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Annually serves over 5,000 youth and chess players
at our schools/tournaments/events.
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Donated and distributed over 1,000 chess sets to
students, schools, and organizations such as,
Spina Bifida Foundation, Chicago Lights Tutoring,
and West Side Baptist Community Center.
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Shipped 310 chess sets overseas to USA military
members serving in the Middle East
– sponsored a chess tournament by providing and
shipping, chess sets, clocks, notation sheets,
pencils, WinTD, How to Play Chess by USCF, and the
USCF Tournament Rules books.
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Provides Scholarships; ‘JK Camps’, ‘JK Workshops’,
‘JK Classes’, and ‘RK Tournaments’.
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Subsidizes and organizes ‘Beginner and Master
Training Chess Workshops’.
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Sponsors and organizes ‘Teacher’s Training
Workshops’.
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Taught before-during-after-school ‘JK Chess
Programs’ at 60+ schools and organizations.
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Funded 6 Schools, Community chess clubs and
subsidized an additional 10 school chess clubs
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Sponsors and organizes ‘chess in the classroom’ for
Galileo Academy. 2008 – present.
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Consultant to the Chicago Public Schools Sports
Department: Assisting in restructuring CPS
Chess
Programs, organizing and running them.
2006 – present.
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Organizes and runs with CPS Sports Department, CPS
Coaches Meetings. Chicago.
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Organizes the Chicago Public Schools Sports
Department’s Chess Program- CPS K-8 North and South
Side Playoffs Tournaments and the CPS Chess
Championship.
State Representative Mrs. Constance Howard presented
trophies and awards at CPS Championship 2008.
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Subsidized and organized with CPS Sports Department,
Chicago Public Schools ‘Free Summer
Chess Camps’
– Stewart School, Canty School, and Coles Academy.
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Organized with Chicago Public Schools, Teachers
Workshop "Incorporating
Chess into the Classroom"
featuring Senior FIDE Trainer Michael
Khodarkovsky, President of Kasparov Chess Foundation
and guest speaker CPS Teacher Mrs. Catherine Lassisi.
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Organized with CPS Sports Department, ‘CPS Coaches
Workshop’, featuring Senior FIDE Trainer Michael
Khodarkovsky, President of Kasparov Chess
Foundation.
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Principal of the Day at (Henry Clay School 2008) and
(Galileo Academy 2009). Chicago.
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Donated prizes and organized ‘Galileo Classroom
Awards’ for chess in the class assignments.
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Funded and organized the Ukrainian Chess Federation
Vice President’s visit to Galileo Academy.
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Sponsors with Mayor Daley’s Special Events and
McCormick Place, and organizes the chess activities,
including Mayor Daley’s Holiday Chess Championship
and ‘Chess Pavilion’ featuring free chess with
prizes at the Mayor Daley's Holiday Sports Festival.
2006 – present.
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Sponsored and organized a ‘Chess Night‘with Cub
Scout Pack. North Chicago.
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Sponsored and organized the ‘Chess Pavilion’ at The
African Festival of the Arts. Hyde Park.
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Sponsors with CHITAG and organizes the ‘Chess
Pavilion’ with prizes, at Chicago Toys & Games
Fair.
Navy Pier, Chicago.
2008-2009
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Sponsored and organized the ‘Chess Pavilion’ at Teen
Test Day. South Chicago.
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Sponsored and organized the ‘Chess Pavilion’ at
Kennedy King College Educational Festival. South
Chicago.
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Sponsored chess at The West Side Baptist Community
Center. West Chicago.
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Sponsored and organized all night chess activities
and tournament with prizes at Looptopia, America's
first all night festival.
Chicago’s Cultural Center.
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Sponsored and organized with trophies and
awards, free chess tournaments for Chicago Public
School Children at (Henry Clay School) and (Murphy
School).
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Sponsored and organized a chess day at Boys & Girls
Club of America at Logan Square. Chicago.
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Funded or Subsidized Library Programs - Wauconda,
Northbrook, Prospect Heights, and Wheeling.
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Funded and organized the Chess Club - Black Star
Project. Chicago
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Subsidized and organized Chess Clubs, Better Boys
Foundation, Boys & Girls Club of America, and
Chicago Lights Tutoring.
