News Briefs Index (2023)
December
- The Chess Drum’s Highlights of 2023 (31 December 2023)
- Wafa, Djeroud win African Juniors 2023! (26 December 2023)
- Has cheating (accusations) gone too far? (24 December 2023)
- 11-year-old Deborah Quickpen, Nigerian Chess sensation (22 December 2023)
- UAE to host 2028 Chess Olympiad (21 December 2023)
- FM Jimmy Canty on Chessable! (18 December 2023)
November
- Hardaway gets 1st GM norm, clinches IM title (30 November 2023)
- Odafe Efemuai… from Delta State to New York State (24 November 2023)
- When will the U.S. host a Chess Olympiad? (11 November 2023)
October
- Classical Chess is still King… Here’s Why (31 October 2023)
- Turks & Caicos on chess map! (5 October 2023)
September
- “The Final Attack,” Chess Teachings of Emory Tate (30 September 2023)
- After World Cup, Where is African Chess? (23 September 2023)
- Aftermath of Niemann/Chess.com/Carlsen agreement (4 September 2023)
August
- Carlsen wins 2023 FIDE World Cup! (25 August 2023)
- 2023 FIDE World Cup: Semifinals/Finals (22 August 2023)
- Battle of the Masters: NYC Blitz Chess Match!! (19 August 2023)
- 2023 FIDE World Cup: Quarterfinals (18 August 2023)
- Drum chats with FM Warren Elliott (16 August 2023)
- Colorful vibes at Pan-American Youth Chess Festival (15 August 2023)
- 2023 FIDE World Cup: Round 5 (15 August 2023)
- 2023 FIDE World Cup: Round 4 (14 August 2023)
- Capital City Open IV (Tallahassee, Florida) (10 August 2023)
- 2023 FIDE World Cup: Round 3 ( 9 August 2023)
- 2023 FIDE World Cup: Round 2 (5 August 2023)
- 2023 FIDE World Cup: Round 1 (2 August 2023)
July
- World Chess Cup 2023 begins! (30 July 2023)
- After 2023 World Open, a new chess era unfolding (25 July 2023)
- Regina Riberio to lead Brazil to Pan-Am Youth (16 July 2023)
- “The Gift of Chess” nabs Namangale as Global Head (15 July 2023)
- Brewington Hardaway gets 3rd/Final IM norm! (7 July 2023)
- 2023 Women’s World Championship (Shanghai/ Chongqing, China) (6 July 2023)
- Coming of Kings… Empowerment through Chess (1 July 2023)
June
- Niemann’s $100m Lawsuit Dismissed… but stay tuned (27 June 2023)
- Peter Myers get 2nd term as Jamaica’s Prez! (25 June 2023)
- James Canty chats with The Chess Drum (18 June 2023)
- Interview with Chess Connector, Adia Onyango (17 June 2023)
- Oleiny Linares at 2023 Chicago Open (17 June 2023)
- Zhou Jianchou wins 2023 Chicago Open (4 June 2023)
May
- Mwale, Shriyan win Malawi titles! (22 May 2023)
- Chessable Research Awards-Fall 2023 (18 May 2013)
- Fawzy wins African Championship! (16 May 2013)
- Jaden Shaw tops 2023 Jamaica Championship! (14 May 2013)
- Hip-Hop Chess icon Banjoko launches “64 Blocks” (13 May 2013)
- Reflections on the 1st HBCU Chess Classic (11 May 2023)
- 2023 African Individual Championships (9 May 2023)
- US Chess on HBCU Chess (3 May 2023)
- Ding Liren is the new World Chess Champion (1 May 2023)
April
- 2023 World Chess Championship: Game 14 (30 April 2023)
- 2023 World Chess Championship: Game 13 (28 April 2023)
- 2023 World Chess Championship: Game 12 (27 April 2023)
- 2023 World Chess Championship: Game 11 (26 April 2023)
- 2023 World Chess Championship: Game 10 (26 April 2023)
- Derrick Rose hosting “Chesstival” in Las Vegas (24 April 2023)
- 2023 World Chess Championship: Game 9 (23 April 2023)
- 2023 World Chess Championship: Game 8 (22 April 2023)
- 2023 World Chess Championship: Game 7 (20 April 2023)
- GZA & Sabrina Chevannes on Hip-Hop/Chess (18 April 2023)
- 2023 World Chess Championship: Game 6 (17 April 2023)
- All Roads to Atlanta for HBCU Chess Classic! (16 April 2023)
- 2023 World Chess Championship: Game 5 (16 April 2023)
- 2023 Kenya Chess Open is historic! (15 April 2023)
- 2023 World Chess Championship: Game 4 (14 April 2023)
- Dominica Chess on TDN Network! (13 April 2023)
- 2023 World Chess Championship: Game 3 (12 April 2023)
- 2023 World Chess Championship: Game 2 (11 April 2023)
- Chess Player banned for impersonating a woman (11 April 2023)
- Richard Kennedy wins Capital City Open III (9 April 2023)
- 2023 World Chess Championship: Game 1 (9 April 2023)
- 2023 World Chess Championship (Astana, Kazakhstan) (7 April 2023)
- Is Racism in Chess Overlooked? (4 April 2023)
March
- Dylan Berdayes… Cuba’s 47th Grandmaster! (27 March 2023)
- South Africa’s West Coast Chess Union (22 March 2023)
- Chess Championship weeks away in Kazakhstan (1 March 2023)
- “Chess in Slums” treks to Kenya, Uganda! (16 March 2023)
- HBCU Chess Classic on April 22nd! (12 March 2023)
- The Chess Drum on “Talking Talent” (11 March 2023)
- Cuba’s Linares wins her 4th chess title! (11 March 2023)
- Lenhert wins Capital City Chess Open II (4 March 2023)
Febuary
- 2nd IM norm for Brewington Hardaway! (28 February 2023)
- Black History Month 2023 – A Chess Tribute (28 February 2023)
- The Chess Drum’s first “Beat” video in 2023 (20 February 2023)
- Gregory Acholonu awarded overdue FM title (17 February 2023)
- The Chess Drum is 22! (12 February 2023)
- Kassa Korley featured in Amazon’s “Mind Games” (6 February 2023)
- 2023 Zone 4.3 in Equatorial Guinea (5 February 2023)
January
- Jerald Times seeks action against Success Academy (30 January 2023)
- Brewington Hardaway gets 1st IM norm! (19 January 2023)
- Kenya’s Bernice Wambui gives “Gift of Chess” (16 January 2023)
- Howard University Chess @ 2023 Pan-Ams (15 January 2023)
- U.S. Chess hires Danielle Little! (13 January 2023)
- Is Classical Chess Dead? (5 January 2023)
- Mehul Gohil (Kenyan Champ) wins another car! (1 January 2023)
