Daaim Shabazz

  • Daaim ShabazzSeptember 10, 2013
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    2013 Sinquefield Cup: Round #1

    2013 Sinquefield CupSeptember 9th-15th, 2013 (St. Louis, USA)Round #1 – Monday, 9 September 2013 1 Carlsen, M NOR 1-0 Kamsky, G USA 2 Nakamura, H USA 1-0 Aronian, L ARM Drum Coverage| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 |…

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    Daaim ShabazzSeptember 8, 2013
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    2013 Sinquefield Cup (St. Louis, USA)

    Four of the world’s top chess players will assemble in what has become a major center for chess development. St. Louis will host the 1st Sinquefield Cup beginning tomorrow in a double-round robin event. Magnus Carlsen, the world’s highest-ranked player headlines the event along with the second highest in Levon…

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  • Daaim ShabazzSeptember 6, 2013
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    2013 Florida State Championship

    Daytona Beach Hilton Resort next to the famous clock tower and the carnival which featured the gravity-defying slingshot ride (upper left) where you are hoisted 300 feet in the air at 90 miles per hour. Drawback… $25.00 for this 90-second thrill. Photo by Daaim Shabazz. Labor Day weekend is a…

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  • Daaim ShabazzSeptember 5, 2013
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    Jamaica’s Powell gets FM title posthumously

    The World Chess Federation (FIDE) recently awarded 9 titles to Jamaican chess players for past and recent performances. The titles awarded were 1 FIDE Master (FM), 4 Candidate Master (CM), and 4 Woman Candidate Master (WCM). Former Jamaica Chess Federation (JCF) president, John Powell, who died in 2007, was recently…

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  • Daaim ShabazzAugust 29, 2013
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    2013 World Cup: Finals

    2013 World Chess CupAugust 10th-September 3rd, 2013 (Tromso, Norway)Match Scores (Finals) GM Vladimir Kramnik vs. GM Dmitri Andreikin   Flag G1 G2 G3 G4 -TIEBREAKS- Pts. Kramnik 1 ½ ½ ½ 2½ Andrekin 0 ½ ½ ½ 1½ Drum Coverage| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round…

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  • Daaim ShabazzAugust 29, 2013
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    Kramnik vs. Andreikin in Cup Final

    In almost three weeks of play, the 2013 World Cup has been whittled down to two players. A total of 127 players traveled to Tromsø, Norway for a chance to earn one of the two spots in the Candidates Final tournament. Those two players have been determined and like in…

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  • Daaim ShabazzAugust 26, 2013
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    2013 World Cup: Semifinals

    2013 World Chess CupAugust 10th-September 3rd, 2013 (Tromso, Norway)Match Scores (Semifinals) 1 Andreikin, D RUS 2½-1½ Tomashevsky, E RUS 2 Kramnik, V RUS 2½-1½ Vachier-Lagrave, M FRA Drum Coverage| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 || Semifinals | Finals | Official Website:…

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  • Daaim ShabazzAugust 24, 2013
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    Hamdouchi is French Champion!

    GM Hicham HamdouchiPhoto by Daaim Shabazz. Long-time Moroccan ace Hicham Hamdouchi has won the French Championship after winning a tiebreak match over fellow GM Jean-Marc Degraeve. Hamdouchi has lived in France for many years after studying at University of Montpellier, but changed his federation some years back and has taken…

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  • Daaim ShabazzAugust 23, 2013
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    2013 World Cup: Round #5

    2013 World Chess CupAugust 10th-September 3rd, 2013 (Tromso, Norway)Match Scores (Round #5) 1 Kamsky, G USA ½-1½ Tomashevsky, E RUS 2 Svidler, P RUS 1½-2½ Andreikin, D RUS 3 Caruana, F ITA 1½-2½ Vachier-Lagrave, M FRA 4 Kramnik, V RUS 1½-½ Korobov, A UKR Drum Coverage| Round 1 | Round…

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  • Daaim ShabazzAugust 20, 2013
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    2013 World Cup: Round #4

    2013 World Chess CupAugust 10th-September 3rd, 2013 (Tromso, Norway)Match Scores (Round #4) 1 Morozevich, A RUS 3½-4½ Tomashevsky, E RUS 2 Kamsky, G USA 1½-½ Mamedyarov, S AZE 3 Svidler, P RUS 2½-1½ Le Quang Liem VIE 4 Karjakin, S RUS 1-3 Andreikin, D RUS 5 Caruana, F ITA 2-0…

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