New Briefs Index
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Cuba
Cuba’s Linares wins her 4th chess title!
Oleiny Linares Napoles won her 4th national title during the Cuban women’s championship from February 9th-20th. The event was a 12-player round-robin taking place in José Raúl Capablanca Academy in…
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Tournaments
Lenhert wins Capital City Chess Open II
The Capital City Open II attracted 31 local players to Tallahassee, Florida in three sections. Florida State University professor Dr. Steven Lenhert won his second consecutive tournament despite losing to…
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Drum Majors
2nd IM norm for Brewington Hardaway!
Just one month ago, we announced Brewington Hardaway’s 1st norm for the International Master title. Well… he has earned a second and will need to earn a norm in a…
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In the News
Black History Month 2023 – A Chess Tribute
Greetings everyone!This year’s Black History Month will feature a video commemoration recounting the importance of the month-long celebration, some key moments in history, and also thoughts about why championing chess…
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The Chess Drum
The Chess Drum’s first “Beat” video in 2023
Back in 2012, The Chess Drum launched five videos as a test run for the “Drum Beat” segment. Those videos were cutting-edge at the time, but since then a variety…
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Drum Majors
Gregory Acholonu awarded overdue FM title
Nigerian-born Gregory Acholonu was finally awarded the FM title after being qualified for over 20 years. The long-time chess coach has worked with the DC Chess Center for 12 years…
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In the News
The Chess Drum is 22!
Dear Drum Community!The Chess Drum is 22 today! On this day, I hit the “enter” key to make the site live and it has been an eye-opening journey for me.…
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Uncategorized
Kassa Korley featured in Amazon’s “Mind Games”
The Chess Drum had a conversation with IM Kassa Korley about his recent activities. He talked about his appearance in the recent premiere of “Mind Games,” a documentary peering into…
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Tournaments
2023 Zone 4.3 in Equatorial Guinea
Sergio Periera of Sao Tome & Principe hoists the championship trophyafter winning Zone 4.3 Championship. Equatorial Guinea was the host to the FIDE Zone 4.3 Individual Championship which took place…
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USA
Jerald Times seeks action against Success Academy
Jerald Times is in the chess news recently, but it is not for his success as a chess educator. After winning the right to challenge Success Academy’s employment practices, he…
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Drum Majors
Brewington Hardaway gets 1st IM norm!
Brewington Hardaway is pictured here at the National K8 tournament of Champions… which he won. Photo by Alexey Root Brewington Hardaway has earned his first International Master norm at the…
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Kenya
Kenya’s Bernice Wambui gives “Gift of Chess”
“Chess is not just a game. Facing the board means making decisions and dealing with obstacles. We learn life skills from the game.” Bernice Wambui is helping bring chess to…
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Media Stories
Howard University Chess @ 2023 Pan-Ams
Howard University trekked to Seattle for the 69th Pan-American Intercollegiate Tournament just after New Year’s. The event attracted 84 teams from more than 40 universities to compete in the annual…
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Media Stories
U.S. Chess hires Danielle Little!
The U.S. Chess Federation continues bolstering its staff with the addition of Danielle Little as Program Director for Women and At-Risk Youth. After hiring Howard alumnus Emmanuel London and Chicago…
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Opinion/Editorials
Is Classical Chess Dead?
The future of classical chess has been discussed for decades, and the topic has come up once again. The question has been how to make it more marketable for wider…
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Kenya
Mehul Gohil (Kenyan Champ) wins another car!
Mehul Gohil won the Kenyan Chess Champion and thus, drove away the grand prize of a Mazda Demio car! It is his second car in three years. In 2019, he…
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The Chess Drum
The Chess Drum’s Highlights of 2022!
