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Chess grandmaster to vie for World Cup
By Chad Brooks
cbrooks@dailyherald.com
Posted Friday, July 13, 2007
Chess Grandmaster Yury Shulman of Barrington is hoping to add another title to his laundry list of accomplishments: world champion.
For the third time, Schulman has qualified for the World Chess Federation’s World Cup, to be held Nov. 23 to Dec. 16 in Russia.
“It is a good feeling (to qualify), but I am kind of used to it by now,” he said.
Shulman, who earned the illustrious International Grandmaster title in 1995, qualified by tying for third in the U.S. Chess Championships this past spring.
Now ranked sixth in the U.S., Shulman said he’s most excited to be able to test his skills against the world’s best.
“This is such a tough event. Last time I was able to beat a world champion and Olympic champion,” he said.
A native of Belarus, Shulman came to Barrington, via New York, in 2005.
Over his years of playing, he’s amassed numerous accomplishments, including national Belarus champion in 1994, European junior champion in 1995, Texas state champion in 2000, Illinois state champion in 2005 and winner of the U.S. Open championship last year.
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Good luck Yury!