Category Archives: ilan meerovich

Game of the Week Returns

Posted on October 11, 2008 by Chicago Blaze


After falling down on the job for the past few rounds, we bring back the Blaze Game of the Week. This time it’s Ilan Meerovich‘s victory over National Master Jerry Wheeler in a King’s Indian…

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Blaze Game of the Week

Posted on August 30, 2008 by Chicago Blaze

Ilan Meerovich vs Warren Harper
Board 4, Chicago vs Arizona, 08/25/08
Annotation by Chicago Blaze Manager Glenn Panner

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. a3
Here Ilan surprises the Arizona preparation, which…

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Greg Pulls Back the Curtain

Posted on August 28, 2008 by Chicago Blaze

A producer of chess videos named “curtains,” who is generally understood to be U.S. Chess League Commissioner Greg Shahade, has annotated the games in last Monday’s match between the Blaze and the Arizona Scorpions at

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More Pictures

Posted on August 27, 2008 by Chicago Blaze
The Blaze may not have won our first match, but we did have the good fortune to have Betsy Dynako as our tournament director last night. In addition to being a certified TD, Betsy is also the best chess

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Posted in Blog, Jan van der Mortel, ilan meerovich, mehmed pasalic, sevan muradian | 2 Comments

Blaze Fall to Arizona in Season Opener

Posted on August 26, 2008 by Chicago Blaze
The Blaze lineup for its first match, from left: IM Jan Van De Mortel, IM Mehmed Pasalic, Ilan Meerovich, NM Jon Burgess


Jon Burgess and Tournament Director Betsy Dynako joke as Betsy collects the players’ cell phones before the

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Pasalic Earns Third IM Norm

Posted on May 24, 2008 by Chicago Blaze

Congratulations to Chicago FM Mehmed Pasalic, who has just earned his third norm for the International Master title during the 11th North American FIDE Invitational, at the Touch Move Chess Center in Chicago.

“Last night after a…

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Dateline: Skokie

Posted on March 31, 2008 by Chicago Blaze
Adam Strunk (left) of the Chicago Blaze with tournament organizer Sevan Muradian
The Holiday Inn in Skokie was the center of local chess action this weekend, combing tournaments for the Illinois Girls’ State Championship, the Susan Polgar

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More Top Players Join Blaze

Posted on January 20, 2008 by Chicago Blaze

The Chicago Blaze got good news last week when two more of Illinois’ top players agreed to join the team. Grandmaster Yury Shulman and International Master Jan Van De Mortel will be members of the Blaze when it represents…

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