Daaim Shabazz

  • Daaim ShabazzOctober 11, 2013
    7 2,281

    Alpha Phi Alpha promotes Scholastic Chess

    Alpha Phi Alpha, Fraternity, Incorporated is the first collegiate fraternity founded by seven Black men at Cornell University on December 4, 1906. The idea was to build an organization in which these students (and those like them) could maintain more intimate contacts in order to pursue scholarly endeavors. The foundations…

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  • Daaim ShabazzOctober 8, 2013
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    Ilyumzhinov announces re-election bid

    Most of the attention since yesterday has been on Garry Kasparov’s announcement of his candidacy for FIDE President. What has been lost on most chess websites is Kirsan Ilyumzhinov’s bid for re-election. Ilyumzhinov has been the head of FIDE for the past 18 years and is seeking another four years.…

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  • Daaim ShabazzOctober 7, 2013
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    Kasparov seeks FIDE Presidency!

    A few months ago during Garry Kasparov’s tour of Africa, speculation was bubbling that the former world champion would vie for the FIDE Presidency. His tour had all the makings of a campaign as he was received by the chess brass of seven nations. Garry Kasparov, FIDE Presidential CandidatePhoto by…

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  • Daaim ShabazzOctober 7, 2013
    2 2,027

    Doggers on Chess.com/ChessVibes buyout

    Last week, Peter Doggers of Chessvibes.com released a statement that his company was being purchased by chess.com. It was an announcement that had caught many by surprise, but had been in the works for the better part of a month. As negotiations flowed, the main details were determined and Doggers…

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  • Scholastic
    Daaim ShabazzOctober 1, 2013
    26 2,050

    Ballantyne seeks ’13 WYCC bid in UAE

    Rochelle Ballantyne Rochelle Ballantyne has grown up before our eyes in the past six years. From her legend at IS-318 (featured in movie, “Brooklyn Castle“) to winning scholarships at different schools and ultimately enrolling at Stanford University, Rochelle has used chess as a platform to academic excellence. Typically, college students…

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  • Daaim ShabazzSeptember 28, 2013
    11 2,035

    Reflections of 2013 Sinquefield Cup

    Back in July, I received an e-mail invitation from Mike Wilmering to attend the Sinquefield Cup as a part of the chess media. The concept sounded exciting… the world’s top two players and America’s top two players in a double round-robin! I responded and gave him a “tentative yes”. I…

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  • Daaim ShabazzSeptember 27, 2013
    12 2,027

    Black wins CIS Rapid in Central Park!

    One of the 600 participants in the Chess-in-the-Schools festivities. Chess has a way of creating happiness. We are officially amidst a chess renaissance in the U.S. With SuperNational scholastic tournaments drawing more than 5,000 players, St. Louis becoming the centrifugal force of growth of American chess (with St. Louis Chess…

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  • Daaim ShabazzSeptember 26, 2013
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    Fighting Crime with Chess

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 25, 2013 CONTACT: Kim Rice 770-465-6445 info@besomeone.org Former State Trooper and Presiding Superior Court Judge Join to Inspire Youth to ‘Be Someone’ through Unique Crime Prevention Program Lakewood, NJ — Master motivator Orrin C. Hudson and New Jersey Superior Court Judge Wendel Daniels will join forces…

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  • Drum Majors
    Daaim ShabazzSeptember 22, 2013
    13 2,005

    Chevannes’ U.S. tour a smash… eclipses 2200

    WIM-elect Sabrina ChevannesPhoto by WIM Ioana Smaranda Padurariu. WFM Sabrina Chevannes was on tour this summer in the U.S. and capped off her visit by attending the historic Sinquefield Cup in St. Louis. Prior to that she had visited Susan Polgar’s Webster Academy, stopped by the iconic and famed Marshall…

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  • Drum Majors
    Daaim ShabazzSeptember 21, 2013
    35 2,545

    FM Ronald Simpson: 1960-2013

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