Tournaments
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CMMB tourney a smashing success!
Trinidad’s Edison Raphael made modest projections for the CMMB Caribbean Chess Championships, but in an interview with The Chess Drum, he stated that the tournament exceeded his expections. A total of 104 entries with the following breakdown in four sections: 36 in the Open, 30 in the under-20, 27 in the…
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2007 U.S. Open (Cherry Hill, New Jersey)
The 108th version of the U.S. Open began on July 28th with four schedules. Amon Simutowe is currently on 4-0 in the traditional schedule. Hikaru Nakamura and U.S. champ Alexander Shabalov are expected to play in the 5-day schedule. The U.S. Open is not the premier U.S. tournament and many of the…
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Tate battling at Curaçao Festival!
Emory Tate with the look of a predatorPhoto by Ard van Beek IM Emory Tate is in Curaçao battling the likes of U.S. Champion Alexander Shabalov along with four other GMs. The 2007 Curaçao Festival also has frequent Drum news subjects Jomo Pitterson of Jamaica and Barbadian legend FM Philip…
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9th All-Africa Games: Give us your Reflections!
This post is to entertain reflective comments from those who attended the 9th All-Africa Games in Algiers, Algeria. We want to hear about your experiences and observations. Tell us about the atmosphere and perhaps about the conditions there. If you have personal stories or if you know of…
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2007 CMMB Caribbean Chess Carnival (Port of Spain, Trinidad)
The Trinidad Chess Foundation is hosting the CMMB Caribbean Chess Championships on August 8th-11th. Edison Raphael has been publicizing this event and an announcement was made on The Chess Drum last month. I am scheduled to be in attendance and possibly IM Amon Simutowe. While there, I hope to be…
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2007 World Open: YouTube videos!
I just uploaded two videos to YouTube. Both are of very poor quality because I took it on my digital camera and not a digital camcorder. The first video is not very exciting, but here are some details: This was the first round of the three-day schedule in which the players…
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9th All-Africa Games: Opening Ceremony
I have found YouTube videos of the Opening Ceremony. Very exciting and colourful. While the quality is poor the general spirit of the atmosphere can be felt. C’est magnifique! PART ONE [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgRBAApE-mA[/youtube] PART TWO [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WfTO4KBuGg[/youtube] PART THREE [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1T5sKTYC4bU[/youtube] PART FOUR [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4ngcuelejc[/youtube]
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9th All-Africa Games: The Kenyan Principle
Kenyan ace, Ben Magana I have found a story on the Kenyan team and their strategy to field their boards in reverse order… from weakest to strongest. This is sometimes called “stacking” your boards. The idea is that the lower boards will be sure points and anything the top board…
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9th All-Africa Games (Algiers, Algeria)
The 9th All-Africa Games has started on today with approximately 9,000 athletes from throughout the African continent. The sports festival runs from today July 11th through July 23rd. A report out of Algiers by Aliou Goloko stated, A total of 3,800 referees will oversee athletes competing in 27 sports,…
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