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Media Stories
U.S. Chess hires Danielle Little!
The U.S. Chess Federation continues bolstering its staff with the addition of Danielle Little as Program Director for Women and At-Risk Youth. After hiring Howard alumnus Emmanuel London and Chicago resident J.J. Lang last fall, they added Little, which adds another element to outreach initiatives for U.S. Chess. According to…
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Opinion/Editorials
Is Classical Chess Dead?
The future of classical chess has been discussed for decades, and the topic has come up once again. The question has been how to make it more marketable for wider public appeal and to eliminate the dreaded “draw death.” Quickplay via online platforms has exploded. Will classical chess be phased…
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Kenya
Mehul Gohil (Kenyan Champ) wins another car!
Mehul Gohil won the Kenyan Chess Champion and thus, drove away the grand prize of a Mazda Demio car! It is his second car in three years. In 2019, he won the title after Ben Nguku was unable to catch him. This year he had to win an Armageddon battle…
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The Chess Drum
The Chess Drum’s Highlights of 2022!
The year 2022 was an exciting one and seemed to zip by quickly. We had a big announcement from current World Champion Magnus Carlsen, arguably the best Chess Olympiad in history and perhaps the biggest controversy in decades. There were also heartwarming stories such as National Master Tyrone Davis traveling…
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Cape Verde
Ortega is Cape Verde’s 2022 Chess Champion
Cape Verde held its national championship December 7th-11th in the capital of Praia with their top player IM Manuel Ortega defending his title. Federação Cabo-Verdiana de Xadrez (FCX) is a relatively new FIDE member having joined the community of chess nations in 2016. Ortega has been their top player for…
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Tournaments
2022 Liberian Chess Championship
The Liberian Chess Federation (LCF) hosted its national championship with Bobby Ballah winning in dominating fashion with 9.5/11. The champion eclipsed the field by a full point and two points over the 2019 champion, Thomas Saah. Ballah was in good form in the tournament and came in as the 5th…
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Tournaments
2022 World Rapid & Blitz (Almaty, Kazakhstan)
Defending world rapid champion Nordibek Abdusattarov of Uzbekistan represents the new generation of elite chess players. After leading his young team to Olympiad gold, will he be able to unseat blitz titans from around the world? Photo Maria Elmiranova The 2022 World Rapid & Blitz Chess Championship has begun in…
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Nigeria
NYC Blitz heats up NYC… Josh Colas wins!
2022 New York/Georgetown Blitz Invitational New York City recently held a blitz championship culminating in a classic battle between Josh Colas and Nigeria’s Adegboyega Joel Adebayo. The New York/Georgetown Blitz Invitational tournament was the beginning of what is to come in 2023 according to Aggrey Duncan, What we are trying…
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Tournaments
2022 Capital City Chess Open (Tallahassee, FL)
On December 16, 2022 Tallahassee held its first tournament since COVID-19 virtually. The rapid tournament attracted 20 players with no player going unscathed. Five players ended with 3/4. Top-seed Dr. Steve Lenhert (2096) won the tournament over Richard Kennedy in a 3-minute blitz tiebreak. Organizer Jacob Sperber handed Lenhert his…
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Media Stories
Justus Williams notches first GM norm!
International Master Justus Williams took a big step toward his goal of becoming an International Grandmaster by earning his first GM norm. Just over one year ago, he clinched his IM title, won a couple of tournaments, and wrote a nice article in Chess Life titled, “Getting My Reps In.”…
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