Archive for April 2nd, 2017

Johnson (chess-coach.net) treks to Italy!

Posted in The Chess Drum on Apr 2nd, 2017 10 Comments »

Frank Johnson set out for the World Amateur Championship and found out that communicating with locals in Italy was not easy. He was also skittish about his “lamb” dinner. Such are “pain points” of traveling and this is Johnson’s third World Amateur event in Europe. Since 2009, he has run a successful Atlanta-based organization coach-chess.net […]

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Jamaican Chess launches 10-year plan

Posted in Caribbean, Jamaica, Politics, The Chess Drum on Apr 2nd, 2017 No Comments »

Jamaican Chess Federation President Ian Wilkinson has released a 10-year strategic plan in February detailing the charge forward. Included in the plan are securing a headquarters, establishing a Chess Hall-of-Fame, annual 960 chess tournaments and phasing out of local ratings for FIDE. Ian Wilkinson (President of Jamaican Chess Federation) The ultimate objectives of this “Ten-Year […]

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