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Maurice Ashley on the move!
GM Maurice Ashley giving a 20-board simul at Baltimore’s Enoch Pratt library. Photo by André F. Chung. Those of you wondering where Grandmaster Maurice Ashley is can rest assured that he is still blazing the trail to promote chess. Well known by now, Ashley has continue to serve as an ambassador and role model.…
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African Chess in Newsweek
The Closet Grandmaster blog sent me a note that there was an article on African Chess in Newsweek. In this article, they focus on Zambia’s Amon Simutowe and discusses the challenges and what needs to be done to promote chess on the continent. Scott Johnson actually contacted me for an interview,…
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Tom Murphy: King of Dupont Circle
Tom Murphy in his office at the famous Dupont Circle. Photo washingtonpost.com Vaughn Bennett just sent me a link to an article from the Washington Post on Tom Murphy, a DC-based legendary chess hustler. Those who have been to Dupont Circle in Washington, DC have no doubt heard his name…
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HHCF kicks off Kings tournament on October 13th!
Inside Bay Area https://www.insidebayarea.com/localnews/ci_6986670 The Chess Drum https://www.thechessdrum.net/newsbriefs/2007/NB_HipHopChess8.html [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUj5cFAACBs[/youtube]
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Opinion/Editorials
Changing of the Guard
Ever since Garry Kasparov retired (and even prior to), there has been a slow changing of the guard in chess. The powerful Soviet School of Chess still reigned after the fall of the Soviet Union. However, the advent of computers, the migration of Russian players and simply the passage of…
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Tactics Laboratory #10
Famous Position – if you’ve seen this before then don’t spoil it! 😉 Black to play and win!
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Computers
The Importance of Chess Literacy
We often talk about the importance of literacy in society. It is even a contentious issue in some countries… the right to learn to read. Obviously, it is essential to learn the rudiments of writing, reading and speaking. A person respected is one with measured words and a strong pen.…
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Championship Reflections by FM Steven Kawuma
Uganda’s Steven Kawuma (Photo by Daaim Shabazz) INTRODUCTION The African Individual Championships took place from 31/08/07 to 11/09/07 and had players from fourteen countries; Uganda, Egypt, Mozambique, Kenya, Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Tunisia, Namibia, Botswana, Malawi, Nigeria, Angola and Sudan. Forty seven players took part in the open section. The biggest…
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