News Briefs Index (2013)

December

• ‘Life of a King’… new chess film (31 December 2013)
• Chess Drama at 2013 World Youth (31 December 2013)
• 2013 North American Open (Las Vegas) (31 December 2013)
• Lennox Lewis back at Chess! (31 December 2013)
• GM N’Cho Joel Atse: Draughts Champion (31 December 2013)
• New in Chess (2013/8) (29 December 2013)
• Early Reactions to $1,000,000 Chess (28 December 2013)
• 2013 World Mind Games (Beijing, China) (19 December 2013)
• Russian chess attempts to reclaim glory (18 December 2013)
• Lebron James, the Chess Player? (17 December 2013)
• Nakamura wins London Chess Classic! (17 December 2013)
• GM Ashley: A $1,000,000 Response (15 December 2013)
• Follow the Drum Beat!! (14 December 2013)
• Rogelio Ortega: Afro-Cuban Maestro (14 December 2013)
• Ashley launches MillionaireChess… $1,000,000 Tourney! (12 December 2013)
• The Drum visits “Queen” Chess Exhibit (8 December 2013)
• Carlsson Chess Training! (7 December 2013)
• Things heating up at World Team ’13!! 3 December 2013)

November

• 2013 World Team Championship (Antalya, Turkey) (29 November 2013)
• WCC2013-10: Magnus is King! (22 November 2013)
• WCC2013-9: Blunder puts champion at brink (22 November 2013)
• Orrin Hudson in India @FWCM2013 (19 November 2013)
• WCC2013-8: Anand opts for Berlin… no dice (19 November 2013)
• WCC2013-7: Anand whiffs with white (19 November 2013)
• WCC2013-6: Carlsen wins… two-point bulge (16 November 2013)
• Alphas host GM Ashley in Cleveland (16 November 2013)
• WCC2013-5: Carlsen squeezes win! (16 November 2013)
• WCC2013-4: Gladiator Battle Drawn! (14 November 2013)
• WCC2013-3: Tiger lets prey escape (12 November 2013)
• Chess Legend Charles Lawton on NPR (11 November 2013)
• Well-Wishes to Filipino Chess Family (11 November 2013)
• WCC2013-2: The Caro-Kann Can’t (10 November 2013)
• WCC2013-1: “Damp Squib” in first game (9 November 2013)
• Jerry Bibuld, chess activist (1928-2013) (7 November 2013)
• 2013 World Chess Championship (Anand vs. Carlsen) (6 November 2013)
• November 2013 FIDE Ratings (3 November 2013)
• New in Chess (2013/7) (3 November 2013)
• Michael Jordan: Lessons for Chess (1 November 2013)
• Mellace wins ’13 Jamaican Open (1 November 2013)

October

• Match of the Century! Anand vs. Carlsen (31 October 2013)
• 8th Annual “Bum Rush the Boards” (30 October 2013)
• Zambia’s Bwalya wins Airtel Chess Challenge (24 October 2013)
• “64 Squares” rap touts HHCF themes (20 October 2013)
• 1st “Armaggedon” at African Chess Lounge (15 October 2013)
• 2013 Lagos Chess Classic (Lagos, Nigeria) (12 October 2013)
• Wilkinson at 84th FIDE Congress (12 October 2013)
• Alpha Phi Alpha promotes Scholastic Chess (11 October 2013)
• Ilyumzhinov announces re-election bid (8 October 2013)
• Kasparov seeks FIDE Presidency! (7 October 2013)
• Doggers on Chess.com/ChessVibes buyout (7 October 2013)
• Ballantyne seeks ’13 WYCC bid in UAE (1 October 2013)

September

• Reflections of 2013 Sinquefield Cup (28 September 2013)
• Black wins CIS Rapid in Central Park! (27 September 2013)
• Fighting Crime with Chess (26 September 2013)
• Chevannes’ U.S. tour a smash… eclipses 2200 (22 September 2013)
• FM Ronald Simpson: 1960-2013 (21 September 2013)
• HOU YIFAN REGAINS TITLE! (20 September 2013)
• New in Chess (2013/6) (19 September 2013)
• San Francisco street chess banned! (19 September 2013)
• Drum Interviews at ’13 Sinquefield Cup (17 September 2013)
• 2013 Sinquefield Cup: Round #6 (16 September 2013)
• 2013 Sinquefield Cup: Round #5 (15 September 2013)
• 2013 Sinquefield Cup: Round #4 (13 September 2013)
• 2013 Sinquefield Cup: Round #3 (11 September 2013)
• 2013 Sinquefield Cup: Round #2 (11 September 2013)
• 2013 Women’s World Championship (Taizhou, China) (10 September 2013)
• 2013 Sinquefield Cup: Round #1 (10 September 2013)
• 2013 Sinquefield Cup (St. Louis, USA) (8 September 2013)
• 2013 Florida State Championship (6 September 2013)
• Jamaica’s Powell gets FM title posthumously (5 September 2013)

