• Chess Olympiad coming!

    The 40th Chess Olympiad will commence August 27th in Istanbul, Turkey. More than 160 nations will travel to the history country in the aftermath of the Olympic Games in London, England. Anticipating the largest Olympiad in history, Turkey last held the Olympiad in 2002 and hopes to be better than…

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  • New in Chess (2012/5)

    Magnus Carlsen is on the cover of yet another issue of New in Chess as the magazine has made him the “cover boy” once again. Perhaps it helps sales as well. đŸ™‚ Carlsen’s victory at the 2012 Tal Memorial is the latest in the seemingly endless headline stories about the…

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  • KIDS Chess Camp in Trinidad

    Press Release 06/08/12 K.I.D.S. CHESS ACADEMY, TRINIDAD, West Indies Lesley-Ann Nelson, President of KIDS CHESS ACADEMY (front left) with young leaders and their proud parents. On 20th July, 2012 the chessists of KIDS CHESS ACADEMY was the first group of graduates, of the S.T.E.P. (Social Training and Empowerment Programme) –…

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  • Jere wins Olympiad tune-up!

    Jere wins 2012 Harvey Products Open IM-elect Daniel Jere of Zambia Zambia’s national champion FM Daniel Jere bested the field of 104 players to take the 2012 Harvey Products Open. He was equal first with IM Chitumbo Mwali with 7½/9, but had superior tiebreaks. There was a sextet of players…

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  • Jamaica’s Olympiad hits snag

    With a bit less than a month left for the Chess Olympiad, teams are gearing up for the biennial festival/competition. Each year it appears that there are varying levels of preparation, but one of the most niggling issues is that of funding. A recent story came out of Kingston, Jamaica…

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  • Drum Majors

    Tate sighting in Indiana!

    IM Emory Tate According to Daniel Weinberg of the Brunswick Branch Library, International Master Emory Tate will be at “ChessFest 6” at the W.E.B. DuBois Branch of the Gary Public Library on August 4, 2012 from 12:30 to 3:30pm. Born on the westside of Chicago, Tate spent his most formative…

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  • Chess Life gets a new look!

    Chess Life’s new look! Dan Lucas continues he vision to reinforce the position America’s chief chess magazine as a world-class publication. Chess Life will now be in full-color which seems to be the trend for many publications. Years ago, the Wall Street Journal and New York Times added color to…

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  • 2012 Southern Open (Orlando, USA)

    FM Carlos Mena, a Cuban national, won the 2012 Southern Open this past weekend. The 20th Annual Southern Open was held from July 27th-29th, at the Wyndham Orlando Resort. Harvey Lerman was the organizer and Steve Emmitt was the tournament director. The tournament was held during heavy vacation season and…

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  • Media Stories

    Chicago’s Ron Washington, 1951-2012

    Chicago has lost another chess personality. Ronald “Ron” Washington, 61, died on Friday, July 27th after being pulled from Lake Michigan fully clothed in an apparent drowning. Washington was apparently swept into the water and caught in a rip current. He was found a few hundred feet from the North…

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  • 2012 U.S. Cadet Championship

    National Master Josh Colas has just reached 2400 USCF. He will make a strong bid for the Cadet crown. Photo by Daaim Shabazz. The 2012 U.S. Cadet Championship will begin today with eight of the top juniors under the age of 16. The tournament will take place July 21st-24th at…

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