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Tournaments
Lenhert wins Capital City Chess Open II
The Capital City Open II attracted 31 local players to Tallahassee, Florida in three sections. Florida State University professor Dr. Steven Lenhert won his second consecutive tournament despite losing to Richard Kennedy. The top section had five players, but under-1600 represented 25 players! This is the largest Tallahassee tournament in…
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Drum Majors
2nd IM norm for Brewington Hardaway!
Just one month ago, we announced Brewington Hardaway’s 1st norm for the International Master title. Well… he has earned a second and will need to earn a norm in a Swiss format. This is a new regulation to reduce the chances of earning norms in unethical ways. FM Brewington HardawayPhoto…
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In the News
Black History Month 2023 – A Chess Tribute
Greetings everyone!This year’s Black History Month will feature a video commemoration recounting the importance of the month-long celebration, some key moments in history, and also thoughts about why championing chess in the Black community is important to the growth of the sport/game. Part of the success of chess will come…
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The Chess Drum
The Chess Drum’s first “Beat” video in 2023
Back in 2012, The Chess Drum launched five videos as a test run for the “Drum Beat” segment. Those videos were cutting-edge at the time, but since then a variety of formats have been used to distribute content. Eleven years ago, the five Drum Beat segments covered the latest website…
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Drum Majors
Gregory Acholonu awarded overdue FM title
Nigerian-born Gregory Acholonu was finally awarded the FM title after being qualified for over 20 years. The long-time chess coach has worked with the DC Chess Center for 12 years before starting his own GCA Chess Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. Acholonu has spent the better part of his life serving…
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In the News
The Chess Drum is 22!
Dear Drum Community!The Chess Drum is 22 today! On this day, I hit the “enter” key to make the site live and it has been an eye-opening journey for me. I remember the early days when there was an initial excitement when the crude 13-page site was launched. The excitement…
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Drum Majors
Kassa Korley featured in Amazon’s “Mind Games”
The Chess Drum had a conversation with IM Kassa Korley about his recent activities. He talked about his appearance in the recent premiere of “Mind Games,” a documentary peering into the minds of gamesmen in four disciplines: chess, mahjong, memory, and e-sports. Chess has often been the subject of many…
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Tournaments
2023 Zone 4.3 in Equatorial Guinea
Sergio Periera of Sao Tome & Principe hoists the championship trophyafter winning Zone 4.3 Championship. Equatorial Guinea was the host to the FIDE Zone 4.3 Individual Championship which took place during the week of 18th-27th of January 2023 at the Bisili Hotel in Malabo. The tournament attracted 15 contestants from six…
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USA
Jerald Times seeks action against Success Academy
Jerald Times is in the chess news recently, but it is not for his success as a chess educator. After winning the right to challenge Success Academy’s employment practices, he is now seeking to settle on the basis of unlawful retaliation. There have been a number of delays in the…
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Drum Majors
Brewington Hardaway gets 1st IM norm!
Brewington Hardaway is pictured here at the National K8 tournament of Champions… which he won. Photo by Alexey Root Brewington Hardaway has earned his first International Master norm at the NY City Winter IM Norm Invitational with 6/9. After barely missing his first norm last month, he posted to Twitter…
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