News Briefs Index (2004)

December

• Exciting Highlights of 2004!(31 December 2004)
• African Juniors head to Zambia!(31 December 2004)
• January 2005 FIDE Rating list released!(31 December 2004)
• Tate torches GMs at North American Open!(30 December 2004)
• Orrin Hudson helps kick off the New Year!(30 December 2004)
• The Days that Sri Lankans warmed my Heart(30 December 2004)
• Zambian Mayor urges Chess in Schools(29 December 2004)
• 2004 Review of Jamaican Chess(28 December 2004)
• Stancil applies Kwanzaa principle to Chess(27 December 2004)
• January 1^stdeadline approaches for HB tourney(27 December 2004)
• What’s Eating Your Game?(22 December 2004)
• Sweden’s Carlsson earns IM title!(22 December 2004)
• Bunmi Olape’s photo essay at ChessBase.com!(20 December 2004)
• Simutowe  shines at GM Invitational(16 December 2004)
• Nigerian Chess looking up for Aikhoje(15 December 2004)
• The Jamaican “Magician” wins again!(15 December 2004)
• Why Nakamura's Victory is Good for Chess(9 December 2004)
• A Friend’s Salute to Hikaru Nakamura(7 December 2004)
• 2005 U.S. Chess Championship: Nakamura wins!(6 December 2004)
• 2005 U.S. Chess Championship: Playoff Showdown!(5 December 2004)
• Ashley offers more incentives at HB Global tourney(2 December 2004)
• 2005 U.S. Chess Championship: Tracking Muhammad(1 December 2004)
• Bertram Scott  hosts USCF tourney in Jamaica! (1 December 2004)

November

• 2005 U.S. Chess Championship: Let the Games Begin!(24 November 2004)
• Simutowe to play in UTD Category X tourney!(24 November 2004)
• Wilkinson’s book gets prime coverage in Jamaica! (23 November 2004)
• 2004 Chess Olympiad: Reflections on the Mallorca Olympiad(22 November 2004)
• ChessCafe.com interviews Hikaru Nakamura(19 November 2004)
• 2005 U.S. Chess Championship, La Jolla, San Diego(19 November 2004)
• Video: Olympic Chess Foundation makes a difference!(17 November 2004)
• Remembering Walter Harris(17 November 2004)
• Byfield takes Jamaican Open!(17 November 2004)
• Muhammad to compete in U.S. Championship(15 November 2004)
• 2004 Chess Olympiad: A Different View(12 November 2004)
• Clarendon Chess Open: Pitterson wins!(6 November 2004)
• Vaughn Bennett launches OlympicChessDC.org! (6 November 2004)
• CalviàInternational draws Sweden’s Carlsson(5 November 2004)
• Analysis of Drum Predictions for 36th Olympiad(5 November 2004)
• 2004 Chess Olympiad: Final Report (4 November 2004)
• Five-Star Chess Championship in Jamaica!(4 November 2004)
• 2004 Chess Olympiad: Final Reports coming!(1 November 2004)
• 2004 Chess Olympiad: Ukraine and China bag Gold!(1 November 2004)

October

• 2004 Chess Olympiad: Battle for 2nd place begins(28 October 2004)
• 2004 Chess Olympiad: Historic Overtones in Today’s Matches(23 October 2004)
• 2004 Chess Olympiad: Kobese shines for South Africa(21 October 2004)
• Did Peter Leko get bad advice?(21 October 2004)
• Zambia missed at Chess Olympiad in Spain(19 October 2004)
• 2004 Chess Olympiad: Ukraine beats Russia… maintains lead!(19 October 2004)
• 2004 Chess Olympiad: African and Caribbean Reports(17 October 2004)
• 2004 Chess Olympiad: Philip Corbin produces 24-move shocker! (15 October 2004)
• Wilkinson releases “Magnificence in Bled”(12 October 2004)
• Denny to lead Barbados to Olympiad(10 October 2004)
• Pontus Carlsson lands in Spain!(7 October 2004)
• October 2004 FIDE Rating list released!(2 October 2004)
• Exciting news out of Jamaica!(2 October 2004)

September

• Sabrina Chevannes wins at UK Challenge!(28 September 2004)
• Kramnik-Leko Championship Match(26 September 2004)
• "Buddy Deal" offered at Ashley tourney(22 September 2004)
• GM Ashley announces $500,000 tournament!! (17 September 2004)
• India looking to medal at the 36th Olympiad(16 September 2004)
• ChessBase.com does feature on Jayel Taylor!(12 September 2004)
• “Clash of the Titans" begins on 18th” (12 September 2004)
• Nakamura’s Olympiad snub hurts Chess(10 September 2004)
• Simutowe places joint 1st in SW Open!(10 September 2004)
• “Champion of Champions” for U.S. Qualification(10 September 2004)
• GM Ashley to make major announcement on 17th!(7 September 2004)
• Gata Kamsky to play in U.S. Championship!(7 September 2004)
• The Olympiad is Coming to The Chess Drum!(2 September 2004)
• Botswana’s Olympiad Team all set!(2 September 2004)
  

