Comments on: Bum Rush the Boards… Hip-Hop Chess! http://www.thechessdrum.net/blog/2009/04/14/bumrush-the-boards-hip-hop-chess/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:00:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: prierySap http://www.thechessdrum.net/blog/2009/04/14/bumrush-the-boards-hip-hop-chess/comment-page-1/#comment-14072 prierySap Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:18:22 +0000 http://www.thechessdrum.net/blog/?p=1922#comment-14072 Great, I didn't heard about this topic up to now. Thankz! Great, I didn’t heard about this topic up to now. Thankz!

]]> By: Julius Wade http://www.thechessdrum.net/blog/2009/04/14/bumrush-the-boards-hip-hop-chess/comment-page-1/#comment-12758 Julius Wade Wed, 06 May 2009 05:17:11 +0000 http://www.thechessdrum.net/blog/?p=1922#comment-12758 This is a school-based team. I am the coach . This team attended the nationals in Pittsburgh,Pa.....But, didn't have the funds to go to the Supernationals. There is a heavy story behind this team. This is a school-based team. I am the coach . This team attended the nationals in Pittsburgh,Pa…..But, didn’t have the funds to go to the Supernationals. There is a heavy story behind this team.

]]> By: Daaim Shabazz http://www.thechessdrum.net/blog/2009/04/14/bumrush-the-boards-hip-hop-chess/comment-page-1/#comment-12752 Daaim Shabazz Mon, 04 May 2009 16:12:52 +0000 http://www.thechessdrum.net/blog/?p=1922#comment-12752 Is this a school-based team or a collection of players under your instruction? If they are school-based, were they at SuperNationals? If not, you need to consider this in the future. Is this a school-based team or a collection of players under your instruction?

If they are school-based, were they at SuperNationals? If not, you need to consider this in the future.

]]> By: Julius Wade http://www.thechessdrum.net/blog/2009/04/14/bumrush-the-boards-hip-hop-chess/comment-page-1/#comment-12751 Julius Wade Mon, 04 May 2009 11:07:19 +0000 http://www.thechessdrum.net/blog/?p=1922#comment-12751 I am very proud of my team's performance at the Bum Rush The Boards Tournament. They are called "The Ravens"...and for the second year in a row, they won the scholastic part of the tournament. Daaim doesn't know this yet but this team has made history in many areas of chess in Baltimore, Maryland. Again, a job well done team!! I am very proud of my team’s performance at the Bum Rush The Boards Tournament. They are called “The Ravens”…and for the second year in a row, they won the scholastic part of the tournament. Daaim doesn’t know this yet but this team has made history in many areas of chess in Baltimore, Maryland. Again, a job well done team!!

]]> By: Daaim Shabazz http://www.thechessdrum.net/blog/2009/04/14/bumrush-the-boards-hip-hop-chess/comment-page-1/#comment-12681 Daaim Shabazz Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:30:43 +0000 http://www.thechessdrum.net/blog/?p=1922#comment-12681 FYI <strong>Words, Beats & Life</strong> (WBL) is not affiliated with the <strong>Hip-Hop Chess Federation</strong> (HHCF) although both have similar themes and both are doing great work on both coasts. It is my hope that both <strong>Mazi Mutafa</strong> (WBL) and <strong>Adisa Banjoko</strong> (HHCF)will collaborate on future projects. There is enough work to go around in the promotion of values brought about through chess. FYI

Words, Beats & Life (WBL) is not affiliated with the Hip-Hop Chess Federation (HHCF) although both have similar themes and both are doing great work on both coasts. It is my hope that both Mazi Mutafa (WBL) and Adisa Banjoko (HHCF)will collaborate on future projects. There is enough work to go around in the promotion of values brought about through chess.

]]> By: Words Beats & Life http://www.thechessdrum.net/blog/2009/04/14/bumrush-the-boards-hip-hop-chess/comment-page-1/#comment-12676 Words Beats & Life Tue, 21 Apr 2009 13:05:45 +0000 http://www.thechessdrum.net/blog/?p=1922#comment-12676 for those of you that are interested. . we are now working to host bum rush in Baltimore in September/October. We will be working with a couple of folk to also host it in Philly and New York. If you are in any of those places, feel free to get at me directly, as we will be looking to develop a host committee in each city. Thanks so much to the chess drum for helping get the word out in the chess community. This event was the best ever. We hope to only get better in this upcoming series. I will keep y'all posted on when the bum rush the boards mixtape will be available for download. We are really proud of the contributions of numerous artists to make this our first commissioned CD where artists wrote songs and produced beats for our mixtape. You can download a bonus track from the CD from this website for now. (<a href="http://newgoldenera.com/" rel="nofollow">http://newgoldenera.com/</a>) for those of you that are interested. . we are now working to host bum rush in Baltimore in September/October. We will be working with a couple of folk to also host it in Philly and New York.

