Daaim Shabazz
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Hip-Hop Chess coming on October 10th!
Peace, The HHCF is about to do it again!!! We’re hosting an major chess tournament Oct. 10th 2009 and we hope to see you there. THIS IS A FREE ALL AGES EVENT, as always (we work hard to keep it that way). Register to play @ www.bayareachess.com. Yours, Adisa Banjoko
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Trinidad launches “Let’s Play Chess”
Edison Raphael is the brains behind the Caribbean Chess Carnival, but his exploits do not end there. The ambitious organizer has launched “Let’s Play Chess” an eight-week course beginning on Sunday mornings from 10:00am until noon. The event will be held at the National Library and is similar to the…
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Africa
South Africa welcomes Vishy Anand
African chess experienced a brush with greatness the past week. Viswanathan Anand’s recent visit to Africa has been the subject of conversation this past week. What was not emphasized in the media was his short stop in the Kwa-Zulu Natal province in South Africa prior to Botswana. The World Champion…
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Africa
Anand Arrives in Botswana!
CHESS DRUM EXCLUSIVE! World Champion Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand lands in Botswana by Kenneth Boikhutswane Anand arrives in Gaborone, Botswana. The reigning World Chess Champion, Grandmaster (GM) Viswanathan Anand of India, touched down this afternoon at 1640hrs local time. The GM was afforded the status befitting of a player of his…
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Africa
What Anand’s Visit Means to Africa
Tomorrow Viswanathan Anand will set foot down on the African continent. This is reportedly his first visit which is significant for a number of reasons. First, no other sitting World Champion has visited the continent in recent memory (or perhaps ever). This is revolutionary for a number of reasons and…
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2009 SPICE Cup (Polgar)
More SPICE in Texas chess! GM Susan Polgar is bringing world class competition to the U.S. in the form of a Category 16 tournament. She bills it as the strongest invitational ever held in history. While chess historians are scrambling to verify this, Polgar continues to promote chess on a…
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Jamaicans at FIDE Invitational
Both Jomo Pitterson and Shane Matthews have long been among Jamaica’s strongest players. The question has always been how strong they are internationally. Both are competing in the 23rd North American FIDE Invitational in Skokie, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. Shane Matthews of Jamaica battling GM Alfonso Romero Holmes of…
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Games from 2009 Caribbean Carnival
The 2009 edition of the Caribbean Chess Carnival had some interesting games. In these games, one can see why IM Humberto Pecorelli reigned supreme over his competition. His positional understanding seemed to carry the day over nine rounds. The games had a mixture of styles… ebb and flow, vicious attacks,…
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Pecorelli ‘three-peats’ in Trinidad!
After winning the inaugural Caribbean Chess Carnival, International Master Humberto Pecorelli has travelled from Cuba to Trinidad’s Port-of-Spain the last two years to defend his title. He now qualifies for a nickname given his historic ‘three-peat’… winning three times in a row. Humberto Pecorelli Garcia wins the 2009 Caribbean Chess…
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The Genius of Michael Jackson
On June 25th of the year 2009, Michael Joseph Jackson departed life in Los Angeles, California… the king is dead. In chess the word is “checkmate,” but of course Jackson lead a life that will live longer than his physical life making him in effect immortal. William James once said,…
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