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  • Daaim ShabazzJune 26, 2008
    6 2,647

    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 2,211

    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 2,102

    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 2,390

    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 2,419

    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 2,024

    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 2,373

    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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  • Daaim ShabazzJanuary 30, 2008
    7 2,057

    China Rising!

    China (left) vs. regional rival India. Bu Xiangzhi battles Viswanathan Anand on Board One at the 2006 Chess Olympiad in Turin, Italy. Photo by Daaim Shabazz. A contingent of Chinese are competing at the Gibtelecom Chess Festival and after eight rounds, they dominate the upper portion of the standings. It…

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  • Daaim ShabazzOctober 21, 2007
    3 2,125

    Interesting Video of Viswanathan Anand

    https://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/videopod/default.aspx?id=18451

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  • Daaim ShabazzSeptember 11, 2007
    1 2,209

    China: The Dragons are Coming!

    China in the process of crushing the UK in the Liverpool Chess Match. Photo from liverpoolchessinternational.co.uk. China has been on the fast track to success over the past two decades. Having boasted held the Women Chess title on four different occasions (Xie Jun – twice, Zhu Chen, Yuhua Xu). They also…

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