Month: February 2012
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Drum Majors
Emory Tate book of selected games??
Air Force Sergeant Emory A. Tate, Jr., then stationed at Ft. Meade, Maryland accepting the first annual Haskell Small Award for taking individual honors at the 25th Annual Armed Forces Chess Championship Tournament. Tate won the tournament, which was held in Washington, D.C. from September 11-20 (1984), with a score…
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2012 Botswana 2nd Qualifiers
Tshenolo Maruatona sent the following press release from Botswana. He described the process as follows: The first qualifiers consists of a open tournament for all eligible players in the country. From that field the top 23 (plus defending champ) advance to 2nd qualifier. The final ten play for the National…
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Nakamura to vie for 2012 U.S. Crown
Nakamura seeks third U.S. Championship Title in St. Louis By Mike Wilmering February 22, 2012 Hikaru Nakamura will be in the strongest U.S. field in history. Photo by Fred Lucas. ST. LOUIS, February 22, 2012 — The fields are set for both the 2012 U.S. Championship and 2012 U.S. Women’s…
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Opinion/Editorials
Reflections… Black History of Chess
February is deemed “Black History Month” for the celebration of important figures in African Diaspora. Originally “Negro History Week” the commemoration was created by Carter G. Woodson in 1926 who wanted to honor the accomplishments of Blacks. The month has primarily focused on those born in America, but there are…
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Interviews
Fischer vs. Carlsen… will history repeat?
Bobby Fischer and Magnus Carlsen In the 1972 60 Minutes interview with Mike Wallace, then-championship challenger Bobby Fischer stated that he like to “crush a man’s ego”. He then played Boris Spassky for the World Chess Championship and beat the Soviet player mercilessly even after forfeiting the second game and…
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“Drum Beat” Vol. #1 launches!
The Chess Drum has introduced a new segment called “Drum Beat”. It is a video feature covering the latest news in chess around the world. In the inaugural half-hour segment, Daaim Shabazz gives a brief tour of the revamped home page, shows the latest Drum stories, takes a look at…
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Diamond continues streak!
2/17/2012 Immediate Press Release: Humble Chess Champion from Columbus, Ohio continues to lead by example! Diamond Shakoor, 11 year old Chess Genius from Columbus, Ohio makes history again in the Chess World! On Febuary 16, 2012, Diamond went 6-0 to win the Elementary District Chess Title for the 4th Consecutive…
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The Battle for “Migingo”
Report submitted by Kim Bhari, Chairman of Nairobi Chess Club.Event photos by Kim Bhari. Migingo Island is situated in the middle of Lake Victoria. For decades, this fishing village has been famous for a dispute between Kenya and Uganda over who owns sovereignty. Nairobi Chess Club continues to make waves…
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Opinion/Editorials
QR Codes coming to Chess!
Scan the code…where does it take you? 🙂 They look like crossword puzzles, but are powerful diagrams of pixels. They are called Quick Response (QR) codes and they are coming to chess soon. In chess we record moves by writing down algebraic notation with a pen or use an input…
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“The Drum Beat” is coming!
After 11 years, a strong rhythm stills beats at The Chess Drum. Apart from the slightly different look of the homepage, the site is currently planning to introduce a new video segment aptly named, “The Drum Beat”. The segment will report on the latest stories on popular websites, follow what…
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