The Chess Drum on “Talking Talent”
The Chess Drum’s Daaim Shabazz was a guest on Dylan Quercia’s Twitch stream called, “Talking Talent.” The 71-minute segment featured the usual questions about chess beginnings and the emergence of the 22-year-old website. Other questions featured chess in the African-American chess community, its progress, the importance of analytics, and issues pertaining to the bridge of “old school” methods versus the computer age. Also covered were the challenges of chess journalism, some insight into covering top-level events, and favorite events to cover.