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Subsidized and organized two ‘Simultaneous
Exhibitions’, featuring FIDE Master Aung Thant Zin,
National Master Dan Wolf at Prospect Heights
Library.
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Sponsors and organizes the free ‘Chess Pavilion’ and
‘Master Challenge’ with FIDE Master Aung Thant Zin
with prizes at The Taste of Chicago.
2006 - Present.
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Sponsored and organized a ‘Triple Simultaneous
Exhibition’ featuring Grand Master Sam Palatnik,
International Master Stan Smiatankin, and a National
Master at Taste of Chicago.
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Sponsored with Bank of America a free ‘Chess
Pavilion’ and ‘Master Challenge’ with FIDE Master
Aung Thant Zin with prizes, Six Corners Cornucopia.
Chicago.
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Sponsored and organized ‘Beat the Cop’, ‘ Master
Challenge’, ‘Expert Challenge’ and free chess, with
prizes, with International Master Stan Smiatankin.
Northbrook Side Walk Sale.
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Sponsored and organized free ‘2 K Workshops’ with
snacks for (Expert Level) adults and youth,
lessons were
taught by International Master Stan Smiatankin. 1
year. Wauconda.
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Sponsored and organized free ‘Monthly Chess Lessons’
for (Beginner and Intermediate) adults and youth, at
the Renaissance Hotel. 1 year. Norhbrook
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Subsidized and organized with CPS Activities
Department, Irving Park Magnet Cluster Chess
Championship at Wright College.
2007 -2008 Chicago.
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Established the first monthly series of chess
tournaments in Chicago land -Knights Quest
Tournament now in - 5th year.
2006 –
present.
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Established the first Scholastic Class and Open
(Adult & K-12) Sections.
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Sponsored and organized two ‘human chess matches’,
IM Stan Smiatankin played both matches, one against
the Oak Park & the Forest Park Mayors, plus chess
activities with prizes. Harry Potter Book Release
Festival. Oak Park Cultural Center.
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Subsidized and organized a ‘Free All Day Chess’ with
prizes and a National Chess Master for the Art of
Play. Chicago’s Cultural Center.
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Subsidized and organized a ‘Free Lunch Time Chess
Play’ with prizes and a National Chess Master
(June/July/August/September) for the Art of Play.
Chicago’s Cultural Center.
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Utilized chess as fundraising events for victims of:
'Emergency Relief Simultaneous
Exhibitions', Hurricane Katrina, Malaysia Tsunami,
“Starving
in Niger" I & II, with Grand Master Yuri
Shulman, International Master Stan Smiatankin, and
International Master Angelo Young.
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Provided over 1000 free Chess Express Rating
memberships.
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Subsidized and organized ‘Tournament Director
Workshops’.
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Sponsored and organized free chess at National Night
Out. Northbrook.
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Sponsored Renaissance Knights Chess Team, Chicago
Industrial Chess League.
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Sponsored and organized a ‘Free Chess Day ‘with
prizes at Kimball Hill School. Rolling Meadows.
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Sponsored and organized with prizes a ‘Free
Simultaneous Exhibitions’
with International Master Stan Smiatankin.
Northbrook Jr. HS. Northbrook.
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Sponsored and organized a ‘Free Chess Workshop ‘
with prizes, food, drinks, and featuring
International Master Stan Smiatankin. Northbrook.
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Subsidized chess programs at Boys & Girls Club of
America. Waukegan.
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Sponsored and ran a chess day at Boys & Girls Club
of America. Elgin.
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Sponsored and organized with prizes a 'Free All Day
Chess Festival', including a 'Simultaneous
Exhibition' featuring
International Master Angelo Young. Renaissance
Hotel. Northbrook.
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Funded and organized the ‘Salute to Tom Fineburg.’
South Chicago
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Subsidized and organized a Holiday Chess Tournament
at Salvation Army - Elgin
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Utilized chess as a fundraising event,
‘Simultaneous
Exhibitions’ with
Grand Master Nikola Mitkov, for purchasing chess
sets for Wauconda Schools.
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Sponsored and organized with the Chicago land
Community Chess Club, a day of chess and fun,
featuring
chess lessons with International Master Stan
Smiatankin, prizes, food, drinks, swimming and boat
rides, at the Harbor Club on Bangs Lake, Wauconda.