The year 2022 was an exciting one and seemed to zip by quickly. We had a big announcement from current World Champion Magnus Carlsen, arguably the best Chess Olympiad in…
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Cape Verde
Ortega is Cape Verde’s 2022 Chess Champion
Cape Verde held its national championship December 7th-11th in the capital of Praia with their top player IM Manuel Ortega defending his title. Federação Cabo-Verdiana de Xadrez (FCX) is a…
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Tournaments
2022 Liberian Chess Championship
The Liberian Chess Federation (LCF) hosted its national championship with Bobby Ballah winning in dominating fashion with 9.5/11. The champion eclipsed the field by a full point and two points…
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Tournaments
2022 World Rapid & Blitz (Almaty, Kazakhstan)
Defending world rapid champion Nordibek Abdusattarov of Uzbekistan represents the new generation of elite chess players. After leading his young team to Olympiad gold, will he be able to unseat…
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Nigeria
Blitz tourney heats up NYC… Colas wins!
2022 New York/Georgetown Blitz Invitational New York City recently held a blitz championship culminating in a classic battle between Josh Colas and Nigeria’s Adegboyega Joel Adebayo. The New York/Georgetown Blitz…
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Tournaments
2022 Capital City Chess Open (Tallahassee, FL)
On December 16, 2022 Tallahassee held its first tournament since COVID-19 virtually. The rapid tournament attracted 20 players with no player going unscathed. Five players ended with 3/4. Top-seed Dr.…
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Media Stories
Justus Williams notches first GM norm!
International Master Justus Williams took a big step toward his goal of becoming an International Grandmaster by earning his first GM norm. Just over one year ago, he clinched his…
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Nigeria
Tani Adewumi earns another IM norm!
This picture was the beginning of a journey for 8-year-old Tani Adewumi, who became a national sensation. He earned a 3rd International Master norm last Sunday. Photo by Christopher Lee…
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Obituary
South Carolina’s Keith Eubanks (1965-2022)
Keith Vernon Eubanks, 56, of Columbia, SC was born on September 27, 1965 and passed away on September 23, 2022. He was a lifelong resident of South Carolina and was…
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Media Stories
Cannon Farragut… Tampa’s ray of sunshine
In various forms of chess, a cannon is an integral part of showing force and Tampa’s Cannon Farragut is showing his force of talent. Cannon is amongst the top 50…
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Obituary
Howard chess activist, Sultan-Diego Sulayman (1995-2022)
Sultan-Diego Abdullah Sulayman, a 2020 finance graduate of Howard University, passed away suddenly on October 30th after being found by his mother at their home. The news came as a…
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Media Stories
Fischer Random Chess: A Dream Deferred
In what was perhaps the most exciting chess tournament we’ve seen in some time Hikaru Nakamura won the 2022 Fischer Random World Chess Championship in Reykjavik, Iceland. The American legend…
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Drum Majors
Maurice Ashley on C-Squared Podcast
GM Maurice Ashley at the World Chess Hall of Fame with his plaque.Photo courtesy of Maurice Ashley GM Maurice Ashley recently appeared on the C-Squared Podcast with GMs Fabiano Caruana…
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Opinion/Editorials
The Anatomy of Carlsen-Niemann cheating controversy
Over the past month, the chess world has been turned upside down and inside-out with the cheating controversy surrounding world champion Magnus Carlsen and Grandmaster Hans Niemann. The Chess Drum…
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Somalia
Saad Elmi, Next Star in Norway?
Sixteen-year-old Saad Abobaker Elmi recently scored 7/11 in the World Youth Chess Championships in Romania after winning the Nordic Youth Championships. Of Somalian ancestry, his parents immigrated to Oslo, Norway…
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Africa
Bassem Amin & Shahenda Wafa… 2022 African Champs!
WGM Shahenda Wafa (gold-women’s), GM Abdelrahman Hesham (bronze-open), GM Bassem Amin (gold-open). All photos by Babatunde Ogunsiku (Africa Chess Media) Egypt’s Bassem Amin wins his sixth continental title after winning…
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Opinion/Editorials
Carlsen quits against Niemann… the saga continues
Yesterday, Magnus Carlsen quit against Hans Niemann after playing his first move. Playing black… after 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 Carlsen resigned and simply logged off abruptly. The cheating insinuation by Carlsen…
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