Month: October 2012

  • Daaim ShabazzOctober 6, 2012
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    Join “1000 Likes” Fundraiser!

    Dear Chess Community, The Chess Drum is launching a “1000 LIKES” Fall fundraising campaign to reach 1000 Facebook “Likes”, 1000 Twitter followers and US$1000 in funds raised. The funds will go toward a site renovation project destined for the 12th anniversary of the website February 2013. Over the years The…

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  • Media Stories
    Daaim ShabazzOctober 5, 2012
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    The Rise of Fabiano Caruana

    Seems like a short while ago when a rising star emerged. Here is a 10-year old FM Fabiano Caruana playing at 2003 Foxwoods Open (Connecticut, USA). Photo by Daaim Shabazz. Fabiano Caruana has quietly risen to #8 on the FIDE rating list at 2772. There is suddenly a lot of…

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  • Daaim ShabazzOctober 3, 2012
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    2012 Botswana Open

    Kelvin Chumfwa Wins BOTSWANA OPEN 2012 with 9.5/11 edging out FM Gillian Bwalya who finished on equal 9.5/11. The winner’s medal went to Chumfwa who beat Gillian in round 8 though they shared the prize money equally. Kelvin beat Linus Katebe who finished on 8.5/11 and Gillian had to work…

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  • Daaim ShabazzOctober 3, 2012
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    October 2012 FIDE Ratings

    In the post-Olympiad era, several strong tournaments are in progress, but won’t be reflected on the FIDE list until next month. However there will be significant changes. There were slight changes in the October 2012 list, but Magnus Carlsen (2843) still leads the pack with Levon Aronian (2821, +5) in…

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