Drum Majors

  • Daaim ShabazzJune 18, 2014
    4 20

    Williams gets 2nd IM norm

    FM Justus WilliamsLast year, Justus Williams earned his first FIDE title after losing out on tiebreaks to FM Akshat Chandra at the North American Youth Chess Championship (NAYCC). Williams earned the FM title and returned this to the NAYCC year with the intent of completing his goal of earning the…

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  • Daaim ShabazzMay 30, 2014
    7 308

    Will Smith touts Millionaire Chess

    Superstar actor Will Smith is known to the most chess fans worldwide as a chess enthusiast and player. Most recently he endorsed the “Millionaire Ches Open” to be hosted by GM Maurice Ashley and business icon Amy Lee. The tournament is scheduled to begin on October 9th, 2014. Smith’s interest…

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  • Daaim ShabazzMay 17, 2014
    0 4

    Millionaire Chess… “Spread the Word”

    Millionaire Chess Open stands to be one of the most memorable tournaments in U.S. history. Grandmaster Maurice Ashley has been on record as saying that this tournament could very well change the face of chess in America. The Chess Drum has had interviews (#1 and #2) with Ashley and he…

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  • Daaim ShabazzApril 27, 2014
    7 12

    Ashley interview on Millionaire Chess, Part 2

    “We’ve got stuff planned for chess players that they’ve never seen!” With The Millionaire Chess Open being only five months away, The Chess Drum interviewed GM Maurice Ashley yesterday for the first time since making the decision to continue with the thrust to hold the Millionaire Chess Open. The Chess…

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  • Daaim ShabazzApril 21, 2014
    8 256

    Theophilus Thompson’s book recreated!

    Theophilus Augustus Thompson Theophilus Thompson has appeared on this website many, many times. He is a legend in the annals of chess history, not only as a pioneer in the worldwide Black community, but as one who blazed the trail in chess composition. A couple of months ago I received…

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  • Daaim ShabazzApril 7, 2014
    17 3

    Millionaire Chess… it’s a go!

    Post by Maurice Ashley. GM Maurice Ashley has quelled the suspense surrounding the Millionaire Chess Open by posting the shortest, but most authoritative announcement. After the announcement of the initial 65 players registered by March 31, there was some speculation to whether the tournament would happen. In his letter to…

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  • Daaim ShabazzApril 4, 2014
    4 6

    The Decision: Millionaire Chess Open

    The time has come… the decision will soon be made on whether the mission of the Millionaire Chess Open can continue from this point forward. Grandmaster Maurice Ashley recently released a letter titled, “It’s Decision Time”. Now, the date has finally arrived and despite a tremendous showering of support, the…

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  • Daaim ShabazzMarch 27, 2014
    16 6

    Ashley Statement on the Millionaire Open

    With four days left until the March 31st target for 1500 entrants, GM Maurice Ashley has released an important statement about the Millionaire Chess Open. After announcing the idea in December, Ashley pledged to move chess into the realm of marketability with a high-stakes format. The discussion thereafter produced a…

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  • Daaim ShabazzMarch 25, 2014
    8 32

    1st Annual Ron Simpson Memorial

    The Carolinas Chess Initiative are hosting a tournament in the memory of FIDE Master Ron Simpson who succumbed last year to Stage Four cancer. He was loved and respected in his home of New York and his second home in North Carolina. Simpson was known as a resourceful, tactical player…

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  • Daaim ShabazzMarch 12, 2014
    13 207

    St. Louis Legend, Leroy Muhammad (1948-2013)

    The Chess Drum was informed that St. Louis chess master Leroy Muhammad has passed away. Living in Gary, Indiana, his daughter Sophia Muhammad came to the St. Louis Chess Club and informed an employee that Leroy had passed in October of 2013. IM Elliott Winslow, a contemporary of Muhammad and…

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