Team Chess Champions & Runners-Up Team Chess Champions & Runners-Up* Last updated at 7:52 am on Wednesday, March 13, 2024
| Year | Class | Champion | Coach | Score | Runner-Up | Coach | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974-75 | A | Aurora (Central Catholic) | Robert Ranieri | 4.0 | Roanoke (R.-Benson) | Julian Morrison | 4.0 |
| AA | Winnetka (New Trier East) | Robert Bosshart | 5.0 | Northfield (New Trier West) | Robert Koonz | 4.0 | |
| 1975-76 | A | Harvard | Loren Ingram | 4.5 | Urbana (University) | James Evans | 3.5 |
| Poplar Grove (North Boone) | Guenther Wohlfarth | 3.5 | |||||
| Genoa (G.-Kingston) | Michael Shane | 3.5 | |||||
| AA | Chicago (Lane) | Hubert Freestrom | 5.0 | Hillside (Proviso West) | Larry Stilwell | 4.0 | |
| Downers Grove (South) | Michael Mayfield | 4.0 | |||||
| Northlake (West Leyden) | Helmar Ehrke | 4.0 | |||||
| Winnetka (New Trier East) | Robert Bosshart | 4.0 | |||||
| 1976-77 | A | Harvard | Loren Ingram | 5.0 | Georgetown | P. Jestin Trahan | 4.0 |
| AA | Chicago (Lane) | E. L. Heeth | 5.0 | Northfield (New Trier West) | Robert Koonz | 4.0 | |
| Chicago (St. Patrick) | Br. Dominic Everett | 4.0 | |||||
| Downers Grove (South) | Michael Mayfield | 4.0 | |||||
| 1977-78 | A | Urbana (University) | David Sprenkle | 4.5 | Elgin (St. Edward) | Timothy McVey | 4.0 |
| AA | Rock Island (H.S.) | Art Milton | 4.5 | Hillside (Proviso West) | Larry Stilwell | 4.0 | |
| East St. Louis (Sr.) | William Grosball | 4.0 | |||||
| Cicero (Morton East) | Louis Marovitch | 4.0 | |||||
| 1978-79 | A | Urbana (University) | Mark Zvilius | 5.0 | Poplar Grove (North Boone) | Guenther Wohlfarth | 4.5 |
| Hampshire | 4.5 | ||||||
| AA | Evanston (Twp.) | D. Grego | 5.5 | ||||
| Northfield (New Trier West) | Robert Koonze | 5.5 | |||||
| 1979-80 | A | Poplar Grove (North Boone) | Guenther Wohlfarth | 6.0 | Urbana (University) | 5.0 | |
| AA | Hillside (Proviso West) | Larry Stilwell | 6.0 | Chicago (Carver) | Louis Jones | 5.0 | |
| Bradley (B.-Bourbonnais) | Jim Brown | 5.0 | |||||
| Edwardsville (H.S.) | 5.0 | ||||||
| Riverside (R.-Brookfield) | 5.0 | ||||||
| Chicago (Lane) | 5.0 | ||||||
| 1980-81 | A | Sherrard | Diann Carran & Jeffery Buchman | 6.0 | Aurora (Marmion Academy) | Br. Jude Such | 4.5 |
| AA | Hillside (Proviso West) | Larry Stilwell | 5.5 | Bradley (B.-Bourbonnais) | Jim Brown | 5.5 | |
| 1981-82 | A | Sherrard | Diann Carran & Jeffery Buchman | 6.0 | Aurora (Marmion Academy) | Br. Jude Such | 5.0 |
| AA | Hillside (Proviso West) | Larry Stilwell | 6.0 | Evanston (Twp.) | McKinley Alford | 5.0 | |
| 1982-83 | A | Sherrard | Kathleen Newson & Jeffery Buchman | 5.5 | Poplar Grove (North Boone) | Guenther Wohlfarth | 5.0 |
| AA | Evanston (Twp.) | McKinley Alford | Darien (Hinsdale South) | Jim Carvell | |||
