Day: September 12, 2015

Daaim ShabazzSeptember 12, 2015
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2015 World Chess Cup: Round #1

2015 World Chess CupSeptember 10th-October 4th, 2015 (Baku, Azerbaijan)Match Scores (Round #1) Bracket 1 1 Topalov, V BUL 2-0 Adu, O NGR 2 Zhigalko, S BLR 3-1 Bukavshin, I RUS 3 Wang Hao CHN 2½-1½ Perunovic, M SRB 4 Lu Shanglei CHN 2½-1½ Moiseenko, A UKR 5 Radjabov, T AZE…
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Daaim ShabazzSeptember 12, 2015
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Watch Kassa Korley’s Banter Blitz!

IM Kassa Korley has begun posting “Banter Blitz” sessions on his YouTube channel. Banter Blitz is a relatively recent phenomena that players have been taping on chess24. The New York native has taped a few sessions of his blitz encounters in which he gives commentary during the games. Very interesting!
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Daaim ShabazzSeptember 12, 2015
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Interview with WGM Jennifer Shahade

The Chess Drum caught up with WGM Jennifer Shahade during the 2015 Sinquefield Cup in a very short interview. While she has played in a number of U.S. Championships (winning two women’s titles), she primarily is known as a chess promoter and commentator. She is a fixture on commentary teams…
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