News Briefs Index (2008)
Costa Rica vs. Egypt (men) Egypt’s GM Bassem Amin at 2008 Chess Olympiad in Dresden, Germany
National Master Kayin Barclay taking on 30 students at the Detroit City Chess Club.
All photos by Daaim Shabazz.
December
- Korley at U.S. Chess School!(31 December 2008)
- The Chess Drum Highlights for 2008!(31 December 2008)
- Men’s Superiority in Chess Explained? (29 December 2008)
- Prison Chess: Solving Life’s Problems(29 December 2008)
- Do Chess GMs need Higher Education?(29 December 2008)
- Angelo Armistead making good moves!(29 December 2008)
- Thomas-EL featured in ‘The Principal’(25 December 2008)
- Ethiopia thanks Donors!(25 December 2008)
- New York dominates K-12 Nationals! (20 December 2008)
- Visions from the Hip-Hop Chess Federation(18 December 2008)
- Do rule changes ruin Olympiad spirit?(18 December 2008)
- Ashley in action at Marshall!(15 December 2008)
- Josh Colas continues to rise!(15 December 2008)
- Ghana sets Calendar for early 2009!(13 December 2008)
- 2008 Cameron Open in Jamaica(10 December 2008)
- Historic Moments: African Diaspora at Olympiad(7 December 2008)
- Chess Crackers (November/December 2008)(6 December 2008)
- World Chess Beat (December 2008)(6 December 2008)
- Rwanda reports Olympiad visa problems(5 December 2008)
- Hip-Hop Chess on point!(4 December 2008)
- Uganda’s Kawuma’s scores 9/10!(1 December 2008)
November
- Drum Interviews at 2008 Olympiad!(28 November 2008)
- 2008 Chess Olympiad: Closing Ceremonies(27 November 2008)
- 2008 Chess Olympiad: Round #11 (24 November 2008)
- Jamaica’s Jomo Pitterson earns FM title! (24 November 2008)
- 2008 Chess Olympiad: Round #10 (23 November 2008)
- 2008 Chess Olympiad: Round #9 (22 November 2008)
- 2008 Chess Olympiad: Round #8 (21 November 2008)
- 2008 Chess Olympiad: Round #7 (20 November 2008)
- Dresden Olympiad breaking records!(18 November 2008)
- 2008 Chess Olympiad: Round #6(18 November 2008)
- 2008 Chess Olympiad: Round #5(17 November 2008)
- Odion Aikhoje to be honored in Dresden!(16 November 2008)
- 2008 Chess Olympiad: Round #4 (16 November 2008)
- Ugandans in Olympiad Crisis!(15 November 2008)
- 2008 Chess Olympiad: Round #3 (15 November 2008)
- 2008 Chess Olympiad: Round #2(14 November 2008)
- 2008 Chess Olympiad: Round #1(13 November 2008)
- Tadaah rolls out Chess Olympiad TV!(13 November 2008)
- The 2008 Chess Olympiad begins!(12 November 2008)
- Drum Predictions for 38th Olympiad(11 November 2008)
- Botswana added to list of visa troubles (11 November 2008)
- Barbados leaves for Dresden Olympiad! (10 November 2008)
- World Chess Beat (November 2008)(10 November 2008)
- Detroit CCC hosts Barclay, Shabazz!(8 November 2008)
- Ethiopia denied German Visas!(6 November 2008)
- Barack Obama wins U.S. Presidency!(5 November 2008)
- Uganda seeking support for Olympiad(4 November 2008)
- Nakamura in Cap D’Agde Finals!(1 November 2008)
October
- WCC 2008: Anand retains title!! (29 October 2008)
- Tate scores sparkling win against Rensch!(28 October 2008)
- WCC 2008: Kramnik crushes Anand, closes gap(27 October 2008)
