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Media Stories
“The Final Attack,” Chess Teachings of Emory Tate
FM Todd Andrews recently released a manual, The Final Attack a tribute to the lessons of International Master Emory Tate. Of course, Tate passed away in 2015, but his lessons…
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Africa
After World Cup, Where is African Chess?
One month ago, African Chess was on display. Twenty-two of Africa’s finest chess players (17 Open and 5 Women) participated in the World Cup tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan. Magnus Carlsen…
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Media Stories
Aftermath of Niemann/Chess.com/Carlsen agreement
One week ago, Chess.com released a statement announcing the reinstatement of Hans Niemann on chess.com and an end to the legal dispute that gripped the chess world for the past…
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World Cup
Carlsen wins 2023 FIDE World Cup!
Magnus Carlsen added another accolade to his already storied career by winning the World Cup. He overcame a wonderful performance by Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa. “Pragg” defeated both Hikaru Nakamura and Fabiano…
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World Cup
2023 FIDE World Cup: Semifinals/Finals
Praggnanandhaa beats Caruana, will play Carlsen in the Final! This World Cup tournament has been one of big upsets, but Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana were headed on a collision…
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Media Stories
Battle of the Masters: NYC Blitz Chess Match!!
Greetings! I’m Inez Kelley, sister to Armand Kelley a member of the NYC chess community. For those who know, Armand passed in 2019. Since that time we’ve organized chess events…
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World Cup
2023 FIDE World Cup: Quarterfinals
Semifinals set… Carlsen-Caruana favorites… Goryachkina faces phenom We are winding down the World Cup and it’s been an exciting ride. Only four players remain in the Open section and the…
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Jamaica
Drum chats with FM Warren Elliott
The Chess Drum visited the Pan-Am Youth Chess Festival held in Chicago and was able to have a chat with FM Warren Elliott, part of the Jamaica delegation. During this…
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North America
Colorful vibes at Pan-American Youth Chess Festival
Players from around the western hemisphere are in Chicago for the 2023 Pan-American Youth Chess Festival. Delegations are coming from as far as Chile to vie for age championships and…
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Azerbaijan
2023 FIDE World Cup: Round 5
Carlsen, Caruana through… four Indians make the quarterfinals In the fifth round of the World Cup, Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana the two top-rated players on the live list advanced…
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Azerbaijan
2023 FIDE World Cup: Round 4
Favorites ousted (not Carlsen)… Indian prodigies soar There were some shocking outcomes at the 2023 World Cup with both Hikaru Nakamura and Ju Wenjun being eliminated from the competition. Wesley…
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USA
Capital City Open IV (Tallahassee, Florida)
Tallahassee hosted its fourth Capital City Open rapid tournament within the past year with Jacob Sperber leading the initiative. With the temperatures soaring into the upper-90s, Florida got a welcome…
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World Cup
2023 FIDE World Cup: Round 3
Top Three Seeds Go Through, but a Few Surprises In a trend where the youngest stars are shining at the World Cup, some of the veterans are still showing that…
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World Cup
2023 FIDE World Cup: Round 2
Gukesh: The New Indian #1 Lots of historic landmarks happened during the second round of the FIDE World Cup with the top players joining in on the action after getting…
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World Cup
2023 FIDE World Cup: Round 1
In a hall of great splendor, players from 86 countries have trekked to Baku, Azerbaijan for the 2023 FIDE World Cup. A total of 206 players assembled for the open…
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World Cup
2023 World Cup (Baku, Azerbaijan)
The World Cup chess tournament will start tomorrow and all of the world’s biggest stars will assemble in Baku, Azerbaijan for the massive knockout tournament. Just about everyone will be…
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USA
After 2023 World Open, a new chess era unfolding
A few weeks ago, Fidel Corrales Jimenez won the 2023 World Open with an undefeated 7.5/9 beating out eight others (including GM Hans Niemann) by a half-point. A strong performance…
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Drum Majors
Regina Riberio to lead Brazil to Pan-Am Youth
The Renaissance Knights Chess Foundation, the International Chess School, the Confederation of Chess for America (CCA), and the US Chess Federation, are pleased to invite all National Chess Federations of…
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Malawi
“The Gift of Chess” nabs Namangale as Global Head
With an expanded vision, The Gift of Chess has appointed Susan Namangale as its Global Head. Russell Makofsky‘s vision to distribute chess sets in the New York area was part…
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Drum Majors
Brewington Hardaway gets 3rd/Final IM norm!
Brewington Hardaway (Twitter) In a span of seven months, Brewington Hardaway secured three norms for the title of International Master. His last one came at the 2023 World Open where…
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China
2023 Women’s World Championship (Shanghai/ Chongqing, China)
2023 World Chess Championship Shanghai/Chongquing, China (July 4th-24th) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 pts. Ju Wenjun ½ ½ ½ ½ 0…
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Uncategorized
Coming of Kings… Empowerment through Chess
“Teaching young men to be the leaders they were born to be” “Coming of Kings” is a community organization based in Baltimore, Maryland is using chess as platform “to involve…
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Media Stories
Niemann’s $100m Lawsuit Dismissed… but stay tuned
Today a federal judge dismissed Hans Niemann’s $100 million lawsuit (amended twice) against several high-profile figures in the chess community. GMs Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura, Chess.com, the Play Magnus Group, and IM Daniel…
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Jamaica
Peter Myers get 2nd term as Jamaica’s Prez!
Peter Myers has served as an officer in the Jamaica Chess Federation for more than 25 years and continues his work after being elected for a 2nd term on June…
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Drum Majors
James Canty chats with The Chess Drum
James Canty III entered the fraternity of chess streamers during the pandemic and has not looked back since. He also has entered the world of chess commentary including the recent…
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Media Stories
Interview with Chess Connector, Adia Onyango
Adia Onyango is known as the “Chess Traveler” for her voyages to chess venues around the world. She frequents overseas locations but is also a mainstay in major U.S. tournaments.…
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Cuba
Oleiny Linares at 2023 Chicago Open
Oleiny Linares Napoles is a four-time national champion of Cuba (2010, 2016, 2019, 2023) and competed in the U.S. for the first time at the Chicago Open in Wheeling, Illinois.…
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Chicago Open
Zhou Jianchou wins 2023 Chicago Open
The Chicago Open has become a marquee tournament in the U.S. circuit and since 2008 has taken place in the city of Wheeling at the Westin Hotel. In the 15th…
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Malawi
Mwale, Shriyan win Malawi titles!
Malawi crowned FM Joseph Mwale and Priyasha Santosh Shriyan as their new national champions on May 15th. Both were defending champions, thus both mounted a successful defense. It would be…
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Media Stories
Chessable Research Awards-Fall 2023
Dr. Alexey Root has announced the Chessable Research Awards for Fall 2023 and the deadline is July 1st. This initiative is designed to produce research that is beneficial to building…
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Egypt
Fawzy wins African Championship!
Adham Fawzy was a surprise winner of the 2023 African Individual Chess Championship (AICC) held in Giza, Egypt. The 23-year-old Grandmaster scored an undefeated 8/9. He was followed by Grandmaster…
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Jamaica
Jaden Shaw tops 2023 Jamaica Championship!
Jaden Shaw won the Jamaican National Championship with a blistering 10/11 ushering in a new era of Jamaican talent. Much of the field is coached by local masters and titled…
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Hip-Hop
Hip-Hop Chess icon Banjoko launches “64 Blocks”
Adisa Banjoko has been busy even though the hip-hop chess icon retired the Hip-Hop Chess Federation in 2019. He has launched a new company called 64 Blocks, LLC. Many in…
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