Ilya Figler won an International Master Title competing in chess last week. This is his second International Master "Norm". He competed in the Fox Wood 2004 Chess Tournament, one of the largest tournaments in the United States . Mr. Figler competed with three Grand Masters, and five International Masters. The Alumni and Globe are proud to congratulate Mr. Figler on his successes. Mr. Figler earned an Associate Degree in computer programming in 2000. As of April 20004, the chess master Mr. Figler is ranked 17th , according to the Grand Prix Standings list.

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BROOKLYN CHESS MASTER LEADS GLOBE INSTITUTE TEAM IN WORLD OPEN

Led by Bensonhurst chess master Ilya Figler, Globe Institute of Technology's chess team took second place honors at the world's largest open chess tournament, the 27th Annual World Open, held recently in Philadelphia.
The Globe Institute team faced about 1,500 other chess players representing teams from as far away as Asia, Latin America and Europe, Figler said. Globe scored 21 points to take the second place finish, just three points behind the University of Maryland, Baltimore. The Maryland University's College Park campus placed third with 17.5 points, Figler said.
"This was just our first year of competition, and we are very proud of the results," said Figler, a former three-time national chess champion of Moldova. Also on the team are Globe students Roshel Yakubov, Salomon Gulamov and Vadim Khaimov. The first fully accredited, four-year degree granting senior college founded by Russian immigrants, Globe Institute of Technology is a leader in the teaching of information technology. The Manhattan-based college boasts 80 percent graduation and job placement rates, and one of the lowest student default rates in the nation, 1.7 percent, said Irena Shteyn, Globe's academic dean.