Archive for July 9th, 2008

Rene’ Phillips: Victim or Victor?

Posted in Drum Majors, Opinion/Editorials on Jul 9th, 2008 40 Comments »

Rene’ Phillips (left) blitzing with Sulaiman Smith in Atlanta. Photo by Frank Johnson (shootfilm.net). There are many controversies in chess. Lately the chess world has had to address a number of cheating allegations of players who have tried to take advantage of the system. These players are often barred, suspended or expelled. However, another question […]

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Pre-Olympiad Quandary… Choosing the Team

Posted in Olympiad on Jul 9th, 2008 12 Comments »

If you are a fan following professional sports, you know that choosing national teams is a difficult process. There is always a question of who qualifies as it relates to nationality, skill level, experience, etc. Chess Olympiad teams are no different. The U.S. team was coming off of a disastrous 2002 Olympiad where they came […]

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