Chess Without Borders
Mission Statement: To Promote learning through combining chess education with service and philanthropy.
GM Yury Shulman
Peter Spizzirri
Rodney Kinnard
Alex Noll
Mark Shulman
Rich Whitman
Lance Burns
Rishi Sethi
GM Mesgen Amanov
Yury Shulman
Kiran Frey M.D.
Rishi Sethi
Tim Just
Amanda van Marwijk Kooy
Robert Kezelis
Sam Oliver
Coaches
Board of Directors
Volunteer Coordinators
Rishi Sethi
Brian Gruber
Director of Volunteer Programs
Project Coordinator and Documentarian
MBA and International Grandmaster
Physician and Psychiatrist
Student at Dartmouth College
Author of USCF Rules of Chess
Marketing and International Business
Attorney
Teacher
Visiting Coaches
GM Alex Onischuk
GM Var Akobian
GM Gregory Kaidanov
GM Mesgen Amanov
IM Stan Smetankin
NM Alex Betaneli
WGM Anna Zatonskih
NM Tamara Golovey
NTD Tim Just
About Yury
Beginnings
Yury was born in Belarus (former USSR) in 1975. His first formal chess lesson was at age 6 with coach Tamara Golovey. He started lessons with I.M. Albert Kapengut at 12, and subsequently studied under Boris Gelfald.
Education
Yury attended Belarus State Politechnical Academy and completed his undergraduate studies at the State Academy of Sports, Belarus. He is a graduate of the University of Texas at Dallas with a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and an M.B.A. specializing in Finance.
Publications
Since 1994, Yury has authored numerous articles on chess for publications including New in Chess, Chess Base Magazine, Chess Life and Chess Informant.
Yury is the founder of the Yury Shulman Chess Without Borders not-for-profit organization. Yury and his volunteer community are privileged to use chess as a medium for philanthropic causes. Since 2005 this included volunteer visits and book drives for Chicago public schools and contributions of a portion of tournament and chess camp proceeds to non-profit entities locally and worldwide.
For a link to Yury’s resume, click HERE.
