The Chess Drum’s Highlights of 2013!
We close the year 2013 on a high note. We have new World Champions… Magnus Carlsen and Hou Yifan. Thus, we have a new era is upon us and anticipation is brewing. What does this mean exactly? Will it translate to more exposure for chess? Will it mean more sponsors? Will it mean another “boom” in chess? These are interesting questions that will be answered in years to come. The year 2013 has set the stage for an exciting 2014. In previous years, we recounted a selection of the stories of the year. This year ALL of the stories of 2013 are below. Enjoy!
December
- ‘Life of a King’… new chess film (31 December 2013)
- Drama at 2013 World Youth (31 December 2013)
- 2013 North American Open (Las Vegas) (31 December 2013)
- Lennox Lewis back at Chess! (31 December 2013)
- GM N’Cho Joel Atse: Draughts Champion (31 December 2013)
- New in Chess (2013/8) (29 December 2013)
- Early Reactions to $1,000,000 Chess (28 December 2013)
- 2013 World Mind Games (Beijing, China) (19 December 2013)
- Russian chess attempts to reclaim glory (18 December 2013)
- Lebron James, the Chess Player? (17 December 2013)
- Nakamura wins London Chess Classic! (17 December 2013)
- GM Ashley: A $1,000,000 Response (15 December 2013)
- Follow the Drum Beat!! (14 December 2013)
- Rogelio Ortega: Afro-Cuban Maestro (14 December 2013)
- Ashley launches MillionaireChess… $1,000,000 Tourney! (12 December 2013)
- The Drum visits “Queen” Chess Exhibit (8 December 2013)
- Carlsson Chess Training! (7 December 2013)
- Things heating up at World Team ’13!! 3 December 2013)
November
- 2013 World Team Championship (Antalya, Turkey) (29 November 2013)
- WCC2013-10: Magnus is King! (22 November 2013)
- WCC2013-9: Blunder puts champion at brink (22 November 2013)
- Orrin Hudson in India @FWCM2013 (19 November 2013)
- WCC2013-8: Anand opts for Berlin… no dice (19 November 2013)
- WCC2013-7: Anand whiffs with white (19 November 2013)
- WCC2013-6: Carlsen wins… two-point bulge (16 November 2013)
- Alphas host GM Ashley in Cleveland (16 November 2013)
- WCC2013-5: Carlsen squeezes win! (16 November 2013)
- WCC2013-4: Gladiator Battle Drawn! (14 November 2013)
- WCC2013-3: Tiger lets prey escape (12 November 2013)
- Chess Legend Charles Lawton on NPR (11 November 2013)
- Well-Wishes to Filipino Chess Family (11 November 2013)
- WCC2013-2: The Caro-Kann Can’t (10 November 2013)
- WCC2013-1: “Damp Squib” in first game (9 November 2013)
- Jerry Bibuld, chess activist (1928-2013) (7 November 2013)
- 2013 World Chess Championship (Anand vs. Carlsen) (6 November 2013)
- November 2013 FIDE Ratings (3 November 2013)
- November New in Chess (2013/7) (3 November 2013)
- Michael Jordan: Lessons for Chess (1 November 2013)
- Mellace wins ’13 Jamaican Open (1 November 2013)
October
- Match of the Century! Anand vs. Carlsen (31 October 2013)
- 8th Annual “Bum Rush the Boards” (30 October 2013)
- Zambia’s Bwalya wins Airtel Chess Challenge (24 October 2013)
- “64 Squares” rap touts HHCF themes (20 October 2013)
- 1st “Armaggedon” at African Chess Lounge (15 October 2013)
- 2013 Lagos Chess Classic (Lagos, Nigeria) (12 October 2013)
- Wilkinson at 84th FIDE Congress (12 October 2013)
- Alpha Phi Alpha promotes Scholastic Chess (11 October 2013)
- Ilyumzhinov announces re-election bid (8 October 2013)
- Kasparov seeks FIDE Presidency! (7 October 2013)
- Doggers on Chess.com/ChessVibes buyout (7 October 2013)
- Ballantyne seeks ’13 WYCC bid in UAE (1 October 2013)
September
- Reflections of 2013 Sinquefield Cup (28 September 2013)
- Black wins CIS Rapid in Central Park! (27 September 2013)
- Fighting Crime with Chess (26 September 2013)
- Chevannes’ U.S. tour a smash… eclipses 2200 (22 September 2013)
- FM Ronald Simpson: 1960-2013 (21 September 2013)
- HOU YIFAN REGAINS TITLE! (20 September 2013)
- New in Chess (2013/6) (19 September 2013)
