The 2011 U.S. Chess League season begins Monday August 29, and the Blaze kick off this year's campaign with a match against the Seattle Sluggers. We finished last season with our first post season qualification. The entire schedule appears below.
This year the Blaze will play its matches at the North Shore Chess Center at 5500 West Touhy Avenue Suite A, Skokie, IL 60077.
Please come and cheer your team. If you can't make it to the site you can tune in to the matches live on the Internet Chess Club (membership required). You can also follow the Blaze on Twitter and Facebook.
We will also be running in parallel to the Blaze matches, a Blaze fundraiser tournament each night the Blaze play. The tournaments will be USCF rated and feature a G/15+ 5/sec delay time control. The EF will be $20 per player. No chess center membership will be required for these events but all players and attendees must be USCF members. Depending on turnout this can be a one section tournament or a two section tournament. 100% of proceeds goes towards the Chicago Blaze.
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Week 1 August 31 | 8:00 PM Seattle Sluggers |
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Week 2 September 7 | 7:00 PM Miami Sharks |
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Week 3 September 12 | 8:00 PM Arizona Scorpions |
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Week 4 September 21 | 8:00 PM Los Angeles Vibe |
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Week 5 September 28 | 7:00 PM St. Louis Arch Bishops |
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Week 6 October 5 | 7:00 PM Baltimore Kingfishers |
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Week 7 October 12 | 7:30 PM San Francisco Mechanics |
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Week 8 October 19 | 7:15 PM Dallas Destiny |
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Week 9 October 24 | 7:00 PM Miami Sharks |
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Week 10 October 31 | 8:00 PM Arizona Scorpions |