If you are in any of those places, feel free to get at me directly, as we will be looking to develop a host committee in each city. Thanks so much to the chess drum for helping get the word out in the chess community. This event was the best ever. We hope to only get better in this upcoming series.

I will keep y’all posted on when the bum rush the boards mixtape will be available for download. We are really proud of the contributions of numerous artists to make this our first commissioned CD where artists wrote songs and produced beats for our mixtape. You can download a bonus track from the CD from this website for now. (http://newgoldenera.com/)

]]> By: Daaim Shabazz http://www.thechessdrum.net/blog/2009/04/14/bumrush-the-boards-hip-hop-chess/comment-page-1/#comment-12675 Daaim Shabazz Tue, 21 Apr 2009 12:32:22 +0000 http://www.thechessdrum.net/blog/?p=1922#comment-12675 <center><em><strong>Images from "Bum Rush the Boards"</strong>Courtesy of Mazi Mutafa (wblinc.org)</em> <img src="http://www.thechessdrum.net/tournaments/BumRush2009/photos/1.jpg" border=1 width=500 height=333> <img src="http://www.thechessdrum.net/tournaments/BumRush2009/photos/3.jpg" border=1 width=500 height=333> <img src="http://www.thechessdrum.net/tournaments/BumRush2009/photos/10.jpg" border=1 width=500 height=333> <img src="http://www.thechessdrum.net/tournaments/BumRush2009/photos/13.jpg" border=1 width=500 height=506> <em><strong>Video on Mazi Mutafa's philosophy of Words, Beats & Life</strong></em> <object width="500" height="405"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/x0ydzveg6GI&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/x0ydzveg6GI&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="500" height="405"></embed></object></center>
Images from “Bum Rush the Boards”Courtesy of Mazi Mutafa (wblinc.org)

Video on Mazi Mutafa’s philosophy of Words, Beats & Life

]]> By: Daaim Shabazz http://www.thechessdrum.net/blog/2009/04/14/bumrush-the-boards-hip-hop-chess/comment-page-1/#comment-12674 Daaim Shabazz Tue, 21 Apr 2009 03:46:09 +0000 http://www.thechessdrum.net/blog/?p=1922#comment-12674 <em>Words Beats and Life C/O Mr. Mazi Mutafa 1525 Newton St NW Washington DC 20010 202-667-1192 mazi@wblinc.org</em> Words Beats and Life
C/O Mr. Mazi Mutafa
1525 Newton St NW
Washington DC 20010
202-667-1192
mazi@wblinc.org

]]> By: sophia lynn http://www.thechessdrum.net/blog/2009/04/14/bumrush-the-boards-hip-hop-chess/comment-page-1/#comment-12672 sophia lynn Tue, 21 Apr 2009 01:04:33 +0000 http://www.thechessdrum.net/blog/?p=1922#comment-12672 BUM rush the boards was a awsome event I live in NJ and drove down to see 200 youth chess players have fun either playing chess or attending the workshops I also had a fellow chess player (we train together in chess ) who won 3rd place with a 3-1 record (loss to Adu ) Adu Congrats see ya at the next chess event . I enjoyed the whole event great job WBL hopefully we can get MD to host a chess event with the hip hop vibe slimlyn BUM rush the boards was a awsome event I live in NJ and drove down to see 200 youth chess players have fun either playing chess or attending the workshops I also had a fellow chess player (we train together in chess ) who won 3rd place with a
3-1 record (loss to Adu )
Adu Congrats see ya at the next chess event .
I enjoyed the whole event
great job WBL
hopefully we can get MD to host a chess event with the hip hop vibe
slimlyn

]]> By: Daaim Shabazz http://www.thechessdrum.net/blog/2009/04/14/bumrush-the-boards-hip-hop-chess/comment-page-1/#comment-12668 Daaim Shabazz Mon, 20 Apr 2009 12:40:23 +0000 http://www.thechessdrum.net/blog/?p=1922#comment-12668 International Master <strong>Oladapo Adu</strong> won the "Bum Rush the Boards" tournament. There was no real challenge, but his presence was a positive addition. He also tied for first in a G/60 event. More on that later! International Master Oladapo Adu won the “Bum Rush the Boards” tournament. There was no real challenge, but his presence was a positive addition. He also tied for first in a G/60 event. More on that later!

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