1. Yuri Markavich Shulman was born on April 29,1975 and is a Belarusian American chess player who holds the FIDE title of Grandmaster.
11 Facts About Yury Shulman
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Yury Shulman was born in Minsk and started formal chess lessons with coach Tamara Golovey when he was six years old.
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Yury Shulman went on to study under International Master Albert Kapengut at age 12, and subsequently under the guidance of GM Boris Gelfand.
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Yury Shulman moved to the United States in 1999 to attend University of Texas at Dallas, a three-time national championship college team.
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Yury Shulman has remained among the top US chess players since moving to the country.
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Yury Shulman tied for first in the 2001 World Open, was runner up in the 2006 US Chess Championship, and winner of the 2006 US Open Chess Championship.
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Yury Shulman tied for third place in the 2007 US Chess Championship and qualified for the 2007 FIDE world championship.
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On May 21,2008, Yury Shulman won the 2008 US Chess Championship.
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Yury Shulman formerly played in the now defunct US Chess League, for the strong St Louis Archbishops, whose roster included Hikaru Nakamura.
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Yury Shulman now teaches chess in Barrington, IL at all of the schools and at his house.
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In May 2007, Yury Shulman formally cofounded non-profit organization Chess Without Borders with Rishi Sethi through which to continue his volunteer efforts.