News Briefs Index (2006)

December

• The Chess Drum’s Highlights of 2006! (31 December 2006)
• UT-Dallas wins another Pan-Am crown! (31 December 2006)
• Nigerian Clash moved to March ’07 (31 December 2006)
• Thomas-EL gets “Best Philadelphian” Award (27 December 2006)
• Chima Umeakunne: A Rising Chess Star (24 December 2006)
• Chess touches hearts in Namibia (22 December 2006)
• Trini Youth off to Miami’s Orange Bowl! (21 December 2006)
• Belize holds Youth Tourney! (17 December 2006)
• Uganda’s Zabasajja dies of Stroke (16 December 2006)
• Elliott takes Cameron Chess Open! (15 December 2006)
• Malaysia hosts Zimbabwe’s Gwaze (3 December 2006)
• Nakamura wins National Congress! (3 December 2006)

November

• Eubanks take South Carolina’s top chess post! (28 November 2006)
• Farley earns FM title at Sub-Zonal! (23 November 2006)
• Chess Cheating Town Meeting (21 November 2006)
• 2006 African Junior Championship (19 November 2006)
• “The Bishop” discusses Chess, Race and Class (18 November 2006)
• Morehouse & CBC Forum features Orrin Hudson (18 November 2006)
• Caribbean at 2.3.5 Subzonal Championship (16 November 2006)
• Maurice Ashley at North Carolina A&T (14 November 2006)
• The Magician battles for Jamaica! (13 November 2006)
• Tri-Miami Academy shines at FCB Primary! (5 November 2006)
• Robert Gwaze to lecture in Malaysia (4 November 2006)

October

• Tate at Calvia Festival in Spain (31 October 2006)
• Farley claims Barbados National Crown! (29 October 2006)
• FM Harper defends title! (27 October 2007)
• Jamaica holds Youth Championships (24 October 2006)
• Darrian Robinson at the 2006 World Youth (22 October 2006)
• Joseph wins Bahamas’ Heroes Day tourney (22 October 2006)
• IM Simutowe wins Jamaican Open (19 October 2006)
• Robinson goes… Parrilla stays (15 October 2006)
• Simutowe out front in Jamaica! (15 October 2006)
• WCC 2006: Kramnik emerges as World Champion! (15 October 2006)
• Angola sets team for African Championships (15 October 2006)
• T&T ‘s Ronnie Nelson “Not Givin’ Up!” (14 October 2006)
• New York Times features Parrilla & Robinson! (13 October 2006)
• WCC 2006: Match deadlocked at 6-6… tiebreaks on tap! (13 October 2006)
• WCC 2006: Exciting draw… another controversy simmers (11 October 2006)
• WCC 2006: Kramnik breaks through… evens score! (8 October 2006)
• WCC 2006: The tide turns… Topalov wins again! (7 October 2006)
• WCC 2006: Topalov powers to 1st victory (5 October 2006)
• New Orleans’ Chess on the Rebound! (5 October 2006)
• Njobvu wins Botswana Open! (5 October 2006)
• WCC 2006: Topalov stifled, Danailov on War Path (4 October 2006)
• WCC 2006: The Match on again! Kramnik holds (3 October 2006)
• Simutowe in Jamaica October 14th! (2 October 2006)

September

• Chess Diplomacy and the 2006 World Chess Championship (30 September 2006)
• WCC 2006: Kramnik forfeits Game Five! (29 September 2006)
• WCC 2006: Kramnik holds lead, controversy brews (28 September 2006)
• Duane Rowe is the 2006 Jamaican Champ! (26 September 2006)
• 2006 Barbados Championship kicks off! (26 September 2006)
• WCC 2006: FIDE Champ falls behind 2-0 (25 September 2006)
• Tate annotates game with Wojtkiewicz! (25 September 2006)
• World Chess Championship Unification Match (23 September 2006)
• T&T Juniors off to El Salvador! (17 September 2006)
• 2006 Botswana International Open (15 September 2006)
• Orrin Hudson in the news again! (14 September 2006)
• Wilkinson upsets Matthews in Jam-Down Clash! (12 September 2006)
• Byfield wins Harold Chan Open! (5 September 2006)
• Gwaze scores big in SW Open! (5 September 2006)
• Jessica Wamala’s smile kills softly (3 September 2006)

