December

• Exciting Highlights of 2004! (31 December 2004)
  
• African Juniors head to Zambia! (31 December 2004)
  
• January 2005 FIDE Rating list released! (31 December 2004)
  
• Tate torches GMs at North American Open! (30 December 2004)
  
• Orrin Hudson helps kick off the New Year! (30 December 2004)
  
• The Days that Sri Lankans warmed my Heart (30 December 2004)
  
• Zambian Mayor urges Chess in Schools (29 December 2004)
  
• 2004 Review of Jamaican Chess (28 December 2004)
  
• Stancil applies Kwanzaa principle to Chess (27 December 2004)
  
• January 1^st deadline approaches for HB tourney (27 December 2004)
  
• What's Eating Your Game? (22 December 2004)
  
• Sweden's Carlsson earns IM title! (22 December 2004)
  
• Bunmi Olape's photo essay at ChessBase.com! (20 December 2004)
  
• Simutowe  shines at GM Invitational (16 December 2004)
  
• Nigerian Chess looking up for Aikhoje (15 December 2004)
  
• The Jamaican "Magician" wins again! (15 December 2004)
  
• Why Nakamura's Victory is Good for Chess (9 December 2004)
  
• A Friend's Salute to Hikaru Nakamura (7 December 2004)
  
• 2005 U.S. Chess Championship: Nakamura wins! (6 December 2004)
  
• 2005 U.S. Chess Championship: Playoff Showdown! (5 December 2004)
  
• Ashley offers more incentives at HB Global tourney (2 December 2004)
  
• 2005 U.S. Chess Championship: Tracking Muhammad (1 December 2004)
  
• Bertram Scott  hosts USCF tourney in Jamaica! (1 December 2004)
  

• 2005 U.S. Chess Championship: Let the Games Begin! (24 November 2004)
  
• Simutowe to play in UTD Category X tourney! (24 November 2004)
  
• Wilkinson's book gets prime coverage in Jamaica!  (23 November 2004)
  
• 2004 Chess Olympiad: Reflections on the Mallorca Olympiad (22 November 2004)
  
• ChessCafe.com interviews Hikaru Nakamura (19 November 2004)
  
• 2005 U.S. Chess Championship, La Jolla, San Diego (19 November 2004)
  
• Video: Olympic Chess Foundation makes a difference! (17 November 2004)
  
• Remembering Walter Harris (17 November 2004)
  
• Byfield takes Jamaican Open! (17 November 2004)
  
• Muhammad to compete in U.S. Championship (15 November 2004)
  
• 2004 Chess Olympiad: A Different View (12 November 2004)
  
• Clarendon Chess Open: Pitterson wins! (6 November 2004)
  
• Vaughn Bennett launches OlympicChessDC.org! (6 November 2004)
  
• Calvià International draws Sweden's Carlsson (5 November 2004)
  
• Analysis of Drum Predictions for 36th Olympiad (5 November 2004)
  
• 2004 Chess Olympiad: Final Report  (4 November 2004)
  
• Five-Star Chess Championship in Jamaica! (4 November 2004)
  
• 2004 Chess Olympiad: Final Reports coming! (1 November 2004)
  
• 2004 Chess Olympiad: Ukraine and China bag Gold! (1 November 2004)
  

• 2004 Chess Olympiad: Battle for 2nd place begins (28 October 2004)
  
• 2004 Chess Olympiad: Historic Overtones in Today's Matches (23 October 2004)
  
• 2004 Chess Olympiad: Kobese shines for South Africa (21 October 2004)
  
• Did Peter Leko get bad advice? (21 October 2004)
  
• Zambia missed at Chess Olympiad in Spain (19 October 2004)
  
• 2004 Chess Olympiad: Ukraine beats Russia… maintains lead! (19 October 2004)
  
• 2004 Chess Olympiad: African and Caribbean Reports (17 October 2004)
  