August

• 2013 World Cup: Finals (29 August 2013)
• Kramnik vs. Andreikin in Cup Final (29 August 2013)
• 2013 World Cup: Semifinals (26 August 2013)
• Hamdouchi is French Champion! (24 August 2013)
• 2013 World Cup: Round #5 (23 August 2013)
• 2013 World Cup: Round #4 (20 August 2013)
• 1st IM Norm for Justus! (20 August 2013)
• 12-year old Rachel Miller earns FIDE title! (19 August 2013)
• 2013 World Cup: Round #3 (17 August 2013)
• 2013 World Cup: Round #2 (14 August 2013)
• 2013 World Cup: Round #1 (12 August 2013)
• Gillian Bwalya at World Cup (11 August 2013)
• 2013 World Chess Cup (Tromsø, Norway) (10 August 2013)
• Egypt’s Adly denied travel to World Cup! (7 August 2013)
• 2013 World Chess Cup less than a week away! (4 August 2013)
• Quesada wins strong Southern Open (1 August 2013)

July

• Justus prevails… U.S. Cadet Champion! (23 July 2013)
• 2013 U.S. Cadet Championship (20 July 2013)
• “Train for Thought” holds 1st Tourney (19 July 2013)
• 2013 DSK Chess Championship (S. Africa) (19 July 2013)
• World Open shines in new home (16 July 2013)
• Kasparov’s impact on African Chess (15 July 2013)
• New in Chess (2013/4) (13 July 2013)
• Sabrina Chevannes releases new book! (11 July 2013)
• Inside look at Ghana Chess (11 July 2013)
• New Nakamura Interview! (6 July 2013)
• Kasparov in Kenya! (5 July 2013)

June

• Shabazz carries beat to Ghana! (24 June 2013)
• Short wins Tanzanian Open! (18 June 2013)
• GM denounces Cuban “Chess Mafia” (13 June 2013)
• Emojong becomes East Africa’s 1st IM! (12 June 2013)
• Cuba’s Oleiny Linares making strides! (9 June 2013)
• Kasparov bolts Russia! (6 June 2013)
• Cuba’s Dominguez breaks through in Greece! (5 June 2013)
• 2013 Tal Memorial (Moscow, Russia) (5 June 2013)
• Justus Williams wins U.S. Junior Open! (3 June 2013)
• Follow the Drum Beat! (2 June 2013)
• June 2013 FIDE Ratings (1 June 2013)

May

• BeSomeone’s Spring Fundraiser!! (31 May 2013)
• Robson edges Friedel, Mitkov @ ’13 Chicago Open (30 May 2013)
• New in Chess (2013/3) (29 May 2013)
• Amin, Wafa… 2013 African Champions!! (29 May 2013)
• 2013 Tanzania Open… GM Short confirmed! (23 May 2013)
• Orrin Hudson’s 50th birthday chess event (23 May 2013)
• Detroit Chess revs up Motor City (22 May 2013)
• Adu: Nigerian chess neglected (22 May 2013)
• Shoker wins subzonal 4.2…Emojong stars (20 May 2013)
• 2013 African Championships (Tunis, Tunisia) (20 May 2013)
• Reflections of 2013 U.S. Championship (18 May 2013)
• Drum Interviews at ’13 U.S. Champs (17 May 2013)
• Kamsky, Krush… 2013 U.S. Champions! (14 May 2013)
• 2013 U.S. Championships (Round #9) (13 May 2013)
• 2013 U.S. Championships (Round #8) (12 May 2013)
• 2013 U.S. Championships (Round #7) (11 May 2013)
• 2013 U.S. Championships (Round #6) (10 May 2013)
• HHCF visits Innovative Concept Academy! (9 May 2013)
• Kamsky, Krush lead at the break (9 May 2013)
• 2013 U.S. Championships (St. Louis) (3 May 2013)

