Welcome to Grandmaster Yury Shulman’s website!
Home of the 2008 US Chess Champion!
Co-Founder of 501c3 non-profit organization Chess Without Borders.

Picture of Former Bulls Basketball player BJ Armstrong playing chess with Yury Shulman at a tournament.
Mission of the organization is to combine chess education with service and philanthropy
Join us at Elgin Academy Tournament on February 4th. Please register here.
Register for our Summer Camps!
Camps held at BHS flyer available here and Quest Academy flyers are available here.
Chess Clubs
Star in our Tournament/Documentary on Feb 25th
Help us celebrate the accomplishment of our chess community by registering for the 4th Annual Hough Street School Chess Tournament to be held on Feburary 25th at Hough Street School in Barrington. Over the last 3 years the chess community has raised $ 25,971.00 to fund multiple surgeries and education for Meher, a 7-year-old burn victim living in the Govindpuri slums of New Delhi, India. Chess Without Borders achieved this humanitarian mission and won awards for the work through your participation.
Read more about this story http://shulmanchess.com/local-projects/ and download the registration form here.

