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The Chess Drum
NBA Champion Craig Hodges on Chess Stream
Dynamic Chess hosted a conversation with two-time NBA champion and social activist Craig Hodges during a live stream on Twitch. National Master William Aramil hosted the session while Daaim Shabazz of The Chess Drum was also part of the broadcast. Daniel X Jones of the National Blitz League (NBL) was…
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Opinion/Editorials
George Floyd and the Right to Thrive
The United States of America that you once knew, has been changed forever. That America has fallen. Many of you have stayed close to home due to the global pandemic that we are facing. You have no doubt seen the outpouring of anger in the aftermath of the George Floyd’s…
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The Chess Drum
“Clutch Chess” features America’s top brass in online battle!
For Immediate Release Clutch Chess!New Online Tournament May 26-29 Top Four American Grandmasters Will Compete For A $100,000 Prize Fund SAINT LOUIS, May 13, 2020 – The top four American chess superstars are set to battle online from Tuesday, May 26 – Friday, May 29, 2020 in a brand new…
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The Chess Drum
Pan-African Chess thrives in 2020!
Without a doubt, there is a lot of online activity during the global crisis and it is creating energy in places that were rather isolated. Particularly in the African Diaspora, there has been a fire ignited with a number of cage matches and activity on lichess.org and broadcast on streaming…
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The Chess Drum
Ghana Chess on GBC News during COVID-19
Interview with chess personalities Philip Ameku and Joe Ditse on GBC News in Ghana
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Africa
Senegalese chess forging ahead during COVID-19 crisis
Since 2016, Senegal has been riding the chess wave of momentum seen on the African continent. Francophone Africa has been making quite a bit of inroads in countries where draughts has a more prominent following. The Federation Senegalaise des Echecs or “FESEC” is currently led by Mr. Amadou Lamine Cissé…
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The Chess Drum
The Mystery of Theophilus Thompson Solved!!
Theophilus Thompson is well-known figure in The Chess Drum community. Throughout the years we have honored him as perhaps the first Black player of note in the U.S. He was preceded by James McCune Smith and succeeded by William Griffin. Thompson is famously known for his book on chess problems…
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Obituary
Arianne Caoili, a sweet soul who gave a chess king his lucky stars
The chess world is still mourning the loss of Arianne Bo Caoili (pronounced kay-OH-lee) who sadly died March 31st. Her death came two weeks after a horrific single-vehicle accident that shocked the chess world. Arianne was intelligent, articulate and certainly statuesque in appearance. She had an engaging personality and was…
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The Chess Drum
New York chess loses Beejay Hicks to COVID-19
Beejay Hicks Photo courtesy of Pearline Hicks Adia Onyango reported on Facebook group Chess Connections that, “fellow teammate and chess player, Beejay Hicks passed away due to COVID-19.” Beejay, born on December 19th, 1954 in Harlem (NYC), was 65 years old. According to Pearline Hicks, Beejay’s wife of 23 years,…
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Grand Chess Tour
Grand Chess Tour cancels 2020 season
MEDIA CONTACT Rebecca Buffington Phone: +1 (314) 277 – 3930 Email: press@grandchesstour.org For Immediate Release Grand Chess Tour Cancels 2020 SeasonDue to COVID-19 Saint Louis, MO, April 2, 2020 – The Grand Chess Tour (GCT) regretfully announces the cancellation of its 2020 season. The global pandemic known as COVID-19 is…
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