4 World Class Grandmasters to Visit! I’m pleased to announce that the final Grandmaster has been secured for our first 4 months of the year. In March, Grandmaster Yasser Seirawan will be out guest GM joining others before and...
GM Finegold Training Seminar
Grandmaster Ben Finegold Training Seminar 1 session only – Saturday December 17 Enjoy a 6 hour training session with one of the top Midwestern Grandmasters in the United States – GM Ben Finegold! GM Finegold has been the trainer...
Grandmaster Varuzhan Akobian Training Seminar
Grandmaster Varuzhan Akobian Training Seminar2 sessions available – Saturday Nov 12 or Sunday Nov 13 Enjoy a 6 hour training session with one of the top Grandmasters in the United States – GM Varuzhan Akobian! GM Akobian helped the...
This year, we’re going for blood
Opening Day: Chicago Blaze launch chess season in Skokie By MIKE ISAACS September 1, 2011 3:46PM If this had been opening day at Wrigley Field or U.S. Cellular Field, the home team would have been credited with a shellacking,...
Chicago Blaze Fundraiser – Train with 2 Grandmasters!
Chicago Blaze Fundraiser – Train with 2 Grandmasters! Chicago Blaze Fundraiser 4-hour training session with GM Dmitry Gurevich and GM Mesgen AmanovSaturday July 9th 11:30am – 3:30pmHosted at the North Shore Chess Center100% of proceeds to benefit the Chicago...
Special North Shore Chess Center Event
Saturday June 11 – GM Amanov Lecture & Simul The North Shore Chess Center is proud to present you with Grandmaster Mesgen Amanov for our June Special Event. GM Amanov will present a 90 minute lecture followed by a...
Teen King
Niles North teen is U.S. chess king BY MATT WILHALME Staff Reporter May 9, 2011 02:09AM Eric Rosen, 17, first began playing chess the summer before he started second grade, but by the time spring break rolled around, his...
The upset artist
Niles North’s Rosen Wins National Chess Championship By Karyn Malench Yesterday at 2:43 p.m. Niles North High School chess player Eric Rosen was crowned the National K12 Champion at the United States Chess Federation (USCF) National Tournament held April...
March Madness on the Chess Board
March Madness on the Chess Board Comes to SkokieBy Brad RosenToday at 4:07 p.m. Thirty-two of Illinois’ premier young chess players will be battling it out on the chess boards this weekend at Skokie’s North Shore Chess Center for...
Lufei dazzles them at North Shore Chess Center
World Champion Contender Dazzles Them at Skokie’s North Shore Chess CenterBy Brad RosenToday at 10:36 p.m. Ruan Lufei, a member of China’s 2007 world championship women’s chess team, brought the chessboard to life Saturday afternoon at Skokie’s North Shore...