- San Francisco street chess banned! (19 September 2013)
- Drum Interviews at ’13 Sinquefield Cup (17 September 2013)
- 2013 Sinquefield Cup: Round #6 (16 September 2013)
- 2013 Sinquefield Cup: Round #5 (15 September 2013)
- 2013 Sinquefield Cup: Round #4 (13 September 2013)
- 2013 Sinquefield Cup: Round #3 (11 September 2013)
- 2013 Sinquefield Cup: Round #2 (11 September 2013)
- 2013 Women’s World Championship (Taizhou, China) (10 September 2013)
- 2013 Sinquefield Cup: Round #1 (10 September 2013)
- 2013 Sinquefield Cup (St. Louis, USA) (8 September 2013)
- 2013 Florida State Championship (6 September 2013)
- Jamaica’s Powell gets FM title posthumously (5 September 2013)
August
- 2013 World Cup: Finals (29 August 2013)
- Kramnik vs. Andreikin in Cup Final (29 August 2013)
- 2013 World Cup: Semifinals (26 August 2013)
- Hamdouchi is French Champion! (24 August 2013)
- 2013 World Cup: Round #5 (23 August 2013)
- 2013 World Cup: Round #4 (20 August 2013)
- 1st IM Norm for Justus! (20 August 2013)
- 12-year old Rachel Miller earns FIDE title! (19 August 2013)
- 2013 World Cup: Round #3 (17 August 2013)
- 2013 World Cup: Round #2 (14 August 2013)
- 2013 World Cup: Round #1 (12 August 2013)
- Gillian Bwalya at World Cup (11 August 2013)
- 2013 World Chess Cup (Tromsø, Norway) (10 August 2013)
- Egypt’s Adly denied travel to World Cup! (7 August 2013)
- 2013 World Chess Cup less than a week away! (4 August 2013)
- Quesada wins strong Southern Open (1 August 2013)
July
- Justus prevails… U.S. Cadet Champion! (23 July 2013)
- 2013 U.S. Cadet Championship (20 July 2013)
- “Train for Thought” holds 1st Tourney (19 July 2013)
- 2013 DSK Chess Championship (S. Africa) (19 July 2013)
- World Open shines in new home (16 July 2013)
- Kasparov’s impact on African Chess (15 July 2013)
- New in Chess (2013/4) (13 July 2013)
- Sabrina Chevannes releases new book! (11 July 2013)
- Inside look at Ghana Chess (11 July 2013)
- New Nakamura Interview! (6 July 2013)
- Kasparov in Kenya! (5 July 2013)
June
- Shabazz carries beat to Ghana! (24 June 2013)
- Short wins Tanzanian Open! (18 June 2013)
- GM denounces Cuban “Chess Mafia” (13 June 2013)
- Emojong becomes East Africa’s 1st IM! (12 June 2013)
- Cuba’s Oleiny Linares making strides! (9 June 2013)
- Kasparov bolts Russia! (6 June 2013)
- Cuba’s Dominguez breaks through in Greece! (5 June 2013)
- 2013 Tal Memorial (Moscow, Russia) (5 June 2013)
- Justus Williams wins U.S. Junior Open! (3 June 2013)
- Follow the Drum Beat! (2 June 2013)
- June 2013 FIDE Ratings (1 June 2013)
May
- BeSomeone’s Spring Fundraiser!! (31 May 2013)
- Robson edges Friedel, Mitkov @ ’13 Chicago Open (30 May 2013)
- New in Chess (2013/3) (29 May 2013)
- Amin, Wafa… 2013 African Champions!! (29 May 2013)
- 2013 Tanzania Open… GM Short confirmed! (23 May 2013)
- Orrin Hudson’s 50th birthday chess event (23 May 2013)
- Detroit Chess revs up Motor City (22 May 2013)
- Adu: Nigerian chess neglected (22 May 2013)
- Shoker wins subzonal 4.2…Emojong stars (20 May 2013)
- 2013 African Championships (Tunis, Tunisia) (20 May 2013)
- Reflections of 2013 U.S. Championship (18 May 2013)
- Drum Interviews at ’13 U.S. Champs (17 May 2013)
- Kamsky, Krush… 2013 U.S. Champions! (14 May 2013)
- 2013 U.S. Championships (Round #9) (13 May 2013)
- 2013 U.S. Championships (Round #8) (12 May 2013)
- 2013 U.S. Championships (Round #7) (11 May 2013)
- 2013 U.S. Championships (Round #6) (10 May 2013)
- HHCF visits Innovative Concept Academy! (9 May 2013)
- Kamsky, Krush lead at the break (9 May 2013)
- 2013 U.S. Championships (St. Louis) (3 May 2013)
April
- 2013 Jamaica Championship (27 April 2013)
- 2013 Heroes Cup (Barbados) (27 April 2013)
- Solomon returns to S. Africa for simul (26 April 2013)
- HHCF “Live the Game” Series in St. Louis! (26 April 2013)
