Daaim Shabazz

  • Daaim ShabazzNovember 17, 2012
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    2012 Women’s World Championship (Round #3)

    2012 Women World Chess ChampionshipRound #3 Pairings # Player ELO Nation Flag Player ELO Nation Flag 1 Socko 2480 POL Stefanova 2548 BUL 2 Ju 2501 CHN Zhukova 2451 UKR 3 Ushenina 2452 UKR Pogonina 2480 RUS 4 Muzychuk, M 2476 UKR Zhao 2474 CHN 5 Javakhishvili 2480 GEO Harika…

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  • Daaim ShabazzNovember 14, 2012
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    2012 Women’s World Championship (Round #2)

    2012 Women World Chess ChampionshipRound #2 Pairings # Player ELO Nation Flag Player ELO Nation Flag 1 Socko 2480 POL Hou 2606 CHN 2 Koneru 2600 IND Zhukova 2451 UKR 3 Ushenina 2452 UKR Muzychuk 2586 SLO 4 Zhao 2474 CHN Khurtsidze 2428 GEO 5 Javakhishvili 2480 GEO Lahno 2522…

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  • Daaim ShabazzNovember 12, 2012
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    Big Chair CC celebrates 30 years

    Big Chair Chess Club at the Cosmos Club. Eugene Brown (bottom left) is the founder. GM Lubomir Kavalek on the right. Recently The Big Chair Chess Club was featured in the Huffington Post after having made a voyage to the Cosmos Club in Washington, DC. The Cosmos Club is a…

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  • Daaim ShabazzNovember 11, 2012
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    2012 Women’s Chess Championship (Round #1)

    2012 Women World Chess ChampionshipRound #1 Pairings # Player ELO Nation Flag Player ELO Nation Flag 1 Hou 2606 CHN Ranasinghe 1821 SRI 2 Koneru 2600 IND Frick 1871 RSA 3 Muzychuk 2586 SLO Mezioud 2055 ALG 4 Zhao 2474 CHN Khoudgarian 2138 CAN 5 Lahno 2522 UKR Khaled 2155…

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  • Daaim ShabazzNovember 11, 2012
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    2012 Women’s Chess Championship (Khanty-Mansiysk)

    The Women’s World Chess Championship starts today in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia (Siberia) with 64 of the strongest women players in the world. World Champion Hou Yifan headlines the field of players from around the world. India’s Humpy Koneru got invitation as the 2010 runner-up along with the two semi finalists Ruan…

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  • Daaim ShabazzNovember 10, 2012
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    2012 Jamaica Open

    The Jamaican Chess Federation is promoting a chess extravaganza in the famous tourist haven of Negril! The event will take place at the Negril Escape Resort and Spa. This six-round Swiss will be held on November 17-18, 2012 in three sections… Open, Intermediate and Amateur. It will also be FIDE-rated…

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    Daaim ShabazzNovember 5, 2012
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    2012 Bahamas International (Nassau)

    Yan LyanskyPhoto courtesy of Andre White. The Continental Chess Association went international with its road act to the Bahamas. Not even a turbulent stormy hurricane season could stop this tournament from being a success. The Bahamas International & Amateur came together as a joint initiative between the CCA and the…

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  • Daaim ShabazzNovember 5, 2012
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    Mutesi graces cover of Chess Life

    Perhaps the cover of Phiona Mutesi gives a compelling picture of how chess serves as a universal agent for social change. Jamaal Abdul-Alim recounts Mutesi’s story from Tim Crother’s stirring book titled, “The Queen of Katwe”. It describes the hardships of a slum in Uganda and her chess journey. The…

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  • Daaim ShabazzNovember 4, 2012
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    Dereque Kelley @ chessopenings.com

    When you think of Seattle, what comes to mind? Maybe Starbucks, Microsoft and the space needle, right? Well… it is a nice city with a lot of great places such as the Fisherman’s Wharf and the birthplace of famous icons such as the legendary guitarist Jimi Hendrix. However, there have…

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  • Daaim ShabazzOctober 30, 2012
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    Asanga puts West Africa on FIDE map

    WFM Nsisong Asanga (right) with reserve player Oluchi Alexis at the 2012 Olympiad in Istanbul, Turkey. Photo by Daaim Shabazz. Dr. Nsisong Bassey Asanga went to Istanbul unsure of what her travels would bring. With a very busy schedule as a medical doctor, a wife and mother, she has little…

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