January 2008

Kasi and Obe Nkechi delivered chess sets donated through Yury Shulman Chess School to a school in Nigeria

BHS Chess Team members are MSL Champions for the 5th straight year in a row. The Yury Shulman Chess School has made the gift of a goat to Heifer, an international charity on behalf of students and volunteers.

World Champion Anatoly Karpov’s visit to District 220 Rose elementary school arranged for Jan 11th 2008.

January 11th event is held with Women’s World Champion Susan Polgar and is an enormous success with 58 players competing. Proceeds from food and beverages benefited the Women’s Cooperative in the Dominican Republic. $ 100 donated.

February 2008

Sunny Hill Elementary School chess club begins Feb 21st 08. This was made possible from a portion of the proceeds of the book and efforts of the volunteers. Donation of $250 donation made by Arlington Lexus for Sunny Hill is matched by Yury Shulman Chess School to bring a chess program to Sunny Hill School.

Families donated chess textbooks for Metcalfe Chess Club and a School in Malaysia. Proceeds from the book support a weekly chess lesson for 2 special needs players.

Dr Thomas Uiijeva donates $ 200 for chess textbooks to be distributed to needy schools.

March 2008

World famous researcher Dr Jane Goodall honors youth service programs from The Yury Shulman Chess Without Borders by inviting them to a special reception to the Botanical Gardens to congratulate them for their humanitarian work.

Rishi Sethi is a Finalist for the Harris Wofford Award.

Project Leaders Jack and Joe Schmidt volunteer to raise funds to bring chess to Sudan. Barrington residents visiting Sudan in Feb of 2008 will deliver the chess sets.

April 2008

GM Shulman is invited by the Dartmouth Chess Team to host a tournament at Dartmouth College in NH

Lines School Chess Tournament held. $ 100 donated to the Crisis Center in Elgin, IL

May 2008

GM Shulman wins the 2008 US Championship.

June 2008

GM Shulman, Chess Students and some parents volunteer to teach chess at South Elgin Rebabilitation Center in Elgin, Il. A chess set was donated to a resident who will continue to teach other residents.

Grandmaster Chess Camp held at BHS. A portion of the proceeds from the camp will be used for donations of chess sets to rehabilitation centers and educational programs locally and around the world.

July 2008

Chess Without Borders sponsored the Berlin Metropolitan Yury Shulman Chess Tournament at the Berlin Metropolitan School in Berlin, Germany with a portion of the proceeds from the June chess camp. Pictures available on www.shulmanchess.com

July Summer Chess Camp held at BHS. $ 100 donated to local animal shelter.

August 2008

Chess without Borders delegation invited to the UN Youth Assembly in New York.

September 2008

St Matthew’s Chess Tournament held in Hawthorn Woods.

$ 500 donated to Comfort Dog Charity that uses a dog as therapy for families in need.

$ 100 donated to Michael and Joseph Foundation, which provide transitional housing for families in need.

October 2008

Donation of textbook and chess sets to Amararaja Vidhyalam School in Tirupati, India. This is a school for children of factory workers. Total donation $ 100

Donation of textbook and chess sets to school for children raised in Govindpura slum in New Delhi, India. Total donation $ 50

November 2008

Ryan Vranek has earned a Certified Chess Coach award. He is the leader for a Project where he teaches chess at Plymouth Place, a Senior Living facility in LaGrange, and has donated chess sets for some of the residents to practise chess during the week.

December 2008

Hough Street School chess club donates $ 200 to Govindpura Slum Chess Club in India.

Varun Putcha from Quest Academy donates $ 100 for distributing chess textbooks and chess sets to needy schools where he established chess clubs with his grandparents while on vacation.