Top 12 players: 1. George Ruan, Uni; 2. Ken Albin, Bismarck; 3. Max Sigalov, Uni; 4. Josh Ayers, U-High; 5. Nathan Beauchamp, Uni; 6. Nathan Fritz, Charleston and Evan Millam, Mahomet; 8. Alex Russell, Heyworth; 9. Jacob White, Bismarck and Kaleb Schwaiger, Mahomet; 11. Cole Frank, U-High; 12. Jaedan JeRue, Bismarck.
Many players moved up and down. For example, Ken Albin moved from #5 to #2 and Max Sigalov moved up a couple of places. At only 0.5 points behind, Shawn Lu plays board five for Uni, and this shows the tremendous job he has done to be at the top of the league. Nathan Fritz, ranked #6, graduated early from Charleston High School. He played his last league match in December. Also, there continue to be several undefeated players. Many players are less than five points away from being in the top 12.
LaSalette and Mattoon have not submitted their results yet. As a result, these players could move up by as much as 36 points.
East Central Illinois Chess League
