Posted in Media Stories, Scholastic on Jul 25th, 2011 10 Comments »
The story of Dyhemia Young has become well-known. After surviving a turbulent lifestyle as a runaway and moving in and out of foster homes, the 15-year old may have received a turn in fortune when her mentor Adisa Banjoko encouraged her to find consolation in the game of chess. Banjoko, who founded the Hip-Hop Chess [...]
Posted in Media Stories, Scholastic on Jul 23rd, 2011 16 Comments »
Dyhemia Young has overcome many hardships, but beams at the chance to play in the Polgar Invitational. Photo by Sheila George. With the story of Vanita Young of Philadelphia already fresh in the news, Dyhemia Young (unrelated) will be joining her at the Polgar Invitational in Lubbock, Texas. While the stories are not to be [...]
Posted in Scholastic on Jul 18th, 2011 21 Comments »
At the recently-ended 2011 World Open in Philadelphia, James Black, Jr. had calculated that he had barely eclipsed the 2200 barrier, but the calculations from the USCF online rating application were perhaps inaccurate. However, there is no doubt now since Black broken one of the highest barriers in chess. Call me “Master Black” By earning [...]
Posted in Scholastic on Jul 16th, 2011 7 Comments »
Diamond Shakoor will be heading to Lubbock, Texas to compete in the 8th Annual Susan Polgar Girl’s Invitational to compete for glory and perhaps scholarships. During the Heritage Concert Series, radio personality Warren Stevens ran into Diamond and father, Abdul Shakoor and spoke to the talented 10-year old. The two spoke to Stevens about her [...]
Posted in Hip-Hop, Scholastic on Jul 12th, 2011 3 Comments »
This is the second year of HHCF keeping it real in Norfolk, Virginia by providing free chess camp to any and all kids in the city and surrounding areas. We have 160 kids signed up but with only enough sets to play 20 kids at a time we are rotating through. Today was Day 1 [...]
Posted in Scholastic on Jul 11th, 2011 12 Comments »
During the World Open, I was given a June 17th article about a young lady and was told that she was walking around the tournament hall. I missed the story while in Ghana, but was fortunate to learn of it in time to publicize her story. It is yet another one of the success stories [...]
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 Scholastic on Jun 29th, 2011 1 Comment »
There is an excellent article in the New York Times online by Dylan McClain. It is perhaps the most candid article written about James Black, Jr. who is on the verge of earning his Master’s title in chess. The article is not about chess as much as it is a story of Black’s triumph over [...]
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 Scholastic on Mar 4th, 2011 14 Comments »
As James Black, Jr. climbs the rating ladder, he is finding that earning the last 100 points is the toughest. Black has been as high as 2174 (now 2155) and is now making a push to earn the coveted Master’s title. He will be the most recent of the “Big Three” to earn the ranking. [...]
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 Scholastic on Feb 18th, 2011 19 Comments »
Diamond Abdus-Shakoor shining with her championship smile! Diamond Abdus-Shakoor made history recently after winning the Columbus City Schools Elementary District Championships in Ohio. She went 6-0 in the K-5 section. Diamond went 6-0 K-5th grade. This makes the first time in the 25-year history that a player has accomplished this feat. She will prepare to [...]
Posted in Scholastic on Feb 4th, 2011 1 Comment »
We are proud to announce our Spring Break Chess Camp. This year’s camp will be held from April 4-8th, 2011. The camp is from 9am – 3pm everyday. Campers are welcome to stay later for the free session. Registration will open February 7, 2011 at chess-coach.net. There will be a limited amount of scholarships available. [...]
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 Scholastic on Jan 12th, 2011 1 Comment »
10th Annual M.L. King Holiday Tournament Saturday, January 15, 2011 The New Schools at Carver 55 McDonough Blvd SE, Atlanta GA 30315 Open to: All scholastic players in grades K-12 Format: Five rounds. 30 minutes per player per game. Individual/Team Swiss System pairings. In the non-rated sections we will attempt to pair players as close [...]
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 Scholastic on Dec 13th, 2010 22 Comments »
Guy Colas told The Chess Drum that there was an intense focus that his son Josh Colas had before the National K-12 Championships in Orlando, Florida. “As you know Josh never reveals his emotion which is why he is liked so much. However, I can tell when he’s pumped.” The proud father mentioned before the [...]
Posted in Scholastic, Videos on Dec 2nd, 2010 5 Comments »
Orrin C. Hudson has been championing the cause of chess since 2000 when he founded Besome, Incorporated. He story is well know and he has graced the covered of major magazines and been on a number of news programs to explain his mission. One of the mission is to train 1,000,000 kids in his trademark [...]
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