tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36792363.post-32492620818773191502008-07-12T08:37:00.006-05:002008-07-12T08:51:28.459-05:00<a href="http://www.chicagoblazechess.com/"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222124318166594386" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_71mBL6Rg3II/SHi2Zj0_s1I/AAAAAAAAD7M/har89Fvfwzk/s200/blaze_medium.jpg" border="0" /></a> The Chicago Blaze, one of two new expansion teams in the <a href="http://www.uschessleague.com/">United States Chess League</a> (USCL), now has <a href="http://www.chicagoblazechess.com/">a Web site</a> and <a href="http://blazechess.blogspot.com/">a blog</a>. (Yours truly will be one of the regular posters.) The team is getting ready for its first season, which begins on August 25 with a match against the <a href="http://arizonascorpions.blogspot.com/">Arizona Scorpions</a>, the league’s other new team.<br /><br />This week the Blaze issued <a href="http://blazechess.blogspot.com/2008/07/chicago-blaze-announced.html">an official press release</a> with a preview of the what’s to come. <a href="http://blazechess.blogspot.com/2008/06/blaze-schedule-announced.html">The schedule</a> is now posted online. Mark your calendars and plan to follow all the action throughout September, October, and into the November playoffs.<br /><br />Meanwhile, <strong>Elizabeth Vicary</strong> is conducting a poll <a href="http://lizzyknowsall.blogspot.com/">on her blog</a> to see who people think will win the USCL championship this year. You can vote for the team you think most likely to win.Tom Panelashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16043077227993571019noreply@blogger.com