Daaim Shabazz
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Another World Championship impasse??
Viswanathan Anand of India is the World Champion. OK… most chess players know this and accept this. Of course there are those who even say Anand will not be accepted until he wins the November match. Let’s hope Anand wins! Why? In my opinion, he is a fitting champion and…
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2008 Robert Wheeler Open (Jamaica)
The Jamaica Chess Federation presents the ROBERT WHEELER CHESS OPEN 2008 DATES Saturday April 19, 2008 Sunday April 20, 2008 VENUE Campion College Auditorium FORMAT Six Round Swiss (3 Rounds on Each Day) Open Section – Anyone can participate Amateur Section – Open only to entrants with a JCF rating…
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South Africa announces Olympiad team!
The South African Olympiad team has chosen their Men’s and Women’s teams and IM Kenny Solomon will lead a delegation of ten players to Dresden, Germany. The men’s team will include South African champion, 18-year old Henry Steel. IM Watu Kobese will play board #2 and IM Johannes Mabusela will…
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At 14, Wesley So is Philippines’ new ace!
The Philippines has had a tumultuous time rebuilding their chess community after vicious infighting. Young Filipino GMs Mark Paragua and Wesley So certainly are bright spots. More on So later. I remember seeing Paragua (pa-ra-gua) playing at the 2000 Chicago Open as a 16-year old upstart. He was tactically sharp…
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April 2008 FIDE rating list released!
The latest rating list is out. Viswanathan Anand is on top… where he belongs. Magnus Carlsen has soared up to #5. Two more Chinese over 2700. ❗ I’ll let you comment on the top 50. Hikaru Nakamura is up to 2686! Future women’s champion Hou Yifan is on 2549. Rank…
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Register for 2008 Chess Olympiad
Registration forms are available for the 2008 Chess Olympiad in Dresden, Germany. The event will take place November 12th-25th. Last year’s Olympiad in Turin, Italy featured a number of problems including lack of amenities and the distance between the playing venue and living quarters. I also remember that some of…
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Nigeria’s Onyekwere brings heat in win!
Check this game out! The Nigerian Champion sent in this slashing win. There was a book I once studied called “Sacrifices in the Sicilian” and they had an entire chapter on the Nd5 sacrifice… Bxe6, Bxb5, Nxe6, Nxb5 themes. I’ve added a few comments. Chikwere Onyekwere scored 5½-3½ to win…
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2008 East Africa Chess Championship
WANYAMA WINS EAST AFRICA CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP Uganda’s Olympiad bound Harold Wanyama is the new East Africa Chess Champion after putting up an unbeaten display to emerge clear first with 7 points out of 8 in the Fountain Publishers sponsored event held from Friday 21st to Monday 24th March, 2008 at…
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