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November 30, 2023
Hardaway gets 1st GM norm, clinches IM title
Brewington Hardway earned his first Grandmaster norm at the U.S. Masters in Charlotte. The 14-year-old had a blistering month of…
November 24, 2023
Odafe Efemuai… from Delta State to New York State
Odafe Benedict Efemuai is a long way from the Delta State region of Nigeria. The 2016 Nigerian champion has found…
November 11, 2023
When will the U.S. host a Chess Olympiad?
Back in 2002, The Chess Drum ran a short article by Dan Lucas that mentioned the U.S. possibly being the…
October 31, 2023
Classical Chess is still King… Here’s Why
In post-quarantine times, chess has returned to its classical roots, but quick chess has surged and even surpassed all forms…
October 5, 2023
Turks & Caicos on chess map!
Ian Wilkinson leaving the Women’s World Cup held in Australia. The Jamaicans made the round of 16.Photo courtesy of Ian…
September 30, 2023
“The Final Attack,” Chess Teachings of Emory Tate
FM Todd Andrews recently released a manual, The Final Attack a tribute to the lessons of International Master Emory Tate.…
September 23, 2023
After World Cup, Where is African Chess?
One month ago, African Chess was on display. Twenty-two of Africa’s finest chess players (17 Open and 5 Women) participated…
September 4, 2023
Aftermath of Niemann/Chess.com/Carlsen agreement
One week ago, Chess.com released a statement announcing the reinstatement of Hans Niemann on chess.com and an end to the…
August 25, 2023
Carlsen wins 2023 FIDE World Cup!
Magnus Carlsen added another accolade to his already storied career by winning the World Cup. He overcame a wonderful performance…
August 22, 2023
2023 FIDE World Cup: Semifinals/Finals
Praggnanandhaa beats Caruana, will play Carlsen in the Final! This World Cup tournament has been one of big upsets, but…
August 19, 2023
Battle of the Masters: NYC Blitz Chess Match!!
Greetings! I’m Inez Kelley, sister to Armand Kelley a member of the NYC chess community. For those who know, Armand…
August 18, 2023
2023 FIDE World Cup: Quarterfinals
Semifinals set… Carlsen-Caruana favorites… Goryachkina faces phenom We are winding down the World Cup and it’s been an exciting ride.…
August 16, 2023
Drum chats with FM Warren Elliott
The Chess Drum visited the Pan-Am Youth Chess Festival held in Chicago and was able to have a chat with…
August 15, 2023
Colorful vibes at Pan-American Youth Chess Festival
Players from around the western hemisphere are in Chicago for the 2023 Pan-American Youth Chess Festival. Delegations are coming from…
August 15, 2023
2023 FIDE World Cup: Round 5
Carlsen, Caruana through… four Indians make the quarterfinals In the fifth round of the World Cup, Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano…
August 14, 2023
2023 FIDE World Cup: Round 4
Favorites ousted (not Carlsen)… Indian prodigies soar There were some shocking outcomes at the 2023 World Cup with both Hikaru…
August 10, 2023
Capital City Open IV (Tallahassee, Florida)
Tallahassee hosted its fourth Capital City Open rapid tournament within the past year with Jacob Sperber leading the initiative. With…
August 9, 2023
2023 FIDE World Cup: Round 3
Top Three Seeds Go Through, but a Few Surprises In a trend where the youngest stars are shining at the…
August 5, 2023
2023 FIDE World Cup: Round 2
Gukesh: The New Indian #1 Lots of historic landmarks happened during the second round of the FIDE World Cup with…
August 2, 2023
2023 FIDE World Cup: Round 1
In a hall of great splendor, players from 86 countries have trekked to Baku, Azerbaijan for the 2023 FIDE World…
July 30, 2023
2023 World Cup (Baku, Azerbaijan)
The World Cup chess tournament will start tomorrow and all of the world’s biggest stars will assemble in Baku, Azerbaijan…
July 25, 2023
After 2023 World Open, a new chess era unfolding
A few weeks ago, Fidel Corrales Jimenez won the 2023 World Open with an undefeated 7.5/9 beating out eight others…
July 16, 2023
Regina Riberio to lead Brazil to Pan-Am Youth
The Renaissance Knights Chess Foundation, the International Chess School, the Confederation of Chess for America (CCA), and the US Chess…
July 15, 2023
“The Gift of Chess” nabs Namangale as Global Head
With an expanded vision, The Gift of Chess has appointed Susan Namangale as its Global Head. Russell Makofsky‘s vision to…
July 7, 2023
Brewington Hardaway gets 3rd/Final IM norm!
Brewington Hardaway (Twitter) In a span of seven months, Brewington Hardaway secured three norms for the title of International Master.…
July 6, 2023
2023 Women’s World Championship (Shanghai/ Chongqing, China)
2023 World Chess Championship Shanghai/Chongquing, China (July 4th-24th) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10…
July 1, 2023
Coming of Kings… Empowerment through Chess
“Teaching young men to be the leaders they were born to be” “Coming of Kings” is a community organization based…
June 27, 2023
Niemann’s $100m Lawsuit Dismissed… but stay tuned
Today a federal judge dismissed Hans Niemann’s $100 million lawsuit (amended twice) against several high-profile figures in the chess community.…
June 25, 2023
Peter Myers get 2nd term as Jamaica’s Prez!
Peter Myers has served as an officer in the Jamaica Chess Federation for more than 25 years and continues his…
June 18, 2023
James Canty chats with The Chess Drum
James Canty III entered the fraternity of chess streamers during the pandemic and has not looked back since. He also…
