January 2006

The Daily Herald Sunday Newspaper has a headline featuring GM Shulman and Chess.

February 2006

Roslyn School enlists High School volunteers to introduce chess. GM Shulman volunteers with his students at Roslyn School.

Barrington Area Library invites GM Shulman and Barrington Chess to organize a chess program in partnership with the library.

March 2006

GM Shulman becomes Vice Champion of US at the US Chess Championship held in San Diego. The chess community held their breath as they watched their teacher lose the last championship match.

April 2006

Yury Shulman BJ Armstrong Chess Tournament held at BHS. Over 120 students participated. $ 160 donated to buy chess sets for an Native American Reservation in N. Dakota

Rishi Sethi, a junior at BHS is invited to play in the Denker Tournament for HS Champions. The top 15 HS Chess players compete to be the Illinois nominee for the national Tournament.

GM Shulman is awarded a President’s Volunteer Award for his volunteer work with his students.

Women’s US Chess Champion visits North Barrington Elementary School

May 2006

Grove Avenue Tournament held for District 220 Elementary School. $ 100 donated to Adult Literacy Program.

GM Shulman is selected to be the Coach for the US Women’s Chess Team at the Olympics in Italy to be held May 2006.

June 2006

District 220 chess students with GM Shulman visit Metcalfe School to deliver books and learn chess together.

Summer Chess Camp held at BHS with 4 Grandmasters teaching at the camp. Donation of approximately 100 $ made in form of chess sets and chess lessons made to the Warne Orphanage in Bareilly, India from proceeds of the camp. 2 students were awarded scholarships to study free of charge at the camp.

July 2006

16 chess volunteers under the leadership of Rishi Sethi established a chess program at the Warne Babyfold in Bareilly, India. Chess sets and chess lessons were provided by donations from Bathhaus, a local business in Barrington and the Yury Shulman Chess School. A meal was also provided to the residents of the orphanage on the 15th of July. 10 volunteers provided over 100 hours of service to the orphanage. $ 200 donated.

August 2006

Barrington Chess clubs are featured in a National Chess and Education Workshop at the USCF in Oak Brook, Il

BHS Students participate in the US National Chess Tournament in Oak Brook, IL

GM Shulman is the winner of the US Open Chess Tournament.

September 2006

CPS requests a presentation of the Barrington Chess Program at 3 schools in Chicago on Sept 15th 2006.

GM Shulman and volunteers spend time teaching in the Chicago Schools.

GM Shulman and chess students volunteer at the Grove Carnival on Sept 17

October 2006

Book Drive started for Avondale School in Chicago.

November 2006

Barrington Chess Program wins the Governor’s Award.

Countryside School Chess Tournament held on the 9th of Nov. A portion of the profits benefits Asha – a non-profit program for children of slums in Delhi, India and money given for support of families from Woodland school. $ 200 donated to Asha.

Yury Shulman and Alex Onishuk visit Avondale School to deliver 1000’s of books collected over 4 months from chess clubs.

Barrington Area Library Family chess program introduces GM Shulman to the Barrington community on Nov 12th 2006. GM Shulman and Rishi Sethi volunteer to teach chess to area families. $ 100 worth of chess sets donated for the library chess program.

December 2006

Barrington Chess and Yury Shulman purchase a sheep from Heifer for a donation to a family in need. $ 500 donated for a sheep from Heifer.

Yury Shulman Chess School donated chess seta to each elementary, middle and high school library at District 220 as well as at Quest and Elgin Academy Schools. ($150)