News Briefs Index (2022)
December
- The Chess Drum’s Highlights of 2022! (31 December 2022)
- Ortega is Cape Verde’s 2022 Chess Champion (31 December 2022)
- 2022 Liberian Chess Championship (27 December 2022)
- 2022 World Rapid & Blitz (Almaty, Kazakhstan) (26 December 2022)
- Blitz tourney heats up NYC… Colas wins! (24 December 2022)
- 2022 Capital City Chess Open (Tallahassee, FL) (18 December 2022)
November
- Justus Williams notches first GM norm! (23 November 2022)
- Tani Adewumi earns another IM norm! (15 November 2022)
- South Carolina’s Keith Eubanks (1965-2022) (13 November 2022)
- Cannon Farragut… Tampa’s ray of sunshine (6 November 2022)
- Howard chess activist, Sultan-Diego Sulayman (1995-2022) (6 November 2022)
October
- Fischer Random Chess: A Dream Deferred (31 October 2022)
- Maurice Ashley on C-Squared Podcast (25 October 2022)
- The Anatomy of Carlsen-Niemann cheating controversy (20 October 2022)
- Saad Elmi, Next Star in Norway? (9 October 2022)
- Bassem Amin & Shahenda Wafa… 2022 African Champs! (1 October 2022)
September
- Carlsen quits against Niemann… the saga continues (20 September 2022)
- Aikhoje gets ’98 Olympiad gold medal! (19 September 2022)
- After the Carlsen-Niemann firestorm, what now? (17 September 2022)
- 2022 African Individual Championships (Lagos, Nigeria) (12 September 2022)
- Carlsen bolts Sinquefield after loss; rumors swirl (6 September 2022)
August
- Kassa Korley seeking 3rd GM Norm (25 August 2022)
- IM norm for Zimbabwe’s Zhemba Jemusse! (20 August 2022)
- The Importance of Analytics for Chess Federations (14 August 2022)
- 2022 Chess Olympiad: Closing Ceremonies (11 August 2022)
- 2022 Chess Olympiad: Uzbekistan, Ukraine win! (10 August 2022)
- 2022 Chess Olympiad: Round #10 (9 August 2022)
- 2022 Chess Olympiad: Round #9 (8 August 2022)
- Dvorkovich reelected FIDE President! (8 August 2022)
- 2022 Chess Olympiad: Round #8 (7 August 2022)
- 2022 Chess Olympiad: Round #7 (6 August 2022)
- Tshepiso Lopang wins ACC Presidency! (5 August 2022)
- 2022 Chess Olympiad: Round #6 (4 August 2022)
- 2022 Chess Olympiad: Round #5 (3 August 2022)
- 2022 Chess Olympiad: Round #4 (2 August 2022)
- Sheripov withdraws from 2022 FIDE campaign (2 August 2022)
- Chat with Ian Wilkinson on 2022 FIDE Election (1 August 2022)
- 2022 Chess Olympiad: Round #3 (31 July 2022)
July
- 2022 Chess Olympiad: Round #2 (31 July 2022)
- 2022 Chess Olympiad: Round #1 (30 July 2022)
- African nations at Chennai Olympiad! (29 July 2022)
- 2022 Chess Olympiad: Opening Ceremonies (29 July 2022)
- The Emory Tate Pride… Andrew and Tristan break Internet (28 July 2022)
- Bartelski’s OlimpBase still draws fans (27 July 2022)
- 2022 Chess Olympiad (Chennai, India) (26 July 2022)
- Tyrone Davis gives Gift of Chess to Nigeria (24 July 2022)
- Discussion: The Future for Chess and FIDE (22 July 2022)
- Magnus Carlsen will NOT defend title! (20 July 2022)
- 2022 Chess Olympiad Preview (19 July 2022)
- GM Kenny Solomon launches book! (14 July 2022)
- Justus Williams pens article in Chess Life (13 July 2022)
- Tani Adewumi gets second IM norm! (12 July 2022)
- NFL football players battle on chess.com (12 July 2022)
- 2022 Trinidad & Tobago International (10 July 2022)
- Tony Ballard’s Powerful Chess Testimony (8 July 2022)
- Carlsson blitzes field in two tourneys! (7 July 2022)
- Nepomniachtchi wins Candidates… Carlsen undecided on rematch (5 July 2022)
June
- Kevin Pryor shines at Emory Castle Camp (30 June 2022)
- IM Nestor Velez passes away (28 June 2022)
- Nepomniachtchi leading Candidates 2022 after six (24 June 2022)
- Shabazz to get Special Services Chess Award! (24 June 2022)
- Maurice Ashley honored by Brownsville! (16 June 2022)
- 2022 Candidates Tournament is here! (15 June 2022)
- FIDE Election tickets certified, African ticket out (11 June 2022)
