Daaim Shabazz

  • Daaim ShabazzMay 2, 2012
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    I.S. 318 are (also) National Jr. Champions!

    In what is an unprecedented even, IS-318 of Brooklyn, New York has won the National Jr. Chess Championship. This not their first national championship as they won the honor a couple of years back. However, they have made history by capturing both the National Jr. High and National High School…

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  • Daaim ShabazzMay 1, 2012
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    David Allen giving simul in Detroit

    The Detroit Institute of Arts hostsNational Master David Allen Contact: Pamela Marcil 313-833-7899 pmarcil@dia.org www.dia.org April 27, 2012 (Detroit)—The Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) will host national Chess Master David Allen in a simultaneous (simul) competition with 40–50 members of the Detroit City Chess Club (DCCC) on Friday, May 4,…

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  • Daaim ShabazzMay 1, 2012
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    Davy, Mellace, Gray win Jamaican crowns!

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 30, 2012 Zachary Ramsay, The Jamaica Chess Federation Davy and Mellace Share First At Chess Champs Damion Davy shared 1st with Andrew Mellace besting Jamaica’s veteran elite. Photo by Jamaican Chess Federation. National Masters Damion Davy and Andrew Mellace shared first place in the 2012 National…

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  • Daaim ShabazzMay 1, 2012
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    Xtreme Chess Championship – Final!

    This is it. This is the moment that chess fans in the U.S. have been anticipating. Who would win the inaugural Xtreme Chess Championships? Would it be Justus Williams, 13-year old star of the famed IS-318 or 22-year old Elliott Liu of Stanford University?? Williams has been getting a lot…

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  • Daaim ShabazzApril 28, 2012
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    Cabralis in Trinidad Controversy

    FM Keron Cabralis Trinidad’s top junior FIDE Master Keron Cabralis left the recent CARIFTA Chess Games after filing a complaint about poor conditions. His ongoing battle with mismanagement has pushed the 16-year old star to the brink of retiring from chess. In an April 19th article in the Trinidadian Guardian,…

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  • Daaim ShabazzApril 24, 2012
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    Carlsen visits Brooklyn’s IS-318!

    Magnus Carlsen (back) with National Champions, IS-318 Magnus Carlsen made a pit stop at newly-crowned national champions IS-318 and heightened the celebratory mood in New York. IS-318 is the first middle school (6th-8th grade) to win the National High School Championship (9th-12th grade). Carlsen was in New York on business…

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  • Daaim ShabazzApril 23, 2012
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    2012 CUCA International (Luanda, Angola)

    Alina L’Ami wrote a glowing ChessBase report of the 4th Taca Cuca tournament being held in Luanda, Angola. The tournament boasts nine Grandmasters and this is exactly what is needed to provide African players more chances for norms. Along with top-seed Viktor Bologan (2687, Moldova), you have Grandmasters Sergey Tiviakov…

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  • Daaim ShabazzApril 22, 2012
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    Drum chats with Hip Hop Chess Fed

    Adisa Banjoko’s Hip-Hop Chess Federation (HHCF) has received a lot of notoriety of late after having celebrated the organization’s fifth anniversary. The HHCF graced the cover of the February 2012 edition of Chess Life and the subject of a lengthy article. The Chess Drum has written more articles about the…

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  • Daaim ShabazzApril 21, 2012
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    Aronian-Kramnik friendly match

    With the World Championship only a few weeks away, everyone is anticipating the big match. However, there may be a match that will capture quite a bit of interest in that it is a championship-caliber event. Both Vladimir Kramnik (ranked #4) and Levon Aronian (ranked #2) have decided to stage…

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  • Daaim ShabazzApril 16, 2012
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    I.S. 318 are H.S. Champs!

    I.S. 318 – National Champions(L-R) Justus Williams, James Black, Isaac Barayev and Matthew Kluska.Photo by I.S. 318 (Brooklyn, NY) The hardware just keep piling up for I.S. 318. As the screening for the movie “Brooklyn Castle” continues, the middle school has perhaps added another saga to its spectacular run of…

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