Daaim Shabazz

  • Daaim ShabazzMay 11, 2013
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    2013 U.S. Championships (Round #7)

    GM Gata Kamsky was unable to overcome GM Alejandro Ramirez. The tournament is coming down to the wire with the penultimate round tomorrow. Today at the top of the field changed little, but a few other contenders inched closer. Gata Kamsky-Alejandro Ramirez had an interesting battle in which a tactical…

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  • Daaim ShabazzMay 10, 2013
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    2013 U.S. Championships (Round #6)

    The U.S. Championships resumed today after a well-needed rest day. Gata Kamsky and Irina Krush were leading the field coming into the round, but the field was closing fast and the pace was blistering with decisive games (60% men – 76% women). Kamsky would face his main rival in Alexander…

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  • Daaim ShabazzMay 9, 2013
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    HHCF visits Innovative Concept Academy!

    On the rest day of the 2013 U.S. Chess Championship, players, U.S. Championship commentators and staff from the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis (CCSCSL) visited the Innovative Concept Academy (1927 Cass Avenue) to attend an exhibition hosted by Adisa Banjoko’s Hip Hop Chess Federation (HHCF) called “Living…

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  • Daaim ShabazzMay 9, 2013
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    Kamsky, Krush lead at the break

    Going into the second half of the tournament, odds-on favorites Gata Kamsky (4.5/5) and Irina Krush (5/5) lead the 2013 U.S. Championship after five rounds. While this is not particularly surprising, there are some efforts that have impressed, most notably the young talent that is on display. Kamsky actually beat…

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    Daaim ShabazzMay 3, 2013
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    2013 U.S. Championships (St. Louis, USA)

    The 2013 U.S. Chess Championships kicked off without the defending champion Hikaru Nakamura who recently scored a sterling result in the FIDE Grand Prix. However, the field is led by Gata Kamsky along with a mixture of veterans and new faces. Twenty-four men and ten women qualified to vie for…

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  • Daaim ShabazzApril 27, 2013
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    2013 Jamaica Championship

    Defending Champion, Damion Davy Jamaica’s national championship has begun. Defending champion Damion Davy sets forth to defend his national title as ten hopefuls pawn off in the national chess fete. This year’s version is without a number of marquee players. IM Jomo Pitterson, FM Warren Elliott, FM Shane Matthews (based…

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  • Daaim ShabazzApril 26, 2013
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    2013 Heroes Cup (Barbados)

    The 2013 edition of the Heroes Day Cup will kick off with two sections: Masters and Challengers. The Masters section is a six-man double round-robin led by GM Mesgen Amanov of Turkmenistan (2510). He will be joined by five Caribbean Masters three of which will vie for an IM norm.…

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  • Daaim ShabazzApril 26, 2013
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    Solomon returns to S. Africa for simul

    Typically modest about his achievements, local chess Grandmaster-elect Kenny Solomon fulfilled his lifelong dream when he played a simultaneous exhibition match against 20 promising young players at the Rocklands Library in Mitchells Plain, Cape Town on Tuesday, 26 March 2013. The exhibition was a truly inspiring moment for a player…

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  • Daaim ShabazzApril 26, 2013
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    HHCF “Live the Game” Series in St. Louis!

    The Hip-Hop Chess Federation in conjuction withThe World Chess Hall of Fame presents the “Live the Game” HHCF Panel St. Louis Public Library, Schlafly Branch Schlafly meeting room… Wednesday, May 8th 4:00pm 1-888-588-4418 https://hiphopchess.blogspot.com/ Full Details here!! LIVE THE GAME consists of a group of national experts who will discuss…

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  • Daaim ShabazzApril 20, 2013
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    2013 FIDE Grand Prix (Switzerland)

    The first in a 2013 series of FIDE Grand Prix events kicks off on April 17th in Zug, Switzerland with several of the top brass competing. The last cycle culminated in the Candidate’s Tournament ending with GM Magnus Carlsen earning the right to challenge World Champion Viswanathan Anand. That match…

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