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2008 National Open (Las Vegas, USA)
The 2008 National Open/Las Vegas Chess Festival starts tonight and is perhaps the most entertaining tournament in the land. World Championship contender Gata Kamsky will be present to compete and to give exhibitions. He will play Veselin Topalov in the fall for the right to play the winner of the…
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BeSomeone to hold Summer Chess Camp!
As the founder and driving force behind the Atlanta-based nonprofit Be Someone (www.besomeone.org), Orrin Hudson works with at-risk kids, helping them to build productive, fulfilling futures. Since founding Be Someone in 2001, Hudson has taught more than 20,000 kids the meaning of making every move count and the program continues…
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2008 CMMB Caribbean Chess Carnival (Port of Spain, Trinidad)
Edison Raphael hopes to put together another successful event with the 2008 Caribbean Chess Carnival. Last year’s event was a rousing success and this year promises to be bigger and better! The 2007 version was won by Cuban IM Humberto Pecorelli who edged out Zambia’s Amon Simutowe on tiebreaks. Simutowe…
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Chicago State University “Quick Chess”
Hello, I am emailing to inform you about the upcoming quick chess tournament this weekend at Chicago State University. We will have 2 tournaments in the next two months. The 1st one is on June 14th and the 2nd is on July 12, 2008. The Entry fee is $15 and…
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USA
Chess at Washington Square Park, Part #1
Washington Square Park in the “Village” area of New York is a historic place in chess lore. It is the place where many famous chess players have roamed and many stories have been borne. “Searching for Bobby Fischer” featured scenes in the famous park and featured these players as did…
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WuChess.com launches June 2nd!!
The moment is here! RZA is conjunction with chesspark.com with launched the highly-anticipated wuchess.com site. It is a social networking site where players can play and vibe about chess, hip-hop, martial arts and other social subjects. There will be a instant messaging and live chat feature allowing spontaneity and a…
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Update on Jamaica Chess!
Jamaican Chess Federation Vice President Peter Myers reports on summer activities in Jamaica including the 2008 Wheeler Open, 2008 Western Open and the Olympiad qualifier. The latter two are still in progress with Sahir Abbas (3/3) and Shane Matthews (4/5) leading respectively. Below is his report on the Wheeler tournament.…
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Kayin Barclay… Future Chess Master
At chess tournaments you meet some interesting people from all walks of life. One of the most intriguing segments of the international chess community is the scholastic players. I enjoy interacting with up-and-coming players and seeing potential developing over time. I suppose that explains my role as a professor. 🙂…
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Interview with Hikaru Nakamura
The Chess Drum got an interview with GM Hikaru Nakamura at the Chicago Open in which he revealed (among other things) that he will be moving to Vancouver, Canada. This is a change of scenery for the 20-year old star and he hopes the move will do him well. After…
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Ending Laboratory (Bishop)
I was at the Touch Move Chess Center when one of the attendees grabbed me and challenged me to this problem. See if you can solve it! White to play and mate in three!
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