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  • Daaim ShabazzOctober 23, 2008
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    FoidosTV unveils chess innovation!

    Tournament coverage has changed quite a bit over the years. Only 20 years ago, players had to rely heavily on magazines for the diet of chess news, but often information was dated. In the age of Internet, games can be played or viewed in real time adding an exciting dimension…

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  • Daaim ShabazzOctober 16, 2008
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    New Website… Chess For All!

    South African-based Pieter van der Nat has launched a new website called “Chess For All.” It features chess news and information with an emphasis on Africa. A quick look and you will find news on Mauritius, Kenya, Botswana and other world events. Van der Nat expressed that there is a…

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  • Daaim ShabazzJuly 14, 2008
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    Orrin Hudson to appear on Chess.FM

    Orrin Hudson at the 2008 World Open. Photo by Daaim Shabazz. Besomeone founder Orrin Hudson will appear at the Internet Chess Club’s Chess.FM on July 24th at 9pm. Hudson will be discussing his program on the show and his efforts to teach chess and build the self esteem of underprivileged…

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  • Daaim ShabazzJuly 10, 2008
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    A Talk with India’s Parimarjan Negi

    GM Parimarjan Negi battling GM Alexander Ivanov. Photo by Daaim Shabazz. Fifteen-year old Parimarjan Negi of India has been watched that last couple of years since he broke the national record by becoming the nation’s youngest Grandmaster ever. He is also the second youngest in history trailiing only Sergey Karjakin…

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  • Daaim ShabazzJuly 8, 2008
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    The Chess Drum was in the building!

    Over the years, the World Open has been a reunion of sorts and it serves as the best social networking chess event in the land. At the tournament, one may notice all types of chess paraphanelia including monogrammed boards from various tournaments, engraved chess clocks and of course the ubiquitous…

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  • Daaim ShabazzJune 26, 2008
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    Anand stars in AMD commercial!

    Viswanathan Anand is a chess player par excellence and a befitting World Champion. His humility is in direct contrast with his aggressive style of play, but one thing that Anand understands very clearly is that chess was his calling and not cricket. 🙂 Anand is a pitchman for AMD processors…

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  • Daaim ShabazzJune 23, 2008
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    Drum T-Shirts at World Open!

    Get your authentic Chess Drum t-shirt and support a noble cause. 🙂 I will carry to the World Open a limited amount… perhaps about 20-25 black and several whites. Your support will help further chess not only for the benefit of the African Disapora, but for the advancement of chess…

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  • Daaim ShabazzJune 22, 2008
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    Drum Classics #5

    Who is this player? For those who have visited this site, you can no doubt name the player in the photo above. It’s very interesting to surf the net and to see the reactions of players when they see pictures of this player. Of course her unique style is seen…

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  • Daaim ShabazzJune 15, 2008
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    Book Review: Three Moves Ahead

    There are other books on this marriage including one written by Garry Kasparov titled, “How Life Imitates Chess: Making the Right Moves, from the Board to the Boardroom.” There is a book written by Mark McNeilly titled, “Sun Tzu and the Art of Business.” I believe this is one better…

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  • Daaim ShabazzJune 10, 2008
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    Time waits for No One

    Armenia takes on Russia with Levon Aronian, Vladimir Akopian, Karen Asrian and Gabriel Sargissian. Vladimir Kramnik of Russia gets set for a battle. Alexander Morozevich is at the far end. Asrian, 28, died yesterday. Photo by Daaim Shabazz. Today I heard of the death of Armenian Grandmaster Karen Asrian who…

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