Posted in Caribbean, Cuba, Drum Majors, Europe, Spain on Jul 29th, 2011 No Comments »
IM Orelvis Perez Mitjans (Spain) Orelvis Perez Mitjans was born in Cuba 35 years ago (28 July 1976) and learned chess the way many of us learn… in an informal setting. Watching chess players in Central Park in Havana he was drawn to the game and soon became engrossed in its intricacies. Years later, he [...]
Posted in Drum Majors, Media Stories, Tournaments on Jul 15th, 2011 No Comments »
1st Annual Emory Tate Honorific Chess Extravaganza Saturday, September 17, 2011 9:00 AM – 1:00 AM Elkhart Sports Center – (U.S. 20 Bypass and CR. 17) International MasterEmory Tate LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! We are presenting to the Midwest, the Emory Tate Jr. Honorific Chess Extravaganza, to be held September 17, 2011, at the Elkhart Sports [...]
Posted in Belize, Central America, Drum Majors, Media Stories on Jul 8th, 2011 2 Comments »
GM Maurice Ashley has been to Belize three times in an attempt to help assist the nascent chess community in the Central American country. He recently penned an artice for ChessBase for their recent holding of their “Chess Olympiad”. The photo report showed a very enthusiastic group of chess players in all the pageantry that [...]
Posted in Drum Majors, Interviews, Media Stories, World Open on Jul 6th, 2011 No Comments »
Harlem, New York is the place where the “Harlem Renaissance” took place and where artistic expression flourished in the early 1900s. One hundred years later, artistry is still flourishing, but in this day and time, chess is the platform. St. Nicholas Park is known to many in the chess world as a place akin to [...]
Posted in Drum Majors, Scholastic, Tournaments, World Open on Jul 6th, 2011 5 Comments »
James Black , Jr. has already had a prodigious scholastic career and he was just coming off of a triple win at the National Youth Championships with three titles. So he went into the World Open with other young aspirants hoping to make an impact. Playing in the under-2400 section, the 12-year old has been [...]
Posted in Drum Majors, Scholastic, Tournaments on Jun 26th, 2011 4 Comments »
FM Kassa Korley scored his first IM norm with a strong showing at the New York International. The Duke-bound FM ended on 5.5/9 earning his first International Master norm and pushing his USCF rating to 2365. Korley scored 50% against six IMs and drew with GM Kidambi Sundararajan of India. He will have shots at [...]
Posted in Drum Majors, Media Stories, Scholastic, Videos on Apr 7th, 2011 2 Comments »
Posted in Drum Majors, Scholastic, Videos on Mar 9th, 2011 4 Comments »
Josh Colas had an interview with Jennifer Shahade and “Chess Scoop” where he talked about his progress as a player. Back in December, Josh broke the age record for a Black player reaching National Master. That record has been held broken several of times since Walter Harris (pictured right) was the first Black player to [...]
Posted in Drum Majors, Scholastic on Mar 1st, 2011 11 Comments »
Justus Williams was recently featured on “The Grio” for a candid interview. The young master gave homage to one of his sports heroes by referring to himself as the “Lebron James of chess.” Of course, Justus is not saying he is as good in chess as Lebron is in basketball, but the swagger, intensity and [...]
Posted in Caribbean, Drum Majors, Martinique on Feb 25th, 2011 1 Comment »
Olivier Mouëza informed The Chess Drum that GM Maurice Ashley is currently in Martinique as the guest of Ligue d’échecs de la Martinique (Chess League of Martinique). He will deliver a series of lectures and simultaneous exhibitions from Thursday, February 24 until Sunday, February 27th. Here is the schedule: Friday, February 25th: Ashley will visit [...]
Posted in Africa, Drum Majors, Zimbabwe on Feb 25th, 2011 12 Comments »
It has been almost nine years since IM Robert Gwaze won a gold medal by scoring a sizzling 9/9 at the 2002 Chess Olympiad. There has been question of his whereabouts and activities. Most of his fans would like to know what he is doing to pursue the Grandmaster (GM) title. Gwaze is currently in [...]
Posted in Africa, Caribbean, Drum Majors, Photos on Feb 10th, 2011 4 Comments »
February is “Black History Month” in the U.S. and each year people of African descent celebrate the accomplishments of their past and present. Blacks have storied histories in science, law, business, politics, arts and athletics. Most may not know or realize that Blacks also have a fairly rich (albeit recent) history in chess. Queen Nefertari [...]
Posted in Drum Majors, Scholastic on Jan 14th, 2011 8 Comments »
The Marshall Chess Club honors National Master Justus Williams Justus Williams is one of the brightest young stars on the scholastic chess scene. Williams is a 12-year old member of the U.S. All-American team and will be honored by the Marshall Chess Club for earning the rank of National Master. Williams is a standing member [...]
Posted in Drum Majors, Media Stories on Dec 23rd, 2010 2 Comments »
After the release of his ChessBase DVD, Grandmaster Maurice Ashley has recently released his latest project called MATCH for Maurice Ashley Teaches Chess. This application will run on the iPhone and can be downloaded for $4.99. The app is named after the famous CD “Maurice Ashley Teaches Chess” but has been upgraded with new training [...]
Posted in Drum Majors, Scholastic on Dec 17th, 2010 78 Comments »
Joshua Colas is no longer “JoshuKid”, his ICC moniker. He has grown up in chess. Last night at the Marshall Chess Club, he eclipsed the 2200 rating barrier after beating National Master Leonardo Martinez (2256). In doing so, he breaks the age record for youngest African-American, or generally speaking, Black player to reach National Master. [...]
Posted in Africa, Botswana, Drum Majors on Dec 14th, 2010 6 Comments »
Whatever happened to Robert Gwaze, the gold medal sensation at the 2002 Olympiad in Bled, Slovenia? Lately he was spotted in Botswana winning the Botswana Open International Chess tournament with an undefeated score. IM Robert Gwaze Photo from mmegi.bw. One of Africa’s brightest chess masters, Robert Gwaze of Zimbabwe, won the Botswana Open International Chess [...]
Posted in Drum Majors, Games on Nov 18th, 2010 14 Comments »
There may not be many players who can say they have a variation named after them, but International Master Emory Tate is one of them. With a fan base of cultist proportions, Tate has dazzled the chess arena for more than three decades with his tactical wizardry. What most may underestimate about Tate is the [...]
Posted in Drum Majors, Media Stories, Videos on Nov 17th, 2010 2 Comments »
What is Maurice Ashley doing these days? A lot of things. He’s not behind the board yet, but he was recently seen on the pages of New in Chess (2010/7). He penned an article about the World Chess Challenge, a match between Magnus Carlsen and the World. The world was led by a tripartite of [...]
Posted in Drum Majors, Games, Tactics Lab on Nov 16th, 2010 No Comments »
Posted in Drum Majors, Games, Videos on Oct 6th, 2010 5 Comments »
Since going into a self-imposed hiatus from tournament chess, GM Maurice Ashley has not rested on his laurels as arguably one of the games premier commentators. He has authored a couple of books, traveled the world promoting the virtues of chess and has recently released another DVD in partnership with chess software powerhouse, ChessBase. Ashley’s [...]
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