| 1983-84 | A | Westmont | Kevin Steder | 5.5 | Rockford (Christian Life) | 4.5 | |
| AA | Chicago (Lane) | Kenneth Carpenter | 6.0 | Evanston (Twp.) | McKinley Alford | 5.0 | |
| 1984-85 | A | Aurora (Marmion Academy) | Br. Jude Such | 5.0 | Westmont | Kevin Steder | 4.5 |
| AA | Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) | Dan McHugh | 6.0 | New Lenox (Lincoln-Way) | Mike Corey | 5.0 | |
| 1985-86 | A | Urbana (University) | Chris Butler | 6.0 | Aurora (Marmion Academy) | Br. Jude Such | 5.0 |
| AA | Hillside (Proviso West) | Larry Stilwell | 6.0 | Elgin (H.S.) | Dick Lake | 5.0 | |
| 1986-87 | A | Aurora (Illinois Math and Science Academy) | Christopher Enstrom | 5.0 | Poplar Grove (North Boone) | Guenther Wohlfarth | 4.5 |
| AA | Urbana (H.S.) | Terry Hutson | 6.0 | East St. Louis (Sr.) | William Grosball | 5.0 | |
| 1987-88 | A | Aurora (Illinois Math and Science Academy) | Christopher Enstrom | 6.0 | Chicago (Hales Franciscan) | Fr. Phil Hogan | 4.5 |
| AA | Chicago (Kenwood) | H.R. Harris | 6.0 | Chicago (Lane) | Kenneth Carpenter | 5.0 | |
| 1988-89 | A | Georgetown (G.-Ridge Farm) | Sam Corbin & Justin Trahan | 5.0 | Urbana (University) | Chris Butler | 5.0 |
| AA | Downers Grove (South) | Michael Mayfield | 6.0 | Rockford (Auburn) | James Boyer | 5.0 | |
| 1989-90 | A | Stillman Valley | Phil Bratta | 5.0 | Aurora (Illinois Math and Science Academy) | Christopher Enstrom | 5.0 |
| AA | Downers Grove (South) | Michael Mayfield | 6.0 | Rockford (Jefferson) | Jack Armstrong | 5.0 | |
| 1990-91 | A | Urbana (University) | Chris Butler | 5.5 | Chicago (Quigley Prep) | Ray Schuman | 5.0 |
| AA | Rockford (Jefferson) | Jack Armstrong | 6.0 | Rockford (Auburn) | James Boyer | 5.0 | |
| 1991-92 | A | Urbana (University) | Chris Butler | 6.0 | Chicago (University) | Chris Janus & Mike Lacocque | 5.0 |
| AA | Rockford (Auburn) | James Boyer | 7.0 | Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) | Don Loveall | 6.0 | |
| 1992-93 | A | Poplar Grove (North Boone) | Guenther Wohlfarth | 5.5 | Roanoke (R.-Benson) | Julian Morrison | 5.0 |
| AA | Rockford (Auburn) | James Boyer | 7.0 | Rockford (Jefferson) | Jack Armstrong | 6.0 | |
| 1993-94 | A | Urbana (University) | Chris Butler | 6.0 | Poplar Grove (North Boone) | Guenther Wohlfarth | 5.0 |
| AA | Moline (H.S.) | Paul Mills | 6.0 | Rockford (Auburn) | James Boyer | 6.0 | |
| 1994-95 | Moline (H.S.) | Paul Mills | 6.0 | West Chicago (H.S.) | Steven Lehman | 5.0 | |
| 1995-96 | West Chicago (H.S.) | Steven Lehman | 6.0 | ||||
| Aurora (Illinois Math and Science Academy) | Tim Borch | 6.0 | |||||
| 1996-97 | Aurora (Illinois Math and Science Academy) | Mike Hopaczylo | 6.0 | Normal (University) | Garrett Scott | 5.0 | |
| 1997-98 | Evanston (Twp.) | Ken Lewandowski | 6.0 | Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) | Paul Kertay | 6.0 | |
