Day: May 2, 2012

Daaim ShabazzMay 2, 2012
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New in Chess (2012/3)

The latest New in Chess has an intriguing story on Jose Raul Capablanca often dubbed “The Mozart of Chess”. The story recounts some of his competitions during his time in the U.S. and Europe. His 1919 Hasting and 1924 New York tournaments were mentioned. While it is a lengthy prose,…
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Daaim ShabazzMay 2, 2012
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I.S. 318 are (also) National Jr. Champions!

In what is an unprecedented even, IS-318 of Brooklyn, New York has won the National Jr. Chess Championship. This not their first national championship as they won the honor a couple of years back. However, they have made history by capturing both the National Jr. High and National High School…
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