Posted in The Chess Drum on Feb 12th, 2011 24 Comments »
For the past ten years, I have attempted to make contributions to the chess community by covering worldwide events and maintaining standards of responsible journalism. Of course there will always be improvements to be made, but it has been a very interesting decade. Being able to give talented young players inspiration is extremely important in [...]
Posted in Africa, Kenya, The Chess Drum on May 25th, 2010 1 Comment »
On May 17th, I arranged with Kenyan players to visit Kenya’s Checkmates Chess Club. I had come to Nairobi from Johannesburg and posted on the Kenyan Forum that I was in town. After e-mail and phone call exchanges, both Mehul Gohil and Kim Bhari came to pick me up from the Stanley Sarova Hotel on [...]
Posted in Africa, Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania, The Chess Drum on Apr 23rd, 2010 6 Comments »
The Chess Drum’s Daaim Shabazz will arrive in Africa on May 12th with a contingent of faculty members from universities around the continental U.S. The group will visit a number of businesses, organizations and sites in South Africa (3 days), Kenya (5 days) and Tanzania (5 days). Shabazz hopes to be blogging from Africa and [...]
Posted in The Chess Drum on Feb 15th, 2010 5 Comments »
The Chess Drum celebrated its 9th year in existence on February 12th. I have just posted a commemorative video for the 9th Anniversary of The Chess Drum. Below is the 15-minute version. Enjoy! The Chess Drum… Keeping the Beat for Nine Years!
Posted in The Chess Drum on Feb 12th, 2010 10 Comments »
Another year has elapsed. How time goes! The Chess Drum has now been in existence for nine years and has since served as the primary reservoir for content featuring players of African descent. Of course, the site also covers important event and has a worldwide audience in over 200 countries and territories with over 8,000 [...]
Posted in The Chess Drum on Jan 1st, 2010 1 Comment »
The year of 2009 has come to a close. We end on the note of knowing that the world crown is unified and there will be a consistent cycle for the foreseeable future. There were a number of bright young stars to emerge from diverse countries. We also have a new #1 player. Lots of [...]
Posted in Germany, The Chess Drum on Apr 23rd, 2009 5 Comments »
The Chess Drum’s Daaim Shabazz was interviewed by Dr. Rene Gralla for Neues Deutschland and ChessBase (Germany). The interviewed broached a number of subjects including the origins of The Chess Drum, impact of President Barack Obama on chess, or the “Obama Effect,” hip-hop chess, Black masters, Bernard Parham’s 2.Qh5, women’s chess, Black celebrities in chess. [...]
Posted in Photos, The Chess Drum, USA, Videos on Feb 12th, 2009 8 Comments »
Another year has passed for The Chess Drum, one of the mainstays of chess coverage on the Internet. The idea of the site is to highlight the accomplishments of players of the African Diaspora, but the diverse content is designed to show the universality of chess. The face of chess is changing and chess media [...]
Posted in Drum Majors, The Chess Drum, USA on Feb 8th, 2009 1 Comment »
In commemoration of Black History Month, The Chess Drum features a quiz provided by Life Master Dr. Shearwood McClelland III. Perhaps this quiz is more “African-American” history in that it is almost totally confined to U.S. players. Of course Black history would encompass the entire Diaspora of Africa. However, this ten-point quiz is a testament [...]
Posted in Media Stories, The Chess Drum on Dec 31st, 2008 No Comments »
As we close the curtain on the year 2008, there were some interesting such as the Beijing Olympics, the global financial crisis and the U.S. Presidential campaign of Barack Obama and John McCain. In terms of chess developments, there was the World Championship (Anand vs. Kramnik), the Olympiad in Dresden and the usual controversies surrounding [...]
Posted in Interviews, Olympiad, The Chess Drum, Tournaments on Nov 28th, 2008 4 Comments »
GM Pontus Carlsson (Sweden) Photo by Daaim Shabazz. GM Pontus Carlsson (Sweden) – Carlsson was Sweden’s 16th GM and the second Black player to earn the coveted GM title. In this interview, he gives a candid interview about the Olympiad, rule changes, his career and his future. Carlsson always speaks candidly on issues and if [...]
Posted in Olympiad, The Chess Drum, Tournaments on Nov 11th, 2008 6 Comments »
The Dresden Olympiad is here and there have been a lot of changes since the last biennial tournament. Armenia took the men’s gold while the Ukraine took the women’s gold in a tournament marked by the rise of the Chinese men (2nd) and the fall of the Russians (6th). This year, these two nations will [...]
Posted in Media Stories, The Chess Drum, World Open on Jul 8th, 2008 1 Comment »
Over the years, the World Open has been a reunion of sorts and it serves as the best social networking chess event in the land. At the tournament, one may notice all types of chess paraphanelia including monogrammed boards from various tournaments, engraved chess clocks and of course the ubiquitous t-shirt. This is basic attire [...]
Posted in Media Stories, The Chess Drum, Tournaments, World Open on Jun 23rd, 2008 2 Comments »
Get your authentic Chess Drum t-shirt and support a noble cause. I will carry to the World Open a limited amount… perhaps about 20-25 black and several whites. Your support will help further chess not only for the benefit of the African Disapora, but for the advancement of chess worldwide. Let me know your name, [...]
Posted in Asia, China, Media Stories, The Chess Drum on Mar 2nd, 2008 31 Comments »
China: The old and newPhoto by Daaim Shabazz. Ni Hao! (means “hello” in Chinese) I’m in Shanghai now. We’re 14 13 hours ahead of EST time. I am here as part of a university delegation, but I will certainly look out for chess. I’m going to Shanghai University and I believe either Bu Xianghzi or [...]
Posted in Media Stories, The Chess Drum, Videos on Feb 12th, 2008 9 Comments »
It all started with the page on the right. A crude banner, a few news stories, ugly diagrams, BUT a lot of good intentions. Seven years later, The Chess Drum has grown… and grown… and grown. Now at 6000 pages, the site has become a recognizable member of the chess community and provides an example [...]
Posted in Media Stories, The Chess Drum on Feb 10th, 2008 No Comments »
In commemoration of Black History Month and the 7th anniversary of The Chess Drum, I present to you “Drum Classics,” a presentation of images of chess events that may have been long forgotten. Over the years chess has become more accessible to people far and wide, but the manner in which chess touches millions are [...]
Posted in Media Stories, The Chess Drum on Dec 31st, 2007 No Comments »
Major Events 2007 World Cup Chess Championship (Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia) (29 November 2007) 2007 World Chess Championship (Mexico City) (15 September 2007) 2007 African Individual Championships (Winhoek, Namibia) (1 September 2007) 2007 U.S. Open (Cherry Hill, New Jersey) (1 August 2007) 9th All-Africa Games (Algiers, Algeria) (17 July 2007) 2007 World Open (Valley Forge, USA) (22 June [...]
Posted in Media Stories, Opinion/Editorials, The Chess Drum on Jul 14th, 2007 44 Comments »
Back in June, I had an exchange with International Master Javier Gil, the creator of the website, Chessnia.com. I first visited this site in 2001 and remember writing him to ask if he would consider changing the fluorescent blue background of his site. He had interesting content, but it was very difficult to read for a long [...]
Posted in The Chess Drum on Jun 19th, 2007 Comments Off
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