Archive for April 23rd, 2010

The Drum to beat in Africa!

Posted in Africa, Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania, The Chess Drum on Apr 23rd, 2010 6 Comments »

The Chess Drum’s Daaim Shabazz will arrive in Africa on May 12th with a contingent of faculty members from universities around the continental U.S. The group will visit a number of businesses, organizations and sites in South Africa (3 days), Kenya (5 days) and Tanzania (5 days). Shabazz hopes to be blogging from Africa and […]

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2010 Dubai Open

Posted in Dubai, Middle East, Venezuela on Apr 23rd, 2010 No Comments »

Dubai is a place of intrigue and marvel. A place of hopes and dreams… a chess paradise. It is the home of the world’s only seven-star hotel (pictured right) and the home of the opulent Dubai Chess & Culture Club. In the first week of April the club here hosted its 12th Dubai Open, an […]

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