- Togolese Chess on fire at Rapid/Blitz! (7 June 2022)
- Aspiring chess master Janell Warner ready to shine (5 June 2022)
May
- Jeffery Xiong nets another Chicago title! (31 May 2022)
- IM Eugenio Campos at IPCA (28 May 2022)
- Somalia finalizes team for 2022 Olympiad (24 May 2022)
- FIDE 2022 election campaigns heat up! (21 May 2022)
- Daniel Cawdery wins South African Championship (20 May 2022)
- Spike Lee celebrates NIKE’s 50th with chess (20 May 2022)
- Jamaica’s Christie wins Heroes Cup 2022! (14 May 2022)
- Michael Abron releases book on Chess Journey (13 May 2022)
- Dvorkovich-Anand 2022 campaign for FIDE (13 May 2022)
- Cayman Islands’ Chess Jubilee! (13 May 2022)
- Brewington Hardaway wins K8! (8 May 2022)
- Geopolitics and the Diverse Voices in Chess (7 May 2022)
- Togo’s Fumey will stand for FIDE President (6 May 2022)
April
- First IM norm for Tani Adewumi! (24 April 2022)
- Jerald Times scores victory in legal chess battle (23 April 2022)
- Business Meets Chess & Kids… Spring 2022! (1 April 2022)
- Chess in African Diaspora 2022 (1 April 2022)
March
- The Steven Rollins Chess Rule (25 March 2022)
- India to host FIDE Chess Olympiad (17 March 2022)
- Promoting to a Black Chess Queen (14 March 2022)
February
- Black History Month 2022-Day 28: IM Emory Tate (28 February 2022)
- Black History Month 2022-Day 27: Kenneth Clayton (27 February 2022)
- Black History Month 2022-Day 26: IM Michael Schleifer (26 February 2022)
- Black History Month 2022-Day 25: IM Watu Kobese (25 February 2022)
- FIDE postpones the 2022 Chess Olympiad (25 February 2022)
- Black History Month 2022-Day 24: Frank Street (24 February 2022)
- Black History Month 2022-Day 23: Ashley’s Unity Tournament Series (1992) (23 February 2022)
- Black History Month 2022-Day 22: William Earnest Griffin (22 February 2022)
- Black History Month 2022-Day 21: Alfred Blake Carlin (21 February 2022)
- Black History Month 2022-Day 20: Afro-Latino Chess (20 February 2022)
- Black History Month 2022-Day 19: James McCune Smith (19 February 2022)
- Black History Month 2022-Day 18: Queen Nefertari & Senet (18 February 2022)
- Black History Month 2022-Day 17: Walter Harris (17 February 2022)
- Black History Month 2022-Day 16: Pan-African Chess (16 February 2022)
- Chess in 2022 heating up the Sunshine State! (16 February 2022)
- Black History Month 2022-Day 15: Ashley & Muhammad (15 February 2022)
- Black History Month 2022-Day 14: Raphaelle Bujisho (14 February 2022)
- Black History Month 2022-Day 13: GM Amon Simutowe (13 February 2022)
- Black History Month 2022-Day 12: The Chess Drum (12 February 2022)
- The Chess Drum is 21 years old! (12 February 2022)
- Frank Johnson & Hyperluxe.gg eSports Initiative (12 February 2022)
- Black History Month 2022-Day 11: Historic Games! (11 February 2022)
- Black History Month 2022-Day 10: The Moors of Spain (10 February 2022)
- Black History Month 2022-Day 9: Robert Gwaze’s Gold! (9 February 2022)
- Black History Month 2022-Day 8: FM Morris Giles (8 February 2022)
- Black History Month 2022-Day 7: Philly’s Roberts Vaux Jr. High (7 February 2022)
- Black History Month 2022-Day 6: Theophilus Thompson (6 February 2022)
- Black History Month 2022-Day 5: Wilbert Paige Memorial (5 February 2022)
- Black History Month 2022-Day 4: Baraka Shabazz (4 February 2022)
- Black History Month 2022-Day 3: Leroy Muhammad (3 February 2022)
- Black History Month 2022-Day 2: Rogelio Ortega (2 February 2022)
- Black History Month 2022-Day 1: Paragon Chess Club (1 February 2022)
January
- Tunde Onakoya’s mission takes chess to Nigerian slums (22 January 2021)
- FM Ignacio Pérez (1967-2022) passes away (20 January 2021)
- Seattle builds Detective Cookie Chess Park! (15 January 2021)
- Belize, Dominica, Niger, and St. Vincent join FIDE (11 January 2021)