August

• The Eye of the Tiger: Anand continues feasting on prey(25 August 2004)
• Orrin Hudson honored by Atlanta Braves!(24 August 2004)
• Chess Challenge in Seattle!(23 August 2004)
• Bobby Fischer Case: 1997 report documents Japanese Abuses (18 August 2004)
• Seven-Way Gridlock at "Stormy" U.S. Open(18 August 2004)
• Interview: Trevor Griffith of Barbados, Arbiter(16 August 2004)
• Jamaica KO semifinals set(16 August 2004)
• Gwaze finishes +4 in British Championship(14 August 2004)
• Think Like a Grandmaster(11 August 2004)
• Dexter Thompson wins Japan Rapids!(8 August 2004)
• Orrin Hudson featured on National Public Radio!(6 August 2004)
• Chicago’s Kayin Barclay annotates!(4 August 2004)
• Trinidad’s Ryan Harper barely misses IM norm(4 August 2004)
• Jamaican Chess on the Mark!(4 August 2004)
• Kobese wins South African Open with 10/11!(4 August 2004)
• Photo Essay : Pan-African chess wave hits Jamaica!(3 August 2004)

July

• Simutowe holds simultaneous exhibition in Jamaica!(30 July 2004)
• Pan-African chess wave hits Jamaica!(28 July 2004)
• Del Castilho wins Barbados Jr. Open!(18 July 2004)
• Opinion: The Bobby Fischer Dilemma(17 July 2004)
• Jere wins Zambian Championship!(17 July 2004)
• Jamaica to host Shabazz, Simutowe!(17 July 2004)
• “I-Robot” vs. Will Smith(16 July 2004)
• FM Sunil Weeramantry: Reflections on Libya(15 July 2004)
• 2004 FIDE WCC – FIDE forges ahead with New Champ(15 July 2004)
• 2004 FIDE WCC – Rustam Kasimdzhanov wins FIDE Crown! (13 July 2004)
• 2004 FIDE WCC – Libya sets high standards for tournament(9 July 2004)
• July 2004 FIDE Rating list released!(9 July 2004)
• Black Stars shine at the World Open(8 July 2004)
• Dr. Kimani Stancil: America’s Newest Master?(8 July 2004)
• Stephen Muhammad Qualifies for U.S. Championship! (7 July 2004)
• Results from the 2004 World Open (7 July 2004)
• 2004 World Open Information Center(10 July 2004)
• Kasparov: “To John Tobisch and the People of Jamaica!” (7 July 2004)
• African Genius: GM Talent in Kenya?(1 July 2004)
• 2004 FIDE WCC – The Struggle Continues!(1 July 2004)
  

June

• 2004 FIDE WCC – 16-year old Nakamura makes the “Sweet Sixteen”(25 June 2004)
• 2004 FIDE WCC – Invectives Continue to Swirl(22 June 2004)
• 2004 FIDE WCC – FIDE.com providing excellent coverage!(20 June 2004)
• Simutowe, Solomon set for World Championships(17 June 2004)
• Orrin Hudson blazing the “BeSomeone” trail!(14 June 2004)
• Get Ready for this year’s World Open!(14 June 2004)
• Zeb Fortman featured in Kansas City Star  (13 June 2004)
• 2004 North American  & Caribbean Youth Chess Championship(10 June 2004)
• 2004 FIDE WCC –All Chess Roads Lead to Tripoli, Libya(6 June 2004)
• Does Speed Kill? Maybe Not! (4 June 2004)
• Denny wins 13th National Title!  (4 June 2004)
• “I Choose to Stay”  in Media Spotlight(3 June 2004)
• GM Ashley recharges “No Draw” issue(3 June 2004)
• Scholastic Stars flood Chicago Open!(2 June 2004)
• Nigeria’s Adu blazes Chicago field!(2 June 2004)
• Ehlvest, Shabalov win Chicago Open(2 June 2004)

May

• Exciting Finaléon tap in Barbados! (31 May 2004)
• “The Exterminator” wins Maryland Open!(29 May 2004)
• Farley takes lead as Denny upset!(25 May 2004)
• DC Chess making an Impact! (24 May 2004)
• Jacob Wamala: Rising Star in the East (24 May 2004)
• Ballom shines at All-Girls Tourney!(18 May 2004)
• Denny and Farley lead “Bajan” pack  (17 May 2004)
• Nigerian Olympian Star tries Chess!(16 May 2004)
• Jerry Bibuld announces World Amateur in South Africa(14 May 2004)
• New York scholastic players hot in Arizona! (11 May 2004)
• GM Ashley gives a "call-out" for a Talent Search(9 May 2004)
• Zambia’s Chumfwa  wins Zone IV Tourney!(8 May 2004)
• 2004 Barbados National Championship(8 May 2004)
• Last Chance for Fresh Start? (8 May 2004)
• Chicago chess whiz launches jayeltaylor.com! (4 May 2004)
• Orrin Hudson gearing up for “Be Someone Day”(4 May 2004)

