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Blaze Push Dallas Destiny into Oblivion in Round One of Playoffs
Skokie Deputy Police Chief Michael Pechter initiated the Blaze’s foray into the USCL playoffs last evening with a solid 1. d4 pawn push on behalf Grand…
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Bear Down Chicago Blaze
I’ll get right to it; the Blaze narrowly lost its first match of the season, 1.5-2.5 to Miami this past Monday night. While this was the…
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Blaze Douse Dallas; Eric Scores a T-Shirt; Sharks Circling
The first item of business: the Blaze scorched the Dallas Destiny by a score of 3.5.-.5 (ouch) last Wednesday night to continue one of the greatest…
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National Chess Day Chicago Community Tournament
Twenty-four kids and eight adults assembled at the Rudy Lozano Branch of the Chicago Public Library on Saturday, Oct. 8, for a community tournament in celebration…
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Midwest Class Results
This weekend’s results are in from Wheeling. Master Section Bulgarian Grandmaster and opening theoretician Atanas Kolev won the top section of the 20th Midwest Class Championship…
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Schmak-down!
Week 7 brought us a match against the always dangerous San Francisco Mechanics in what may be a preview of the first round of the Western…
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As Kingfishers Catch Fire
The Chicago Blaze were victorious with a 2.5-1.5 win over the Kingfishers, extending its record to a remarkable 6-0 and clinched a playoff spot in the…
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Keeping the Heat On
The Chicago Blaze juggernaut continues to roll through the U.S. Chess League.Last night our Chi-town team won another decisive victory, beating the St. Louis Arch Bishops…
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Blaze force LA to Bite the Bullet
National Master Gopal Menon made his USCL debut in spectacular fashion as he extracted a win, from what many in the crowd thought was a drawn…
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October Chess Roundup
Orange you glad it’s October? For those not a fan of the color, you may want to avoid the vegatable aisle and looking at trees for…