| 1998-99 | Normal (University) | Garrett Scott | 6.5 | Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) | Paul Kertay | 6.0 | |
| 1999-00 | Evanston (Twp.) | Ken Lewandowski | 7.0 | Skokie (Niles North) | Harry Kyriazes | 6.0 | |
| 2000-01 | Evanston (Twp.) | Ken Lewandowski | 7.0 | Skokie (Niles North) | Harry Kyriazes | 6.0 | |
| 2001-02 | Park Ridge (Maine South) | Ruth Jacobsen | 7.0 | Skokie (Niles North) | Harry Kyriazes | 6.0 | |
| 2002-03 | Park Ridge (Maine South) | Kevin Bachler | 7.0 | Belleville (West) | Brad Schmidt | 6.0 | |
| 2003-04 | Naperville (North) | Kermit Eby | 7.0 | Park Ridge (Maine South) | Kevin Bachler | 6.0 | |
| 2004-05 | Evanston (Twp.) | Ken Lewandowski | 7.0 | Winnetka (New Trier) | Brad Goral | 6.0 | |
| 2005-06 | Skokie (Niles North) | Harry Kyriazes | 7.0 | Evanston (Twp.) | Ken Lewandowski | 6.0 | |
| 2006-07 | Park Ridge (Maine South) | Kevin Bachler | 6.5 | Chicago (Whitney Young) | Paul Kash | 6.0 | |
| 2007-08 | Lincolnshire (Stevenson) | Scott Oliver | 7.0 | Chicago (Whitney Young) | Paul Kash | 6.0 | |
| 2008-09 | Urbana (University) | Chris Merli | 7.0 | Chicago (Whitney Young) | Paul Kash | 6.0 | |
| 2009-10 | Skokie (Niles North) | Harry Kyriazes | 7.0 | Lincolnshire (Stevenson) | Scott Oliver | 6.0 | |
| 2010-11 | Chicago (Whitney Young) | Paul Kash | 7.0 | Skokie (Niles North) | Harry Kyriazes | 6.0 | |
| 2011-12 | Skokie (Niles North) | Harry Kyriazes | 7.0 | Lincolnshire (Stevenson) | Scott Oliver | 6.0 | |
| 2012-13 | Chicago (Whitney Young) | Paul Kash | 7.0 | Lincolnshire (Stevenson) | Scott Oliver | 6.0 | |
| 2013-14 | Chicago (Whitney Young) | Paul Kash | 7.0 | Lisle (Benet Academy) | Pattie Zinski | 6.0 | |
| 2014-15 | Naperville (North) | Jeff DiOrio | 7.0 | Lincolnshire (Stevenson) | Vincent Springer | 6.0 | |
| 2015-16 | Chicago (Whitney Young) | Paul Kash | 7.0 | Lincolnshire (Stevenson) | Vincent Springer | 6.0 | |
| 2016-17 | Aurora (Illinois Math and Science Academy) | Donald Porzio | 7.0 | Northbrook (Glenbrook North) | Michael Campbell | 6.0 | |
| 2017-18 | Aurora (Illinois Math and Science Academy) | Donald Porzio | 7.0 | Chicago (Whitney Young) | Paul Kash | 6.0 | |
| 2018-19 | Chicago (Whitney Young) | Paul Kash | 7.0 | Barrington | Jeff Doles | 6.0 | |
| 2019-20 | Lincolnshire (Stevenson) | Vincent Springer | 7.0 | Winnetka (New Trier) | Matthew Mersch | 6.0 | |
| 2020-21 | Chicago (Whitney Young) | Paul Kash | 6.5 | Barrington | Jeff Doles | 6.5 | |
| 2021-22 | Lincolnshire (Stevenson) | Vincent Springer | 7.0 | Barrington | Jeff Doles | 6.0 | |
| 2022-23 | Lincolnshire (Stevenson) | Vincent Springer | 7.0 | Evanston (Twp.) | Keith Holzmueller | 6.0 | |
| 2023-24 | Lincolnshire (Stevenson) | Vincent Springer | 6.5 | Chicago (Payton) | Kunal Jerath | 6.5 |
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