Daaim Shabazz

  • Daaim ShabazzApril 11, 2013
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    Diamond in the Rough… Discovered!

    Diamond is growing and shining! Diamond Shakoor has been on a path. A path that would take her through three Midwestern states: Michigan, Ohio and Missouri. The most recent move to St. Louis was an effort by her father Abdul Shakoor to put her in an environment where she could…

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  • Daaim ShabazzApril 11, 2013
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    Spring Break Tourney in Orlando!

    Kingsmen Chess Club presentsThe Spring Break Quick Rated Tournament! Location: Coolstuff and Games 3592 Aloma Ave, Winter Park, Florida 32792 $890 b/35; $30 Entry Fee; CASH payout * * * Saturday, April 13th 2013Registration: 11:15-11:45am; 1st Round starts at 12noon U2200-1st $215 2nd $125 3rd $75U1800- 1st $160 2nd $110U1500/Unrated-…

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  • Daaim ShabazzApril 6, 2013
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    Queen of Katwe battles Kasparov!

    Phiona Mutesi of Uganda achieved worldwide fame as the subject of the book, “The Queen of Katwe“. This was a spellbinding book that details the tremendous hardships of her life and how her discovery of chess helped to give her hope for a better life. Despite being from the poorest…

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  • Daaim ShabazzApril 4, 2013
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    2013 CARIFTA Juniors (Jamaica)

    Jamaican Chess Federation President Ian Wilkinson has announced the hosting of the 2013 CARIFTA Championships to be held on the island of “wood and water”. The tournament will begin this evening and will feature the top juniors from the region. Wilkinson excitedly told The Chess Drum that juniors from Aruba,…

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  • Daaim ShabazzApril 2, 2013
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    Dr. Kimani Stancil @ FSU Colloquium

    Dr. Kimani Stancil Most of us would never be able to understand the science of material composition for everything from pharmaceuticals to space rockets and thousands of other commercial and industrial products. Dr. Kimani Stancil does. Recently he told me he would be in Tallahassee, Florida to make a presentation…

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  • Daaim ShabazzApril 1, 2013
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    World Candidates 2013-14: It’s Carlsen!

    Round #14 Monday, 1 April 2013 Preview: This is it! It is now a one-round tournament with both Magnus Carlsen and Vladimir Kramnik vying for the right to face World Champion Viswanathan Anand in November. For Kramnik, it would amount to a rematch. For Carlsen, it would be an opportunity…

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  • Daaim ShabazzMarch 31, 2013
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    World Candidates 2013-13: Tied again!

    Round #13 Sunday, 31 March 2013 Main Venue… Institute of Engineering and Technology.Photo by Ray Morris-Hill. Preview: The 2013 World Candidates tournament is entering its last two rounds and the result is still in doubt. While two players have a reasonable chance of winning the top four are mathematically eligible…

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  • Daaim ShabazzMarch 30, 2013
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    ’13 World Candidates down to wire!!

    The 2013 World Candidates tournament is entering its last two rounds and the result is still in doubt. While two players have a reasonable chance of winning the top four are mathematically eligible to win. Two points separate the top four positions with Vladimir Kramnik atop the chart with an…

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  • Daaim ShabazzMarch 30, 2013
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    HHCF @ Harvard University!

    Adisa Banjoko on point at Harvard University. Adisa Banjoko, founder of the Hip Hop Chess Federation (HHCF), presented to students at Harvard University “Living The Game: The Powerful Fusion of Hip-Hop & Chess”. The lecture detailed his philosophy of hip-hop chess which combines the lessons of hip-hop, martial arts and…

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  • Daaim ShabazzMarch 30, 2013
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    New in Chess (2013/2)

    New in Chess has its usual splendor in the 2013/2 issue and it starts off with a bang. The letters section has a tome by GM Borislav Ivkov in response to GM Ivan Sokolov’s critique of Ivkov’s book, My 60 Years in Chess. Interesting that politics cannot escape chess. Moving…

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