• 2004 Chess Olympiad: Philip Corbin produces 24-move shocker!  (15 October 2004)
  
• Wilkinson releases "Magnificence in Bled" (12 October 2004)
  
• Denny to lead Barbados to Olympiad (10 October 2004)
  
• Pontus Carlsson lands in Spain! (7 October 2004)
  
• October 2004 FIDE Rating list released! (2 October 2004)
  
• Exciting news out of Jamaica! (2 October 2004)
  

September

• Sabrina Chevannes wins at UK Challenge! (28 September 2004)
  
• Kramnik-Leko Championship Match (26 September 2004)
  
• "Buddy Deal" offered at Ashley tourney (22 September 2004)
  
• GM Ashley announces $500,000 tournament!! (17 September 2004)
  
• India looking to medal at the 36th Olympiad (16 September 2004)
  
• ChessBase.com does feature on Jayel Taylor! (12 September 2004)
  
• "Clash of the Titans" begins on 18th" (12 September 2004)
  
• Nakamura's Olympiad snub hurts Chess (10 September 2004)
  
• Simutowe places joint 1st in SW Open! (10 September 2004)
  
• "Champion of Champions" for U.S. Qualification (10 September 2004)
  
• GM Ashley to make major announcement on 17th! (7 September 2004)
  
• Gata Kamsky to play in U.S. Championship! (7 September 2004)
  
• The Olympiad is Coming to The Chess Drum! (2 September 2004)
  
• Botswana's Olympiad Team all set! (2 September 2004)
  

• The Eye of the Tiger: Anand continues feasting on prey (25 August 2004)
  
• Orrin Hudson honored by Atlanta Braves! (24 August 2004)
  
• Chess Challenge in Seattle! (23 August 2004)
  
• Bobby Fischer Case: 1997 report documents Japanese Abuses (18 August 2004)
  
• Seven-Way Gridlock at "Stormy" U.S. Open (18 August 2004)
  
• Interview: Trevor Griffith of Barbados, Arbiter (16 August 2004)
  
• Jamaica KO semifinals set (16 August 2004)
  
• Gwaze finishes +4 in British Championship (14 August 2004)
  
• Think Like a Grandmaster (11 August 2004)
  
• Dexter Thompson wins Japan Rapids! (8 August 2004)
  
• Orrin Hudson featured on National Public Radio! (6 August 2004)
  
• Chicago's Kayin Barclay annotates! (4 August 2004)
  
• Trinidad's Ryan Harper barely misses IM norm (4 August 2004)
  
• Jamaican Chess on the Mark! (4 August 2004)
  
• Kobese wins South African Open with 10/11! (4 August 2004)
  
• Photo Essay : Pan-African chess wave hits Jamaica! (3 August 2004)
  

• Simutowe holds simultaneous exhibition in Jamaica! (30 July 2004)
  
• Pan-African chess wave hits Jamaica! (28 July 2004)
  
• Del Castilho wins Barbados Jr. Open! (18 July 2004)
  
• Opinion: The Bobby Fischer Dilemma (17 July 2004)
  
• Jere wins Zambian Championship! (17 July 2004)
  
• Jamaica to host Shabazz, Simutowe! (17 July 2004)
  
• "I-Robot" vs. Will Smith (16 July 2004)
  
• FM Sunil Weeramantry: Reflections on Libya (15 July 2004)
  
• 2004 FIDE WCC - FIDE forges ahead with New Champ (15 July 2004)
  
• 2004 FIDE WCC - Rustam Kasimdzhanov wins FIDE Crown! (13 July 2004)
  
• 2004 FIDE WCC - Libya sets high standards for tournament (9 July 2004)
  
• July 2004 FIDE Rating list released! (9 July 2004)
  
• Black Stars shine at the World Open (8 July 2004)
  
• Dr. Kimani Stancil: America's Newest Master? (8 July 2004)
  