- WCC 2008: Anand escapes, holds +3(26 October 2008)
- New in Chess keeps getting better(26 October 2008)
- WCC 2008: Kramnik has failed to break through(25 October 2008)
- The Rise of the “Asian Dragons,” Part 2(25 October 2008)
- African Nations booted from Chess Olympiad! (24 October 2008)
- FoidosTV unveils chess innovation!(23 October 2008)
- WCC 2008: Anand wins again… lead widens(21 October 2008)
- 2008 African Junior Championship (19 October 2008)
- FIDE President for Africa Speaks!(19 October 2008)
- WCC 2008: Anand powers ahead of Kramnik!(18 October 2008)
- Ron “Suki” still the real Checker King(17 October 2008)
- China dominates 1st World Minds!(17 October 2008)
- New Website… Chess For All!(16 October 2008)
- PEDACHESS in Nigeria!(12 October 2008)
- 2008 World Championship (Anand vs. Kramnik) (11 October 2008)
- Zack Ramsey on Caribbean Chess (5 October 2008)
- Hip-Hop Chess hosts Kings Invitational II! (2 October 2008)
- FIDE’s Site Visit to Africa(2 October 2008)
- 1st World Mind Sports Games (Beijing, China)(2 October 2008)
- World Chess Beat (October 2008)(2 October 2008)
- October 2008 FIDE Rating list(2 October 2008)
September
- Baltimore repeats over Philadelphia, 15½-5½(27 September 2008)
- Simutowe Marches On!(21 September 2008)
- Kasparov coming to Harlem!(21 September 2008)
- Baltimore-Philly IV… Battle of the Beasts!(21 September 2008)
- 2008 Barbados National Championships(16 September 2008)
- Jamaica hosts Hale Chan Open (16 September 2008)
- Renaissance CC hosts chess at African Fest!(12 September 2008)
- Hou vs. Kosteniuk for Women’s Crown!(12 September 2008)
- Shaun Alexander gives to Chess (7 September 2008)
- Chicago Blaze nabs Emory Tate!(4 September 2008)
- Baltimore edges Philly 14-12(4 September 2008)
- The Nigerian Experiment (2 September 2008)
- World Chess Beat (September 2008) (1 September 2008)
August
- New Orleans braces for Gustav(30 August 2008)
- Kayende shines at Atlantic Open!(30 August 2008)
- Harlem Chess Championship(26 August 2008)
- Nigeria Olympiad Qualifer on tap!(21 August 2008)
- Kassa Korley makes Master!(21 August 2008)
- Dionisio Aldama joins US Chess League!(17 August 2008)
- King and Queen Indians win World Junior!(15 August 2008)
- E. St. Louis Sr. Chess – 1978(15 August 2008)
- Kayin Barclay joins Drum Majors!(15 August 2008)
- Three-way tie at 2008 U.S. Open(12 August 2008)
- Sri Lanka opens Karpov CC!(12 August 2008)
- Chess Life Interview with Nakamura(12 August 2008)
- 2008 Olympics begins… where’s chess?(8 August 2008)
- Hudson hosts “Back-to-School” event(8 August 2008)
- Chess Carnival kicks off in Trinidad!(7 August 2008)
- World Chess Beat (August 2008) (6 August 2008)
- Carlsson at Curacao Festival! (3 August 2008)
July
- Dominguez-Carlsen… Dragon War!(31 July 2008)
- Brianna Conley at 2008 Polgar!(30 July 2008)
- Grand Prix in Buffalo!(29 July 2008)
- Ever thought about becoming a Grandmaster?(27 July 2008)
- Simutowe in play at Dutch Open (24 July 2008)
- 2008 Asian Youth… glimpse of future(24 July 2008)
- Kayin Barclay at FIDE Invitational(20 July 2008)
- Gamecast: Adu vs. R. Kaufman!(20 July 2008)
