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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 boys in positive interaction with positive successful men in preparation for adolescence and adulthood.” The group meets every Saturday for…
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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 Rensch were the targets of a lawsuit citing five different offenses against defendants: “(1) slander; (2) libel; (3) unlawful group…
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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 17th. Ten-time women’s champion Deborah Richards-Porter was elected as Vice-President. It will take Myers a long time to match his…
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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 World Chess Championship. During Memorial Day weekend, The Chess Drum caught up with the social media star and he granted…
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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. Long a chess promoter, she granted an interview with The Chess Drum during the 2023 Chicago Open and told us…
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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. A Woman Grandmaster (WGM) since 2010, she is one of the most featured women players on The Chess Drum. After…
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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 edition, Zhou Jianchou won first with superior tiebreaks in a three-way tie with GMs Awonder Liang and Emilio Cordova. GM…
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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 Mwale’s 8th title and Shriyan’s 3rd. “I spent sleepless nights practising my game on opening and closing. I am delighted…
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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 the scientific body of literature as far as chess research. Over the years that have been a plethora of chess…
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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 Bilel Bellahcene of Algeria and Bassem Amin of Egypt both of who had 7.5/9. Amin was upset by the Algerian…
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