Yuri Shulman ( be, Юрый Маркавіч Шульман, russian: Ю́рий Ма́ркович Шу́льман; born April 29, 1975 in
Minsk
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,
Byelorussian SSR,
USSR
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) is a
Belarusian American
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History
There is an assumption that the first Belarusian settlers in the United States, who settled there ...
chess player who holds the
FIDE title
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of
Grandmaster (GM). He also goes by the alternate spelling of "Yury Shulman." He's married to the
Woman International Master
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(WIM)
Viktorija Ni.
Chess career
Shulman started formal chess lessons with coach
Tamara Golovey when he was six years old. He went on to study under International Master
Albert Kapengut
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at age 12, and subsequently under the guidance of GM
Boris Gelfand
Boris Gelfand ( he, בוריס אברמוביץ' גלפנד; be, Барыс Абрамавіч Гельфанд, Barys Abramavich Hel'fand; russian: Борис Абрамович Гельфанд, Boris Abramovich Gel'fand; born 24 June 1968) ...
. He achieved his grandmaster title in 1995. Shulman moved to the United States in 1999 to attend
University of Texas at Dallas
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, a three-time national championship college team.
Shulman completed undergraduate studies from the State Academy of Sports, Belarus, and has a bachelor's degree in Computer Science and an
M.B.A.
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specializing in Finance from the University of Texas at Dallas.
Shulman has remained among the top U.S. chess players since moving to the country. He tied for first in the 2001 World Open, was runner up in the 2006
U.S. Chess Championship, and winner of the 2006
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History
The tournament was originally the championship of the Western Chess Association, and was called the Western Open. ...
. Shulman tied for third place in the 2007 US Chess Championship and qualified for the 2007 FIDE world championship. On May 21, 2008, Shulman won the 2008 US Chess Championship. On May 25, 2010, he tied for first in the U.S. Chess Championship in St. Louis, losing in a rapid tie-break with GM Gata Kamsky, who became the US champion. He formerly played in the now defunct
U.S. Chess League, for the strong
St. Louis Archbishops, whose roster included
Hikaru Nakamura
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GM Invitational Tournament
* 2007 - Tied for 3rd place in the US Chess Championship and qualified for the 2007 FIDE world championship (Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA)
* 2007 - Tied for 1st place in the 2007 Chicago Open (Chicago, Illinois, USA). ''Vadim Milov won the blitz playoff game and the official title.''
* 2008 - Won US Chess Championship
* 2010 - 1st Place tie in U.S. Chess Championship, taking 2nd in a tiebreaker game against Gata Kamsky.
* 2011 - 1st Place tie in U.S. Chess Championship, taking 2nd in a tiebreaker game against Gata Kamsky.
Yury Shulman International Chess School
Shulman is the co-founder of the Yury Shulman International Chess School. Shulman and his co-founder Rishi Sethi use chess as a medium for philanthropic causes. In 2006 and 2007, this included community service visits to, and book drives for, Chicago public schools, and contributions of a portion of the proceeds from camps and tournaments to non-profit entities the world over.
He now teaches chess in Barrington IL at all of the schools and at his house.
'Chess Without Borders' volunteer organization
In May 2007, Shulman formally cofounded
non-profit
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organization Chess Without Borders with Rishi Sethi through which to continue his volunteer efforts. He now lives in Barrington, Illinois teaching chess to the kids who go to school in district 220 and at his house.
See also
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List of Jewish chess players
References
External links
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Chess Life Bio of Yury ShulmanChess Life Magazine Interview with GM Yury ShulmanThe Yury Shulman International Chess School
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1975 births
Living people
20th-century Belarusian Jews
21st-century Belarusian Jews
Chess players from Minsk
American people of Belarusian-Jewish descent
Chess grandmasters
Chess Olympiad competitors
American chess players
Jewish chess players
University of Texas at Dallas alumni
Belarusian emigrants to the United States