Daaim Shabazz

  • Daaim ShabazzJanuary 8, 2012
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    Chess: Refuge in Tough Times

    The chess scene at 16th Street Mall in Denver. Photo by Wally Gobetz. This story has been told many times from coast-to-coast. New stories covering chess playgrounds in major cities have occurred for decades… even in controversy. Recently another story about the adage, “chess is life” reports a story in…

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  • Daaim ShabazzJanuary 5, 2012
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    Xtreme Chess! Get Ready!

    FM Kassa Korley with hostess Kacie Marie. Photo by XChessChamps (Meirom). Chess has hit “Reality TV” as the Xtreme Chess Championships debuted with eight contestants in a bold experiment to promote an edgy side to chess. According to a press release, the idea was created by film-maker Daniel Meirom and…

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  • CubaPlaying street chess in Havana, Cuba
    Daaim ShabazzJanuary 3, 2012
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    The Chess Drum beats in Cuba!

    Cuba is the largest Caribbean island boasting a rich history and some of the most passionate people on the planet. It is part of this passion that has produced the creativity and ingenuity in a land of modesty. Cuba is a place full of many stories. There is the political…

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  • Daaim ShabazzJanuary 2, 2012
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    Calypso Chess now @ Amazon!

    Barbados’ Dr. Philip Corbin released his life-long affair with chess by releasing his autobiographical “Calypso Chess” in July. Dr. Corbin was asked how the book can be purchased outside of Barbados and he stated that he was working to get the book distributed by Amazon.com, the world’s largest bookstore. That…

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  • Daaim ShabazzJanuary 2, 2012
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    January 2012 FIDE Ratings

    Magnus Carlsen (2835, +9) has now approached dangerously close to Garry Kasparov’s rating record of 2851. With the idea of slight rating inflation and the onset of computers, this record is bound to fall, but it may also show how far Kasparov was ahead of his contemporaries. GM Magnus Carlsen…

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  • Daaim ShabazzJanuary 1, 2012
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    The Chess Drum’s Highlights of 2011!

    We are into a new year today. This year we will see the Olympics in London and in chess we will have the Olympiad in Turkey. Last year was one full of excitement. There were breakthroughs for players and invigoration of top-level events. At The Chess Drum, there was a…

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    Daaim ShabazzJanuary 1, 2012
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    Cuba: A Chess Wonderland

    There has been an U.S. economic embargo against Cuba since 1961. This means there are no formal trade relations between the two countries. However, Coca-Cola, M&Ms and TV programs such as “Friends” are seen there… perhaps through a maze of third-party relationships. Fortunately, art forms like chess are not bound…

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  • Daaim ShabazzDecember 31, 2011
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    James Black on the march!

    James Black has been the subject of many articles, but his rapid progress is taken on new heights. Black has now vaulted over 2300 in the USCF rating list and recently showed off his famed blitz prowess in beating both IM Greg Shahade and GM Grigory Kaidanov in blitz battles.…

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  • Daaim ShabazzDecember 31, 2011
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    Take Me Home: Ashley in Jamaica

    Jamaica Nice for GM Ashley Reggae star King Yellowman did a song called “Jamaica Nice” in which he was telling a story about immigrants reminiscing about the beauty of Jamaica. The singer crooned the lyrics, “Take me home… country road… to the place… I belong… in Jamaica… that’s where I’m…

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  • Daaim ShabazzDecember 31, 2011
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    K.I.D.S. Chess Academy (Trinidad)

    At Atwell’s Educational Institute, on Sunday December the 11th 2011, the director Lesley-Ann Nelson and tournament coordinator Adrina Smith of K.I.D.S Chess Academy hosted its 1st Annual Scholastic Chess Championship. The competition had a participation of 55 young chess players, competing in the following categories respectively. The ages were as…

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