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HBCU Chess
HBCU Chess Spotlight: Charles Lindsey, Jr. (Hampton)
Charles Lindsey, Jr. and Breon McCray had a vision a few years ago at Hampton University. The Detroit natives decided to turn their passion for chess into an organization. The group’s purpose was to gather like minds, refine analytical abilities, and engage in satisfying social interaction. Charles Lindsey, Jr., President…
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HBCU Chess Spotlight: Anndrea Ojijo (NCAT)
Anndrea Ojijo, President of NCAT Chess ClubPhotos by Daaim Shabazz/The Chess Drum Playing at the 2024 HBCU Chess Classic at Georgia Tech I’d love to get more people in chess… and getting more women into chess. ~Anndrea Ojijo Anndrea Ojijjo is an honors student at North Carolina A&T (NCAT), aspiring…
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HBCU Chess Spotlight: Samir Acharya (Howard)
Samir Acharya2025 HBCU Chess Champion Samir Acharya won the 3rd HBCU Chess Classic with a perfect 5/5, leading Howard University to the team title for the second time in three years. The junior computer science major was the top seed going into the tournament and met expectations. Interestingly, Acharya mentioned…
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HBCU Chess Spotlight: Caleb Parker (FAMU)
Florida A&M University, also known as “FAMU” (FAM-U), chartered its chess club in January after a year of planning. Caleb Parker met with Dr. Daaim Shabazz in early 2023 to discuss the possibility of reigniting the chess presence at one of the nation’s largest Black universities. Historically-Black Colleges and Universities…
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Howard University dominates 3rd HBCU Chess Classic!
Howard University came to the 2025 HBCU Chess Classic to reclaim the trophy they won at the inaugural event in 2023. In last year’s event, Howard failed to take the top prize in both the team and individual categories, settling for silver in the team category and bronze in the…
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Tanitoluwa Adewumi qualifies for IM title!
Tanitoluwa Adewumi has just completed the rating requirements for the title of International Master. This is a major step toward his next goal of becoming a Grandmaster. Tani’s story is well-known and has been covered extensively on this site. However, a New York Times story would change his life forever.…
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HBCU Chess
2025 HBCU Chess Classic approaches!
1st HBCU Chess Classic at Morris Brown College, 2023Photo by TBO Chess Society “The HBCU Chess Classic is more than just a tournament; it’s a movement.” ~Alan Cowan, co-founder of TBO and co-organizer of the event 3rd HBCU Chess Classic April 12-13th, 2025 African American Hall of Fame at Morehouse…
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FAMU Chess sets team; readies for HBCU Classic
The FAMU Chess Club held a qualifying tournament to determine who would represent the school at the upcoming HBCU Chess Classic. The Classic will feature teams from Historically Black Colleges and Universities, of which there are 107 nationwide. The FAMU Chess Club was rechartered on January 28th after more than…
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USA
Is Hans Niemann right??
Grandmaster Hans Niemann at the 2022 Sinquefield Cup.Lennart Ootes/Grand Chess Tour Hans Niemann has been in the chess spotlight for the past three years. The infamous case involving Magnus Carlsen at the 2022 Sinquefield Cup set the world on fire. While the point of this article is not to litigate…
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Cuba
Bio on Cuban chess legend, Román Hernández Onna
Roman Hernandez (center) analyzing with onlookers. Román Hernández Onna is the subject of a recent biography covering his life and games. Jose Guillermo Rosa informed The Chess Drum of the book, En Memoria del Gran Maestro Román Hernández. Hernandez, who died in 2021, became a Grandmaster in 1978 and played…
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