Day: October 25, 2008

Daaim ShabazzOctober 25, 2008
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WCC 2008: Kramnik has failed to break through

Vladimir Kramnik went into this highly-anticipated match with a reputation as a superb match player. While his reputation is more legend than fact (having lost several matches), he is the only player to have beaten Garry Kasparov in a match. Kramnik was actually a slight favorite in this match, but…
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Asia

Daaim ShabazzOctober 25, 2008
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The Rise of the “Asian Dragons,” Part 2

No… this is not an article about the southeast Asian economies (e.g., Singapore, Hong Kong, South Korea and Taiwan). It is an article about the rise of chess in the Asian region. Over the last 20 years, Asian has begun to assert itself and is producing a massive wave of…
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