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  • Daaim ShabazzJuly 14, 2008
    2 1,994

    Gamecast: Adu vs. Ramaswamy!

    Nigeria’s IM Oladapo Adu is featured on gamecast video analyzing his game with India WGM Aarthie Ramaswamy. The game comes out of a classic battle in the Sicilian where black is able to play instructively on the dark squares. Watch gamecast!

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  • Daaim ShabazzJuly 10, 2008
    0 2,066

    A Talk with India’s Parimarjan Negi

    GM Parimarjan Negi battling GM Alexander Ivanov. Photo by Daaim Shabazz. Fifteen-year old Parimarjan Negi of India has been watched that last couple of years since he broke the national record by becoming the nation’s youngest Grandmaster ever. He is also the second youngest in history trailiing only Sergey Karjakin…

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  • Daaim ShabazzJuly 6, 2008
    7 1,996

    Indians at World Open!

    The Indian contigent is making a strong showing at the World Open and have made an impact for the last few years. There are about 14-15 players in the delegation and they will travel to Canada to play in the Canadian Open after the World Open ends. The delegation includes:…

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  • Daaim ShabazzJune 26, 2008
    6 2,363

    Anand stars in AMD commercial!

    Viswanathan Anand is a chess player par excellence and a befitting World Champion. His humility is in direct contrast with his aggressive style of play, but one thing that Anand understands very clearly is that chess was his calling and not cricket. 🙂 Anand is a pitchman for AMD processors…

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  • Daaim ShabazzMay 20, 2008
    4 2,096

    Angelo Young’s Touch Move Center a hit!

    IM Angelo Young is one of the strong Filipino Masters who have made an impact on the chess landscape of America. Many may know of Young’s prowess in blitz, but others now know Young as a successful proprietor of the Touch Move Chess Center located on North Ashland in Chicago.…

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  • Daaim ShabazzMay 8, 2008
    8 2,005

    Anand wins Chess Oscar!

    Viswanathan Anand has won his fifth Oscar for the 2007 year after scoring a double crown of the World Champion and the world’s #1-rated player. The personable India Grandmaster will face rival Vladimir Kramnik in the qualifying match for the world title. Gata Kamsky will face Veselin Topalov in the…

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  • Daaim ShabazzApril 5, 2008
    14 2,274

    At 14, Wesley So is Philippines’ new ace!

    The Philippines has had a tumultuous time rebuilding their chess community after vicious infighting. Young Filipino GMs Mark Paragua and Wesley So certainly are bright spots. More on So later. I remember seeing Paragua (pa-ra-gua) playing at the 2000 Chicago Open as a 16-year old upstart. He was tactically sharp…

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  • Daaim ShabazzApril 1, 2008
    3 2,311

    Kasparov playing Shogi (??)!

    Garry Kasparov playing Eiichiro Ishiyama, a 3-dan player. Interesting story on ChessBase! Former World Champion Garry Kasparov is reported to have played shogi (??)with a Japanese master. Shogi is very much like chess in that many of pieces are the same. The difference is that the tiles are invertible so…

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  • Daaim ShabazzMarch 20, 2008
    1 1,925

    Hou Yifan wins Women’s Masters!

    Women’s Grandmaster Hou Yifan of ChinaPhoto by Frederic Friedel. Chalk up another Chinese victory! Fourteen-year old Hou Yifan bested the strong field at the Atatürk International Women Masters Chess Tournament sponsored by Türkiye ?? Bankasi. Hou scored an undefeated 7-1 and clinched a tie for first with a round to…

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  • Daaim ShabazzMarch 2, 2008
    31 2,234

    The Drum Beats in Shanghai, China!

    China: The old and newPhoto by Daaim Shabazz. Ni Hao! (means “hello” in Chinese) I’m in Shanghai now. 😎 We’re 14 13 hours ahead of EST time. I am here as part of a university delegation, but I will certainly look out for chess. I’m going to Shanghai University and…

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