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Africa
2007 African Championships (Winhoek, Namibia)
Here is an excerpt from a press release from the Namibian Chess Federation website: The African Individual Chess Championships 2007 will be held in Windhoek at the Safari Court Hotel, Kuiseb 1 & 4 rooms this coming weekend. The event starts with an opening ceremony and a cocktail function afterwards. The…
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Philly beats Baltimore in match!
A match between Baltimore and Philadelphia took place at Malik Rogers’ place. The match was supposed to include New York, but they were not able to secure ten players. Actually there were nine players per side. FM William “the Exterminator” Morrison reports that Philadelphia won the match 10½-7½ avenging last year’s…
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Media Stories
Wilkinson sitting on “Toiletgate” ethics case
“Jamaican lawyer sits on world match controversy,” Trinidad Guardian, 22 August 2007. Ian Wilkinson, QCFIDE Ethics CommissionPhoto courtesy of Ian Wilkinson ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Ian Wilkinson, president of the Jamaica Chess Federation, is now in Athens, Greece, fulfilling a landmark assignment as a member of the Ethics Commission of the world chess…
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Ending Laboratory (Rook)
Since we have seen a couple of nice rook endings in Euwe tournament, let’s see if you can solve this well-known ending. Study by Troitsky. Black to play and win!
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Ultramodernist theory says play 1.e5!
I just ran a story about Lionel Davis and his ‘ultramodernist theory.’ Read it and make out of it what you want, but he is promoting a form of chess that breaks the mold. In reference to black moving first, here is what he has to say… We…
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Media Stories
Lionel Davis touts “Ultramodern Chess Theory”
Tony Kimbrough watches Lionel Davis play 1.e5! with black in the 1st ‘ultra’ game. Photo courtesy of Lionel Davis. For years, Buffalo’s Lionel Davis has touted his “ultramodern” theory and claims that it has a precedent with the play of Bobby Fischer. Chess players around the world understand the contributions…
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Africa
Severine Wamala goes to trial
Disclaimer: The Chess Drum takes no position of guilt or innocence against Severine Wamala. Last September, a disturbing story broke about the arrest of Severine Wamala on counts of incest and rape while serving as a math teacher at Lowell High School. Three young women have confessed that Wamala had…
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Deficiencies of Attention
When I was a rising junior player, I remember reading Nikolai Krogius’ “Psychology in Chess.” Marvin Dandridge showed me the book after it was given to him as a gift. I treated that book as a reference source of how I should conduct myself at the board. In this book,…
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