Posted in Caribbean, Jamaica, Media Stories, Olympiad on Jun 24th, 2020 No Comments »
Bert Scott may be known to some from running the Jamaica Chess Ambassadors website for several years in the 2000s. He took up the game during the “Fischer Boom,” and like many, got the book, Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess. He has been an active chess player since the 70s and has recently released a long-awaited […]
Posted in Chicago Open, FIDE, Media Stories, Olympiad, Opinion/Editorials, World Candidates, World Open on Mar 13th, 2020 6 Comments »
Viswanathan Anand with the traditional handshake with Sergey Karjakin at the 2016 Candidates tournament. Fabiano Caruana, the top 2020 Candidates contender, looks on. On the eve the 2020 Candidates tournament in Moscow, how will things change in the face of the global pandemic known as the “coronavirus”? Photo by Amruta Mokal The coronavirus has blanketed […]
Posted in Drum Majors, Europe, Georgia, Media Stories, Olympiad, Photos, The Chess Drum, Tournaments on Oct 15th, 2018 1 Comment »
Back to another Olympiad… another new place… another adventure. I had been to Calvia, Turin, Dresden, Istanbul, Tromso and now would venture to a place abutting the Black Sea in a city known for vintage wineries. Nevertheless, I geared up for this trip not knowing what was to come after a contentious FIDE campaign that […]
Posted in Africa, Congo, Drum Majors, Olympiad, The Chess Drum, Tournaments on Oct 13th, 2018 1 Comment »
The Chess Olympiad is chock full of inspirational stories that become part of the event’s history. The Olympiad in Batumi had more than 180 nations participating so there was no shortage of them. In fact, ChessBase India did the best job in capturing the essence of wide experiences among the players. The story of Dr. […]
Posted in Africa, Caribbean, Drum Majors, Olympiad, The Chess Drum, Tournaments on Oct 10th, 2018 6 Comments »
Aster Bantiwalu (Ethiopia)Photo by David Llada The Chess Olympiad is a special event and by some accounts is the most important event in chess. It is at the biennial Olympiad that various expressions of chess are seen from every corner of the planet. Apart from the colorful outfits from the various delegations, there is the […]
Posted in Africa, Olympiad, The Chess Drum, Zambia on Oct 6th, 2018 1 Comment »
Lewis Ncube at African CongressPhoto by Africa Chess Media Lewis Ncube, the incumbent, declared to hold his position as President of the African Chess Conferation after two competitors emerged. It appeared that he would have quite a challenge after Tshepo Sitale and Dr. Essoh Essis released very impressive campaign statements. There was also the debate […]
Posted in Olympiad, The Chess Drum, Tournaments on Oct 6th, 2018 No Comments »
2018 Chess Olympiad: Round #11Friday, 5 October 2018 Open Section Full Results Dint Liren and Ju Wenjun (CHINA) Photo: @davidllada #BatumiChess2018 pic.twitter.com/F32w5ek57f — Batumi Chess Olympiad 2018 (@BatumiChess2018) October 5, 2018 China has won Olympiad gold after beating medal contender Poland in a thrilling last-round battle. The medals were not decided until the final tiebreaks […]
Posted in Olympiad, Tournaments on Oct 4th, 2018 No Comments »
2018 Chess Olympiad: Round #9Wednesday, 3 October 2018 Open Section Full Results Arkady Dvorkovich is the new FIDE President. Photo: @davidllada @BatumiChess2018 pic.twitter.com/4rwzciuuTv — Batumi Chess Olympiad 2018 (@BatumiChess2018) October 3, 2018 Top story of today was the election of the new FIDE President, Arkady Dvorkovich. He becomes the 7th to hold that position and […]
Posted in FIDE, Media Stories, Olympiad, The Chess Drum on Oct 4th, 2018 No Comments »
Arkady DvorkovichPhoto by David Llada Months after announcing his candidacy, Arkady Dvorkovich has won the favor of chess federations around the world by winning the office of FIDE President. In the lead up to the vote, There were several endorsements including a last minute show of support for fellow candidate Nigel Short who withdrew his […]
Posted in Olympiad, The Chess Drum, Tournaments on Oct 2nd, 2018 No Comments »
2018 Chess Olympiad: Round #7Monday, 1 October 2018 Open Section Full Results Key battles in the 7th round. Poland-Azerbaijan was drawn 2-2 while the USA beat Croatia 3-1 moving into a three-way tie for first. The USA benefited from favorable pairings the last two rounds, but will certainly play everyone that they’ll need to play. […]
.jpg "Triple Exclam!!! The Life and Games of Emory Tate, Chess Warrior")
.jpg "Carlsson Chess Training!")
