1. Objective: To educate and certify Trainers and Chess-Teachers on an international basis. This FIDE Trainers’ Seminar for FIDE Trainer Titles Diploma is approved by FIDE and the FIDE Trainers’ Commission (TRG). The seminar is co-organised by the FIDE,...
As much chance as you have to marry Heidi Klum

Winning move: Playing chess in Skokie with a cherry on top By MIKE ISAACS | April 2, 2013 3:00PM As classic event-food combos go – baseball and hot dogs, movies and popcorn, carnivals and cotton candy – the tandem of...
Grandmasters March to Skokie

Chess Grandmasters March to SkokieBy Kyel MatthewsSaturday at 5:10 p.m. Without question Skokie is the epicenter of chess in the Greater Chicagoland area. The vibrations felt in the cities surrounding it are caused by elite chess Grandmasters marching their...
World Chess Federation President Visits Local Skokie Business

World Chess Federation President Visits Local Skokie BusinessBy Kyel MatthewsToday at 10:01 a.m. This week the City of Chicago hosted a globally recognized event – the 12th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates. World dignitaries such as past U.S....
Battle of the young stars

GM Meier, Georg vs GM So, Wesley – game 1 A group of Filipino chess enthusiasts came to the North Shore Chess Club in Skokie, IL to support Wesley. More pictures from the 28th NA Masters here. Chess Daily...
4 World Class Grandmasters to Visit the North Shore Chess Center

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...
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...
A bug for chess

North Shore Chess Center in Skokie begins second year By MIKE ISAACS September 1, 2011 3:46PM Sevan Muradian has the bug, and he doesn’t expect a cure for it anytime soon. The chess bug is what inspired Muradian to...
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,...
Introducing the 2011 Chicago Blaze Team!

Introducing the 2011 Chicago Blaze Team! 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...