- Kobese wins S. Africa Open!(19 July 2008)
- Botswana to host CACDEC seminar(19 July 2008)
- RZA seeks 30-second chess rap!(16 July 2008)
- 2008 World Open Information Center(15 July 2008)
- 2008 Jamaican Chess Championship(14 July 2008)
- Orrin Hudson to appear on Chess.FM(14 July 2008)
- Gamecast: Ramaswamy vs. Adu!(14 July 2008)
- Nigeria announces Olympiad Qualifiers(10 July 2008)
- A Talk with India’s Parimarjan Negi(10 July 2008)
- Rene’ Phillips: Victim or Victor?(9 July 2008)
- Pre-Olympiad Quandary… Choosing the Team(9 July 2008)
- Drum Majors battle at the World Open(8 July 2008)
- The Chess Drum was in the building!(8 July 2008)
- Najer leads four-way tie at World Open!(7 July 2008)
- Indians at World Open!(6 July 2008)
- July 2008 FIDE Rating list released!(1 July 2008)
June
- Anand stars in AMD commercial!(26 June 2008)
- Subzonal in 2.3.5 in full swing!(25 June 2008)
- Eagle Chess Academy crowns Queens(25 June 2008)
- Where is Maurice Ashley?(24 June 2008)
- Carlsson named to Swedish Olympiad squad!(23 June 2008)
- Drum T-Shirts at World Open!(23 June 2008)
- 2008 World Open (Philadelphia, USA)(22 June 2008)
- Drum Classics #5(22 June 2008)
- New York Girls continue to shine!(21 June 2008)
- “New Blood” on Botswana Olympiad Team(21 June 2008)
- ‘Tireless Tate’ on the Beaten Path(17 June 2008)
- Book Review: Three Moves Ahead(15 June 2008)
- Egypt’s Essam El-Gindy gets 3rd GM norm!(13 June 2008)
- Jamaica’s 40th Annual Meeting(13 June 2008)
- Hangin’ out at Harvard Square(12 June 2008)
- Time waits for No One(10 June 2008)
- Life Strategies for DC Youth(7 June 2008)
- 2008 National Open (Las Vegas, USA)(6 June 2008)
- BeSomeone to hold Summer Chess Camp!(3 June 2008)
- 2008 Caribbean Chess Carnival(3 June 2008)
- Chicago State University “Quick Chess”(3 June 2008)
May
- Chess in Washington Square Park(31 May 2008)
- WuChess.com launches June 2nd!!(30 May 2008)
- Update on Jamaica Chess! (30 May 2008)
- Kayin Barclay…Future Chess Master(27 May 2008)
- Interview with Hikaru Nakamura(27 May 2008)
- Angelo Young’s Touch Move Center a hit!(20 May 2008)
- Rene Phillips “Chess Gym” video series!(18 May 2008)
- 2008 Chicago Open(13 May 2008)
- BeSomeone student Robert Curry rises! (9 May 2008)
- 2008 MTel Masters (Sofia, Bulgaria)(9 May 2008)
- Marvin Dandridge brings Chicago Fire!(9 May 2008)
- Anand wins Chess Oscar!(8 May 2008)
- Kenya announces Olympiad team(8 May 2008)
- Malawian women train for Olympiad(4 May 2008)
- Tekken is coming!(1 May 2008)
April
- Carlsson at European Championships(30 April 2008)
- “Black Bear” Simpson roars at NC Invite!(28 April 2008)
- Medina Parrilla wins All-Girls title!(27 April 2008)
- Tate on norm hunt in Spain!(27 April 2008)
- Barbados hosts Heroes Day Cup(25 April 2008)
- Somalia Chess in full gear!(25 April 2008)
- Simutowe 2nd in Rhône Open (France)(20 April 2008)
- U.S Nationals in progress! (18 April 2008)
- Exciting tourney in Azerbaijan!(17 April 2008)
- Barclay joint first at Park Forest!(17 April 2008)
- RZA launches wuchess.com!!(16 April 2008)
- Vantage Point: Chess and Assassination Plots(16 April 2008)
