Archive for January 1st, 2012

The Chess Drum’s Highlights of 2011!

Posted in Media Stories on Jan 1st, 2012 No Comments »

We are into a new year today. This year we will see the Olympics in London and in chess we will have the Olympiad in Turkey. Last year was one full of excitement. There were breakthroughs for players and invigoration of top-level events. At The Chess Drum, there was a plethora of events covering international […]

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Cuba: A Chess Wonderland

Posted in Caribbean, Cuba on Jan 1st, 2012 5 Comments »

There has been an U.S. economic embargo against Cuba since 1961. This means there are no formal trade relations between the two countries. However, Coca-Cola, M&Ms and TV programs such as “Friends” are seen there… perhaps through a maze of third-party relationships. Fortunately, art forms like chess are not bound by such restrictions. It is […]

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