Blaze Win Season Opener

The Blaze, Chicago's chess team, won its season opener Monday night against the Seattle Sluggers.  This is the team's third season playing in the U.S. Chess League, which has teams in 16 cities across the country, and is the first time it won its opening week match.  GM Dmitry Gurevich made his team debut at Board 1, coming up with a clutch win to put the Blaze on top, with 2.5 points to 1.5 points.  Go to the Blaze blog to read more about the match.  Regular season play will continue for the next 9 weeks at the brand new North American Chess Association North Shore Chess Center, at 5500 W. Touhy, Suite A, Skokie.  Spectators are welcome to come watch, or better yet, to participate in a G15 fundraising tournament held in conjunction with every Blaze match.  Go the the official Blaze website for more information.