Archive for July 8th, 2017

Zimbabwe’s Mandizha gets 2nd GM norm!

Posted in Africa, Drum Majors, Media Stories, The Chess Drum, Zimbabwe on Jul 8th, 2017 6 Comments »

Farai Mandizha (Zimbabwe)Photo by David Llada Over the years, IM Farai Mandizha has made strides since coming from Zimbabwe nearly a decade ago. Initially, he developed a reputation for his blitz skills, but as he developed a plan for earning his titles, he focused more on incremental improvements. In this time he has earned his […]

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2017 World Open (Philadelphia, USA)

Posted in Media Stories, The Chess Drum, Tournaments, World Open on Jul 8th, 2017 6 Comments »

The premier chess event in America was held July 4th weekend beginning on June 30th in the iconic place of the country’s founding. Philadelphia is known for many things… Declaration of Independence, Rocky movie series, cheese steaks and soul music. For the past three decades, it has also become an institution in chess. The World […]

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