Archive for November 24th, 2018

2018 World Chess Championship: Game #11

Posted in Matches, Media Stories, Norway, The Chess Drum, USA, World Championships on Nov 24th, 2018 1 Comment »

2018 World Chess ChampionshipHolborn, London, England (November 9th-28th) Game 11 Carlsen ½-½ Caruana Match Score: 5½-5½ Official Site: https://worldchess.com/ 2018 World Chess Championship: Game 11 Saturday, 24 November 2018 Match still drawn after 11 games… Will tomorrow bring us a fierce battle or peaceful draw?? Today was a slow day and had the fans and […]

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Ashley on Trevor Noah on Chess

Posted in Drum Majors, Interviews, Media Stories, The Chess Drum on Nov 24th, 2018 No Comments »

In case you didn’t see it, Grandmaster Maurice Ashley made an appearance on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, the South African comedian known for his biting, politically-charged satire. Ashley had tweeted his appearance on the show and showed his excitement. Certainly chess would be at the center of the discussion. Chess has struggled to […]

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Ju Wenjun beats Lagno retains title!

Posted in China, FIDE, Matches, Media Stories, Russia, The Chess Drum, World Championships on Nov 24th, 2018 3 Comments »

2018 Women’s World Chess ChampionshipNovember 8th-28th, 2018 (Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia) FINAL (Ju Wenjun vs. Kateryna Lagno)   Flag 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 pts. Ju 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 – – – 4½ Lagno 1 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 0 – – – 2½ […]

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