• Stephen Muhammad Qualifies for U.S. Championship!  (7 July 2004)
  
• Results from the 2004 World Open (7 July 2004)
  
• 2004 World Open Information Center (10 July 2004)
  
• Kasparov: "To John Tobisch and the People of Jamaica!" (7 July 2004)
  
• African Genius: GM Talent in Kenya? (1 July 2004)
  
• 2004 FIDE WCC - The Struggle Continues! (1 July 2004)
  

June

• 2004 FIDE WCC - 16-year old Nakamura makes the "Sweet Sixteen" (25 June 2004)
  
• 2004 FIDE WCC - Invectives Continue to Swirl (22 June 2004)
  
• 2004 FIDE WCC - FIDE.com providing excellent coverage! (20 June 2004)
  
• Simutowe, Solomon set for World Championships (17 June 2004)
  
• Orrin Hudson blazing the "BeSomeone" trail! (14 June 2004)
  
• Get Ready for this year's World Open! (14 June 2004)
  
• Zeb Fortman featured in Kansas City Star  (13 June 2004)
  
• 2004 North American  & Caribbean Youth Chess Championship (10 June 2004)
  
• 2004 FIDE WCC - All Chess Roads Lead to Tripoli, Libya (6 June 2004)
  
• Does Speed Kill? Maybe Not! (4 June 2004)
  
• Denny wins 13th National Title!  (4 June 2004)
  
• "I Choose to Stay"  in Media Spotlight (3 June 2004)
  
• GM Ashley recharges "No Draw" issue (3 June 2004)
  
• Scholastic Stars flood Chicago Open! (2 June 2004)
  
• Nigeria's Adu blazes Chicago field! (2 June 2004)
  
• Ehlvest, Shabalov win Chicago Open (2 June 2004)
  

May

• Exciting Finalé on tap in Barbados!  (31 May 2004)
  
• "The Exterminator" wins Maryland Open! (29 May 2004)
  
• Farley takes lead as Denny upset! (25 May 2004)
  
• DC Chess making an Impact!  (24 May 2004)
  
• Jacob Wamala: Rising Star in the East  (24 May 2004)
  
• Ballom shines at All-Girls Tourney! (18 May 2004)
  
• Denny and Farley lead "Bajan" pack  (17 May 2004)
  
• Nigerian Olympian Star tries Chess! (16 May 2004)
  
• Jerry Bibuld announces World Amateur in South Africa (14 May 2004)
  
• New York scholastic players hot in Arizona! (11 May 2004)
  
• GM Ashley gives a "call-out" for a Talent Search (9 May 2004)
  
• Zambia's Chumfwa  wins Zone IV Tourney! (8 May 2004)
  
• 2004 Barbados National Championship (8 May 2004)
  
• Last Chance for Fresh Start? (8 May 2004)
  
• Chicago chess whiz launches jayeltaylor.com! (4 May 2004)
  
• Orrin Hudson gearing up for "Be Someone Day" (4 May 2004)
  

April

• GM Ashley discusses chess-athletics link (29 April 2004)
  
• Championship Chess in Africa! Libya affirms Commitment! (29 April 2004)
  
• Malaku Lorne wins spot on Jamaican team! (29 April 2004)
  
• Barbados' Girls Championships begin today! (24 April 2004)
  
• Domingos wins Angola's Ensa Cup! (19 April 2004)
  
• Howard University Chess Club chooses new board! (15 April 2004)
  
• Nigeria's Olape wins 'Friends' with Performance (14 April 2003)
  
• "Mysterious" Musings: When Good is Bad (13 April 2004)
  
• BFOC Reunion Bash in Chicago! (12 April 2004)
  
• Austrian IM visits Jamaica (12 April 2004)
  
• April 2004 FIDE Rating list released! (5 April 2004)
  
• Howard defeats Tuskegee 3-1 in Collegiate Showdown! (3 April 2004)
  
