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Drum Majors
Is James Black the 2nd Stephen Muhammad?
There are times when you notice the style of a player and then see similarities with another player. For the past few years, I have been covering James Black, Jr. and he reminds me of another player… in temperament, style of play and even some of his personality traits. There…
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Uganda announces new Cabinet!
Dear All, This is to inform you that the Uganda Chess Federation held its Annual General Meeting on Saturday 23 February 2013 and elected new office bearers as follows: President : Vianney Luggya Vice President: Olga Robina Namwanje General Secretary: Christopher Turyahabwe Treasurer: Augustine Lwanga Director Technical: Stephen Kisuze Director…
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Media Stories
New in Chess (2013/1)
It’s official. Magnus Carlsen has broken the rating record at 2861 after posting another convincing win in London. He has since added to that count with a victory at the Tata Steel Chess Tournament and tops the chart at 2872. He graces the cover once again as he talks candidly…
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Drum Majors
The Chess Works of Jerome Bibuld
As years go by, we often wonder about people who have entered our lives and have perhaps made an impression. In the chess world, there was a person who served tirelessly in helping smaller federations, particularly those in Africa and the Caribbean. He was also known for his support of…
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2013 Botswana National Championship
The 6th Metropolitan chess championships will take place this weekend in Palapye where the top 20men and top 20 women will crack their heads in a fiercely anticipated chess tournament. The Sponsor The tournament is sponsored by Metropolitan to the tune of P80,000. This is the 6th year that Metropolitan…
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Chess in Togo!
Togo delegation at the General Assembly in Istanbul, Turkey. Photo by Daaim Shabazz. Togo is a very modest country of 6.7 million sandwiched between Ghana and Benin. It is a country known primarily for it cocoa, but they are now known for something else… a budding chess community. I met…
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Scholastic
Brooklyn Castle: A Tribute to Chess Parents
I have seen a number of chess movies such as “Searching for Bobby Fischer,” “Fresh” and “The Luhzin Defense“. I recently ordered “Brooklyn Castle” shortly after it became available on download since my review copy had not arrived. So this review is a bit late. It was released on October…
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Happy Birthday! 12 years for The Chess Drum!
Dear friends and supporters, At the old World Hall of Fame in Miami in 2001, the inaugural year of The Chess Drum. Today is the 12th birthday for The Chess Drum! It has been an interesting ride and a much more challenging transition in the age of social networking. With…
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