Archive for July 22nd, 2008

Kayin Barclay at FIDE Invitational

Posted in Drum Majors, USA on Jul 22nd, 2008 21 Comments »

Chicago native and Morehouse-bound Kayin Barclay is currently competing in the 13th North American Chess Association FIDE Invitational. This is his first closed norm tournament and he is looking to make a good showing. Barclay, a two-time Denker representative, is also attempting to get the requisite score to reach the 2200 USCF rating. The tournament […]

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Chess Fete at St. Nicholas Park!

Posted in Tournaments on Jul 22nd, 2008 8 Comments »

Battle in St. Nicholas Park. IM Alex Lenderman (center) giving “Clayton” blitz odds. Photo by Michael Williams. Chess Drum contributor Michael Williams sent this report about a trip to the famous St. Nicholas Park in Harlem New York. For those of you who don’t know, this park is famous in Black circles for being the […]

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