August

• Pontus Carlsson earns 2nd GM norm! (30 August 2006)
• Don’t mess with Texas’ Tapiwa Gwaze! (30 August 2006)
• GM Ashley mentors Parrilla and Robinson! (29 August 2006)
• 2006 Harold Chan Chess Open (25 August 2006)
• Canada’s Schleifer battling for National Crown! (25 August 2006)
• Barclay, Wamala star at Denker and Polgar tournaments (22 August 2006)
• Malaku Lorne takes Bahamas’ FIDE Event! (22 August 2006)
• 2006 Pan-Am Games (Cuenca, Ecuador) (18 August 2006)
• Chikwere Onyekwere: A Nigerian Star is born! (18 August 2006)
• The Intrigue of Emory Tate (17 August 2006)
• 2006 U.S. Open: Shulman continues rampage! (17 August 2006)
• 2006 U.S. Open Information Center (17 August 2006)
• 2006 Jamaican National Championship (14 August 2006)
• Orrin Hudson’s adage: K.A.S.H. is King! (14 August 2006)
• Angola’s Rocha wins 3rd straight title! (14 August 2006)
• Maurice Ashley breaks 3½-year hiatus! (11 August 2006)
• 2006 Caribbean Junior Chess Championship (5 August 2006)
• Mandizha strikes gold at Northeast Open! (2 August 2006)

July

• IM Adu ‘threepeats’ at Charlottesville! (31 July 2006)
• 3rd Friendship Match: Joshua Colas wins 2-0″ (27 July 2006)
• Elliott leads Knightmares to League Crown! (19 July 2006)
• Ghana to hold its 1st National Championship! (19 July 2006)
• The Chess Drum’s 3rd “Friendship Match” (18 July 2006)
• RJ Nelson featured on CNC TV (Trinidad) (17 July 2006)
• Four Teams to vie for Jamaican Crown! (15 July 2006)
• Jamaican Chess League brings “more fire!” (13 July 2006)
• Njobvu reclaims Botswana’s #1 position (13 July 2006)
• 2006 World Open: On the Black Front (7 July 2006)
• Will Jimmy Canty be the youngest Black Master (6 July 2006)
• 2006 World Open: Gata Kamsky wins! (6 July 2006)
• 2006 World Open Information Center (6 July 2006)
• 2006 World Open: Emory Tate gets 3rd IM Norm! (5 July 2006)
• Challenging Heads reaches 400 Philly Youth! (2 July 2006)

June

• 2006 Olympiad: Photo Expressions in Turin, Italy (29 June 2006)
• New Accolades for Africa and the Caribbean! (27 June 2006)
• 2006 World Open: The Heat is On! (27 June 2006)
• Jamaica Chess League Resumes (24 June 2006)
• Trinidad’s RJ Nelson Going for Glory (20 June 2006)
• 2006 Olympiad: Shift in Balance of Power (20 June 2006)
• Buthali’s faces uphill challenge (17 June 2006)
• 2006 Olympiad: Reflections of Turin (8 June 2006)
• Election Day for FIDE President (2 June 2006)

May

• 2006 Olympiad: Interviews at Turin Olympiad (29 May 2006)
• 2006 Olympiad: Jamaica’s match with Finland marred by controversy (26 May 2006)
• The Chess Drum on FIDE African Campaign (17 May 2006)
• Coaching Deficit plagues Botswana Olympiad Chess (17 May 2006)
• Fruits of Labor pay off for Vaux Alumni (15 May 2006)
• Darrian Robinson set for World Under-13! (11 May 2006)
• South Africa’s Ngubeni joins “The Right Move” (4 May 2006)
• The Chess Drum interviews FIDE candidates (4 May 2006)
• Blitzkrieg Boys atop chart in Jamaica League (3 May 2006)
• Kayin Barclay wins Illinois Denker again! (2 May 2006)
• 2006 Digicel RBTT Heroes Cup (Barbados) (2 May 2006)
• Should FIDE voting be transformed? (1 May 2006)
• Zambia’s top guns set sights on Turin, Italy (1 May 2006)
• Salome Thomas-EL releases new book! (1 May 2006)