April

• GM Ashley discusses chess-athletics link(29 April 2004)
• Championship Chess in Africa! Libya affirms Commitment!(29 April 2004)
• Malaku Lorne wins spot on Jamaican team! (29 April 2004)
• Barbados' Girls Championships begin today! (24 April 2004)
• Domingos wins Angola's Ensa Cup! (19 April 2004)
• Howard University Chess Club chooses new board! (15 April 2004)
• Nigeria's Olape wins 'Friends' with Performance(14 April 2003)
• "Mysterious" Musings: When Good is Bad (13 April 2004)
• BFOC Reunion Bash in Chicago! (12 April 2004)
• Austrian IM visits Jamaica (12 April 2004)
• April 2004 FIDE Rating list released!(5 April 2004)
• Howard defeats Tuskegee 3-1 in Collegiate Showdown!(3 April 2004)
• FM Emory Tate in the Netherlands!(2 April 2004)

March

• Elliott wins his 3rd Jamaican Title!(31 March 2004)
• Who will be the 2004 Jamaican Champion?? (27 March 2004)
• Chess Cake adds sweetness to Polgar Opening(26 March 2004)
• Check out UrbanChess.com!(26 March 2004)
• 4-year old Jayel Taylor featured on CBS (25 March 2004)
• Elliott holds narrow lead  in Jamaican Championship  (21 March 2004)
• Seattle Chess Foundation markets Chess Education(17 March 2004)
• Muhammad a hit in Peachtree City (9 March 2004)
• IM Kevin Denny Returns! (8 March 2004)
• Orrin Hudson featured on CNN… book forthcoming!(8 March 2004)
• 2004 Jamaican National Championship(2 March 2004)
• IM Adu defeats Howard University 12-1(2 March 2004)
• Three-Way tie for Black History Quiz #2!(2 March 2004)

February

• Chicago’s Tony Gentry earns top honor!(29 February 2004)
• 2004 Jamaican National Schools Championships(27 February 2004)
• Simutowe in France for Cappelle LaGrande(27 February 2004)
• Opinion: The Death of International Chess(26 February 2004)
• A 4-year old prodigy in Chicago?(24 February 2004)
• “Mysterious” Middle Games(23 February 2004)
• GM Polgar visits Dallas’ St. Phillips School!(22 February 2004)
• Take the Black History Chess Quiz #2!(20 February 2004)
• 11-year old Paaras Modi aces Black History Quiz!(19 February 2004)
• Peachtree City CC hosts Muhammad Simul!(19 February 2004)
• 2004 Jamaican National Championship(19 February 2004)
• Howard University to host IM Oladapo Adu!(16 February 2004)
• Can you say “Combinatorial Game Theory”?(15 February 2004)
• Players to Watch!  MEDINA PARRILLA & KAYIN BARCLAY(15 February 2004)
• The Chess Drum celebrates 3rd Anniversary!! (12 February 2004)
• FM Corbin wins 1st Barbados Qualifier(8 February 2004)
• Take the Black History Chess Quiz #1!(7 February 2004)
• Opinion: The Changing Face of Chess(6 February 2004)
• Disney to make “I Choose to Stay” into a movie!(6 February 2004)
• GM Ashley in “America: Beyond the Color Line”(5 February 2004)
• ChessBase.com does nice write-up on GM Ashley(4 February 2004)
• AF4C seeks to Nationalize Chess Agenda!(1 February 2004)

January

• Atlanta's M.L. King Tournament a rousing success! (27 January 2004)
• Opinion: Is Chess a Game or a Sport?(26 January 2004)
• “GAME OVER: KASPAROV and THE MACHINE”(26 January 2004)
• Interesting Stories in Chess Media(26 January 2004)
• Women’s Chess featured on Jamaican TV(25 January 2004)
• Jamaica’s Shane Matthews Teaches!(25 January 2004)
• Update on the Chicago’s Harper Court Controversy(22 January 2004)
• GM Maurice Ashley on PBS (18 January 2004)
• Matrix Reloaded? Parham Attack II(18 January 2004)
• New Star from Cape Town, South Africa!(14 January 2004)
• Simutowe explores Pattern Recognition(9 January 2004)
• Bassem Amin, Jamila Yougane take African Jr. Crowns(9 January 2004)
• The Chess Drum nominated for International Chess Awards(5 January 2004)
• January 2004 FIDE Rating list released!(4 January 2004)
• UTD upsets UMBC… wins Pan-Am Intercollegiate!(3 January 2004)