April

• 2013 Jamaica Championship (27 April 2013)
• 2013 Heroes Cup (Barbados) (27 April 2013)
• Solomon returns to S. Africa for simul (26 April 2013)
• HHCF “Live the Game” Series in St. Louis! (26 April 2013)
• 2013 FIDE Grand Prix (Switzerland) (20 April 2013)
• Diamond in the Rough… Discovered! (11 April 2013)
• Spring Break Tourney in Orlando! (11 April 2013)
• Queen of Katwe battles Kasparov! (6 April 2013)
• 2013 CARIFTA Juniors (Jamaica) (4 April 2013)
• Dr. Kimani Stancil @ FSU Colloquim (2 April 2013)
• World Candidates 2013-14: It’s Carlsen! (1 April 2013)

March

• World Candidates 2013-13: Tied again! (31 March 2013)
• ’13 World Candidates down to wire!! (30 March 2013)
• HHCF @ Harvard University! (30 March 2013)
• New in Chess (2013/2) (30 March 2013)
• “Nacho” Pérez is Washington Champ! (30 March 2013)
• World Candidates 2013-12: Carlsen shocked! (30 March 2013)
• World Candidates 2013-11: Kramnik 1/2-point out! (28 March 2013)
• World Candidates 2013-10: Three-horse race! (27 March 2013)
• World Candidates 2013-9: Carlsen in 1st (25 March 2013)
• World Candidates 2013-8: Kramnik is coming! (24 March 2013)
• World Candidates 2013-7: Near Misses (23 March 2013)
• Kids gain “Train of Thought”! (22 March 2013)
• Smith working magic in Birmingham (22 March 2013)
• World Candidates 2013-6: Carlsen, Aronian win (21 March 2013)
• GZA’s CD box set includes a chess set! (21 March 2013)
• World Candidates 2013-5: Four Exciting Draws (20 March 2013)
• Be Someone 2013 Spring Break Camp! (19 March 2013)
• World Candidates 2013-4: Carlsen surges! (19 March 2013)
• World Candidates 2013-3: More fire!! (17 March 2013)
• World Candidates 2013-2: Blood is Drawn! (17 March 2013)
• World Candidates 2013-1: Peaceful Beginnings (16 March 2013)
• 2013 World Championship Candidates (London) (15 March 2013)
• Chevannes’ new ChessBase DVD! (13 March 2013)
• Ashley’s “Retrograde Analysis” (12 March 2013)
• HHCF theme rapper T-KASH drops song… and weight! (11 March 2013)
• 2013 Zambian National Championships (10 March 2013)
• Notes on 2013 World Candidates (10 March 2013)
• Is James Black the 2nd Stephen Muhammad? (9 March 2013)
• Josh Colas on Blindfold! (8 March 2013)
• Uganda announces new Cabinet! (6 March 2013)
• New in Chess (2013/1) (1 March 2013)

February

• The Chess Works of Jerome Bibuld (24 February 2013)
• Ashley on Black Bear School of Chess (22 February 2013)
• 2013 Botswana National Championship (22 February 2013)
• Chess in Togo! (22 February 2013)
• Brooklyn Castle: A Tribute to Chess Parents (14 February 2013)
• Happy Birthday! 12 years for The Chess Drum! (12 February 2013)
• Rare Chess Images in Black History (10 February 2013)
• ‘Brooklyn Castle’ at NAACP Image Awards (3 February 2013)
• The Obama (Chess) Challenge (1 February 2013)
• Tate @ the 2013 North American Open (1 February 2013)

January

• What’s next for Carlsen? (29 January 2013)
• HHCF’s Bishop Chronicles… off the hook! (29 January 2013)
• 2013 John Powell Open (Jamaica) (26 January 2013)
• Gray wins Margaret Prince Memorial! (25 January 2013)
• 2013 Airfficiency Open (Botswana) (24 January 2013)
• Carlsen still holds lead at Tata ’13 (21 January 2013)
• 3-way tie at Tata ’13 after four (16 January 2013)
• Uganda to hold 11 events in ’13 (13 January 2013)
• Barbados releases 2013 Calendar! (12 January 2013)
• New in Chess (2012/8) (11 January 2013)
• London: Chess’ New Linares? (11 January 2013)
• 2012 Cameron Open (Jamaica) (10 January 2013)
• Follow The Beat! (4 January 2013)
• 2013 Tata Steel Chess (Wijk aan Zee) (4 January 2013)
• Endgame Survival Training #4 (4 January 2013)
• Morris Giles, Chicago Legend: 1953-2012 (3 January 2013)
• January 2013 FIDE Ratings (2 January 2013)
• Endgame Survival Training #3 (1 January 2013)