April

• FIDE 2006: Election Information Center (23 April 2006)
• The Gambia Rediscovers Chess (19 April 2006)
• Farai Mandizha topples Nakamura at Foxwoods! (19 April 2006)
• Zambia’s Ncube responds to Short article (12 April 2006)
• FIDE campaigning heats up in Africa! (10 April 2006)
• April 2006 FIDE Rating list released! (6 April 2006)
• Atlanta’s 11Alive TV features Orrin Hudson (6 April 2006)

March

• Jamaican Chess League Kicks Off! (31 March 2006)
• Zambia’s Ncube to vie for FIDE VP spot (29 March 2006)
• China’s Xu Yuhua roars to women’s crown! (29 March 2006)
• Wilson reclaims Jamaican Jr. Crown! (23 March 2006)
• Botswana crowns Khetho and Lopang! (23 March 2006)
• Jamaica Chess Federation hosts Cuban Arbiter (18 March 2006)
• GM Short gets chilled reception in Botswana (9 March 2006)
• 2006 U.S. Chess Ch.: Tate shocks Akobian… Muhammad solid (1 March 2006)
• Trinidad’s RJ Nelson featured in Busy Bee Magazine (1 March 2006)
• BeSomeone sparks enthusiasm at Project Destiny (1 March 2006)
• 2nd Warren Elliott Chess Festival – March 4th & 5th! (1 March 2006)

February

• Tate and Muhammad set to battle for US crown (28 February 2006)
• Results from 2006 Black History Quiz (28 February 2006)
• Chess Ninja’s Dojo interviews JACA’s Bert Scott (22 February 2005)
• Take the Black History Chess Quiz! (17 February 2006)
• Stars Shine in T&T!  (12 February 2006)
• Chess League kicks off in Jamaica! (11 February 2006)
• Barclay wins ‘Friendship Match’ in a fierce battle! (4 February 2006)
• New Youth Chessclub in England! (3 February 2006)
• Malawi prepares for 2006 Chess Olympiad (3 February 2006)
• Nigerian Chess Blog presents Historic View (3 February 2006)
• Njobvu and Mokgacha win Botswana titles! (3 February 2006)

January

• Pro-Bowler Shaun Alexander supports chess! (29 January 2006)
• Barbados gears up for the Olympiad (27 January 2005)
• Wilkinson charts course for the Caribbean (25 January 2005)
• The Chess Drum’s 2nd “Friendship Match” (23 January 2006)
• Angola’s Manuel Andrade Laid to Rest (22 January 2006)
• Bahamas Chess Federation Executive Board, 2006 (21 January 2006)
• Sabure to play in Women’s World Cup (20 January 2006)
• Jamaica’s ‘Lion King’ emerges with a victory! (19 January 2006)
• To Russia and Back: Barclay in Chicago Tribune (18 January 2006)
• South Africa’s Kobese at Hastings Masters (18 January 2006)
• Trinidad represents at the Orange Bowl (13 January 2006)
• GM Nigel Short completes Jamaican Visit (10 January 2006)
• JamaicaChess.com presents “Island Chess TV” (10 January 2006)
• 2005 African Jrs.: Controversy Answered (8 January 2006)
• “Audio Chess Clash” at Chess.FM (6 January 2006)
• Robert Gwaze sets goals for GM title (6 January 2006)
• GM Nigel Short to lecture at Jamaican Law School (6 January 2006)
• January 2006 FIDE Rating list released! (5 January 2005)
• Jamaica to host GM Nigel Short (3 January 2005)
• Muhammad gets last spot in U.S. Championship! (1 January 2005)