News Briefs Index (2022)

May

• 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)