and then within each of these groups, seeds are assigned randomly.
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