• FM Emory Tate in the Netherlands! (2 April 2004)
  

• Elliott wins his 3rd Jamaican Title! (31 March 2004)
  
• Who will be the 2004 Jamaican Champion?? (27 March 2004)
  
• Chess Cake adds sweetness to Polgar Opening (26 March 2004)
  
• Check out UrbanChess.com! (26 March 2004)
  
• 4-year old Jayel Taylor featured on CBS (25 March 2004)
  
• Elliott holds narrow lead  in Jamaican Championship  (21 March 2004)
  
• Seattle Chess Foundation markets Chess Education (17 March 2004)
  
• Muhammad a hit in Peachtree City (9 March 2004)
  
• IM Kevin Denny Returns! (8 March 2004)
  
• Orrin Hudson featured on CNN… book forthcoming! (8 March 2004)
  
• 2004 Jamaican National Championship (2 March 2004)
  
• IM Adu defeats Howard University 12-1 (2 March 2004)
  
• Three-Way tie for Black History Quiz #2! (2 March 2004)
  

• Chicago's Tony Gentry earns top honor! (29 February 2004)
  
• 2004 Jamaican National Schools Championships (27 February 2004)
  
• Simutowe in France for Cappelle LaGrande (27 February 2004)
  
• Opinion: The Death of International Chess (26 February 2004)
  
• A 4-year old prodigy in Chicago? (24 February 2004)
  
• "Mysterious" Middle Games (23 February 2004)
  
• GM Polgar visits Dallas' St. Phillips School! (22 February 2004)
  
• Take the Black History Chess Quiz #2! (20 February 2004)
  
• 11-year old Paaras Modi aces Black History Quiz! (19 February 2004)
  
• Peachtree City CC hosts Muhammad Simul! (19 February 2004)
  
• 2004 Jamaican National Championship (19 February 2004)
  
• Howard University to host IM Oladapo Adu! (16 February 2004)
  
• Can you say "Combinatorial Game Theory"? (15 February 2004)
  
• Players to Watch!  MEDINA PARRILLA & KAYIN BARCLAY (15 February 2004)
  
• The Chess Drum celebrates 3rd Anniversary!! (12 February 2004)
  
• FM Corbin wins 1st Barbados Qualifier (8 February 2004)
  
• Take the Black History Chess Quiz #1! (7 February 2004)
  
• Opinion: The Changing Face of Chess (6 February 2004)
  
• Disney to make "I Choose to Stay" into a movie! (6 February 2004)
  
• GM Ashley in "America: Beyond the Color Line" (5 February 2004)
  
• ChessBase.com does nice write-up on GM Ashley (4 February 2004)
  
• AF4C seeks to Nationalize Chess Agenda! (1 February 2004)
  

• Atlanta's M.L. King Tournament a rousing success!  (27 January 2004)
  
• Opinion: Is Chess a Game or a Sport? (26 January 2004)
  
• "GAME OVER: KASPAROV and THE MACHINE" (26 January 2004)
  
• Interesting Stories in Chess Media (26 January 2004)
  
• Women's Chess featured on Jamaican TV (25 January 2004)
  
• Jamaica's Shane Matthews Teaches! (25 January 2004)
  
• Update on the Chicago's Harper Court Controversy (22 January 2004)
  
• GM Maurice Ashley on PBS (18 January 2004)
  
• Matrix Reloaded? Parham Attack II (18 January 2004)
  
• New Star from Cape Town, South Africa! (14 January 2004)
  
• Simutowe explores Pattern Recognition (9 January 2004)
  
• Bassem Amin, Jamila Yougane take African Jr. Crowns (9 January 2004)
  
• The Chess Drum nominated for International Chess Awards (5 January 2004)
  
• January 2004 FIDE Rating list released! (4 January 2004)
  
• UTD upsets UMBC… wins Pan-Am Intercollegiate! (3 January 2004)