- Yonhel: Martinique’s 2008 Champion(10 April 2008)
- Another World Championship impasse??(10 April 2008)
- 2008 Robert Wheeler Open (Jamaica)(10 April 2008)
- South Africa announces Olympiad team!(8 April 2008)
- At 14, Wesley So is Philippines’ new ace!(5 April 2008)
- April 2008 FIDE rating list released(2 April 2008)
- Kasparov playing Shogi!(1 April 2008)
March
- Register for 2008 Chess Olympiad(29 March 2008)
- Nigeria’s Onyekwere brings heat in win!(27 March 2008)
- 2008 East Africa Chess Championship(25 March 2008)
- Uganda launches new website!(24 March 2008)
- Young Lions clash in Bahamas, Jamaica!(22 March 2008)
- Ashley in Richmond… vows to launch surprises(22 March 2008)
- Hou Yifan wins Women’s Masters!(20 March 2008)
- New Book, “Chess Rumble”(16 March 2008)
- HHCF’s “Life Stategies” rouses O’Connell H.S.!(16 March 2008)
- Emory Tate honored!(14 March 2008)
- Aikhoje seeks to claim ’98 gold medal(10 March 2008)
- Hip-Hop Chess panel on March 11th!(10 March 2008)
- 2008 Reykjavik Open features Carlsson, Simutowe!(4 March 2008)
- The Drum Beats in Shanghai, China(2 March 2008)
- Yes, I Play Chess!(1 March 2008)
February
- Odion Aikhoje launches blog!(27 February 2008)
- Drum Majors at Spain’s Málaga Open!(25 February 2008)
- Did R.O. Mitchell meet Bobby Fischer?(24 February 2008)
- Hip-Hop Chess honors Black History!(24 February 2008)
- Agony of Defeat!(23 February 2008)
- Barbados hosts Maurice Ashley!(21 February 2008)
- Linares, Aeroflot, Capelle LaGrande!!(19 February 2008)
- Tate, Carlsson in Spain?(17 February 2008)
- Kasparov in Newsweek(16 February 2008)
- A Fischer equalizer… Panama’s John Evans(16 February 2008)
- African Origins of Chess?(15 February 2008)
- Greg Kearse on Black Chess in America(14 February 2008)
- Is U.S. Chess Bankrupt??(14 February 2008)
- The Chess Drum turns 7!(12 February 2008)
- Stephanie Ballom in New in Chess!(9 February 2008)
- Black History Month (2008) (6 February 2008)
- Get ready for the 2008 Olympiad!(6 February 2008)
- Nakamura storms to victory in Gibraltar!(2 February 2008)
- Hip-Hop Queens Chess Invitational(1 February 2008)
January
- Peace Flags…Kenya(31 January 2008)
- China Rising! (30 January 2008)
- 2008 Botswana National Championship(28 January 2008)
- 2008 Corus ends… Aronian, Carlsen on top! (27 January 2008)
- Fischer and Black Chess Players (25 January 2008)
- South Africa’s ChessCube.com (21 January 2008)
- Ugandan Chess in Crisis(24 January 2008)
- Topalov uncorks brilliancy at Corus!!(22 January 2008)
- Corus Controversy!!(21 January 2008)
- Fischer wanted to play Kasparov, Anand(19 January 2008)
- Bobby Fischer, dead at 64(18 January 2008)
- Russel Porter takes John Powell Open(18 January 2008)
- 2008 Corus in high gear!(17 January 2008)
- Kasparov on Chess Mistakes(13 January 2008)
- Pontus Carlsson to play in Corus C (9 January 2008)
- 2007 African Junior Championship (Malawi)(7 January 2008)
- Jimmy Canty continues to rise!(4 January 2008)
- Jamaica: Chess Review in 2007(4 January 2008)
- Questions about Botswana Chess (3 January 2008)
