Hello everyone! 3 years ago many people came together to form the Chicago Blaze. We were kindly supported by the local chess community and each season we challenged ourselves to do better, eventually reaching our first post season in 2010!
The 2011 season which begins at the end of summer will introduce our most vibrant lineup yet. As such I’m pleased to announce the 2011 Chicago Blaze team:
- Grandmaster Yury Shulman
- Grandmaster Josh Friedel
- Grandmaster Mesgen Amanov
- Grandmaster Dmitry Gurevich
- International Master Florin Felecan
- International Master Angelo Young
- FIDE Master Jim Dean
- National Master Eric Rosen
- National Master Gopal Menon
- National Master Sam Schmakel
As done last season, all games played by the Chicago Blaze will be done at the North Shore Chess Center in Skokie, IL. Supporters are welcome and we will have quick rated fundraising tournaments running in parallel.
Here’s to a championship run in 2011!
Best regards,
The Chicago Blaze Management Team
Sevan A. Muradian, Daniel Parmet, Jae Lim, Brad Rosen, Tom Panelas, and Glenn Panner