- 2013 FIDE Grand Prix (Switzerland) (20 April 2013)
- Diamond in the Rough… Discovered! (11 April 2013)
- Spring Break Tourney in Orlando! (11 April 2013)
- Queen of Katwe battles Kasparov! (6 April 2013)
- 2013 CARIFTA Juniors (Jamaica) (4 April 2013)
- Dr. Kimani Stancil @ FSU Colloquim (2 April 2013)
- World Candidates 2013-14: It’s Carlsen! (1 April 2013)
March
- World Candidates 2013-13: Tied again! (31 March 2013)
- ’13 World Candidates down to wire!! (30 March 2013)
- HHCF @ Harvard University! (30 March 2013)
- New in Chess (2013/2) (30 March 2013)
- “Nacho” Pérez is Washington Champ! (30 March 2013)
- World Candidates 2013-12: Carlsen shocked! (30 March 2013)
- World Candidates 2013-11: Kramnik 1/2-point out! (28 March 2013)
- World Candidates 2013-10: Three-horse race! (27 March 2013)
- World Candidates 2013-9: Carlsen in 1st (25 March 2013)
- World Candidates 2013-8: Kramnik is coming! (24 March 2013)
- World Candidates 2013-7: Near Misses (23 March 2013)
- Kids gain “Train of Thought”! (22 March 2013)
- Smith working magic in Birmingham (22 March 2013)
- World Candidates 2013-6: Carlsen, Aronian win (21 March 2013)
- GZA’s CD box set includes a chess set! (21 March 2013)
- World Candidates 2013-5: Four Exciting Draws (20 March 2013)
- Be Someone 2013 Spring Break Camp! (19 March 2013)
- World Candidates 2013-4: Carlsen surges! (19 March 2013)
- World Candidates 2013-3: More fire!! (17 March 2013)
- World Candidates 2013-2: Blood is Drawn! (17 March 2013)
- World Candidates 2013-1: Peaceful Beginnings (16 March 2013)
- 2013 World Championship Candidates (London) (15 March 2013)
- Chevannes’ new ChessBase DVD! (13 March 2013)
- Ashley’s “Retrograde Analysis” (12 March 2013)
- HHCF theme rapper T-KASH drops song… and weight! (11 March 2013)
- 2013 Zambian National Championships (10 March 2013)
- Notes on 2013 World Candidates (10 March 2013)
- Is James Black the 2nd Stephen Muhammad? (9 March 2013)
- Josh Colas on Blindfold! (8 March 2013)
- Uganda announces new Cabinet! (6 March 2013)
- New in Chess (2013/1) (1 March 2013)
February
- The Chess Works of Jerome Bibuld (24 February 2013)
- Ashley on Black Bear School of Chess (22 February 2013)
- 2013 Botswana National Championship (22 February 2013)
- Chess in Togo! (22 February 2013)
- Brooklyn Castle: A Tribute to Chess Parents (14 February 2013)
- Happy Birthday! 12 years for The Chess Drum! (12 February 2013)
- Rare Chess Images in Black History (10 February 2013)
- ‘Brooklyn Castle’ at NAACP Image Awards (3 February 2013)
- The Obama (Chess) Challenge (1 February 2013)
- Tate @ the 2013 North American Open (1 February 2013)
January
- What’s next for Carlsen? (29 January 2013)
- HHCF’s Bishop Chronicles… off the hook! (29 January 2013)
- 2013 John Powell Open (Jamaica) (26 January 2013)
- Gray wins Margaret Prince Memorial! (25 January 2013)
- 2013 Airfficiency Open (Botswana) (24 January 2013)
- Carlsen still holds lead at Tata ’13 (21 January 2013)
- 3-way tie at Tata ’13 after four (16 January 2013)
- Uganda to hold 11 events in ’13 (13 January 2013)
- Barbados releases 2013 Calendar! (12 January 2013)
- New in Chess (2012/8) (11 January 2013)
- London: Chess’ New Linares? (11 January 2013)
- 2012 Cameron Open (Jamaica) (10 January 2013)
- Follow The Beat! (4 January 2013)
- 2013 Tata Steel Chess (Wijk aan Zee) (4 January 2013)
- Endgame Survival Training #4 (4 January 2013)
- Morris Giles, Chicago Legend: 1953-2012 (3 January 2013)
- January 2013 FIDE Ratings (2 January 2013)
- Endgame Survival Training #3 (1 January 2013)
That’s a total of 197 posts in 12 months averaging about 16 a month! Wow! There’s something to aspire to. How many years has The Chess Drum completed now?
It’s almost years at close to 190 posts per year. Had 215 last year.
It should be exactly 200 posts. Sometimes I forget to include a few in that table. I’ll check later.