2010 Schedule Announced

The 2010 U.S. Chess League season begins next month, and the Blaze kick off this year's campaign with a match against the Seattle Sluggers, one of the top teams in the league’s Western Division. We finished last season with a draw against that team. The whole schedule appears below.

This year the Blaze will play its matches in new digs provided by the North American Chess Association. Stay tuned for details (and the Skokie address).

Fans are welcome to attend the games free of charge, so please come and cheer your team. If you can't make it to the site you can tune in to the matches live on the Internet Chess Club (membership required). You can also follow the Blaze on Twitter and Facebook.

Week 1 – August 23
Seattle Sluggers
8:00 PM

Week 2 – September 1
St. Louis Arch Bishops
7:00 PM

Week 3 – September 8
San Francisco Mechanics
7:30 PM

Week 4 - September 15
Los Angeles Vibe
8:00 PM

Week 5 – September 20
Arizona Scorpions
8:00 PM

Week 6 – September 27
Philadelphia Inventors
7:15 PM

Week 7 – October 6
St. Louis Arch Bishops
7:00 PM

Week 8 – October 11
Arizona Scorpions
8:00 PM

Week 9 – October 18
Miami Sharks
7:00 PM

Week 10 – October 27
Dallas Destiny
7:00 PM

Blaze Schedule 2009

The 2009 U.S. Chess League season begins in less than a month, and the Blaze kick off this year's campaign, same as last year, with a match against the Arizona Scorpions. The whole schedule appears below.

The Blaze play their matches at the Holiday Inn Skokie, 5300 West Touhy Avenue, Skokie, Illinois. Fans are welcome to attend the games free of charge, so please come and cheer your team. If you can't make it to the Holiday Inn you can tune in to the matches live on the Internet Chess Club (membership required). You can also follow us on Twitter.

Week 1 - Wednesday, September 2nd
Arizona Scorpions vs Chicago Blaze
9:00 PM ET (8:00 Central)

Week 2 - Wednesday, September 9th
Chicago Blaze vs Miami Sharks
8:00 PM ET (7:00 Central)

Week 3: Wednesday, September 16th
Tennessee Tempo vs Chicago Blaze
8:00 PM ET (7:00 Central)

Week 4: Monday September 21st
Chicago Blaze vs San Francisco Mechanics
8:30 PM ET (7:30 Central)

Week 5: Wednesday, September 30th
New Jersey Knockouts vs Chicago Blaze
8:00 PM ET (7:00 Central)

Week 6: Monday, October 5th
Chicago Blaze vs Philadelphia Inventors
8:00 PM ET (7:00 Central)

Week 7: Wednesday, October 14th
Chicago Blaze vs Tennessee Tempo
8:00 PM ET (7:00 Central)

Week 8: Monday, October 19th
Chicago Blaze vs Arizona Scorpions
9:00 PM ET (8:00 Central)

Week 9: Monday, October 26th
Dallas Destiny vs Chicago Blaze
8:00 PM ET (7:00 Central)

Week 10: Wednesday, November 4th
Seattle Sluggers vs Chicago Blaze
9:00 PM ET (8:00 Central)

Blaze Schedule Announced

The U.S. Chess League has announced the schedule for the 2008 season, and here's the lineup of matches for the Chicago Blaze:

WEEK 1
Monday, August 25
Arizona Scorpions vs Chicago Blaze
8:30 PM CT

WEEK 2
Wednesday, September 3
Chicago Blaze vs San Francisco Mechanics
7:30 PM CT

WEEK 3
Wednesday, September 10
Chicago Blaze vs Tennessee Tempo
7:00 PM CT

WEEK 4
Monday, September 15
Seattle Sluggers vs Chicago Blaze
8:00 PM CT

WEEK 5
Wednesday, September 24
Baltimore Kingfishers vs Chicago Blaze
6:15 PM CT

WEEK 6
Wednesday, October 1
Chicago Blaze vs Miami Sharks
7:00 PM CT

WEEK 7
Wednesday, October 8th
Tennessee Tempo vs Chicago Blaze
7:15 PM CT

WEEK 8
Wednesday, October 15
Chicago Blaze vs Queens Pioneers
7:00 PM CT

WEEK 9
Wednesday, October 22
Chicago Blaze vs Arizona Scorpions
8:30 PM CT

WEEK 10
Wednesday, October 29
Dallas Destiny vs Chicago Blaze
7:15 PM CT

All USCL games are played online, on the Internet Chess Club. The Blaze will play their games at IM Angelo Young's Touch Move Chess Center, 5639 North Ashland Avenue, in Chicago.

Please mark you calendar and plan to follow the games. Fans are welcome to attend each match in person, or they can follow them on ICC.