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  • Daaim ShabazzApril 21, 2015
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    2015 World Team Championships in progress!

    Mariya Muzychuk in her first tournament since winning the women’s championships two weeks ago. Photo by Anastasia Kharlovich. The World Team Championship and the World Women’s Team Championships are being concurrently held in different countries in a 10-team round robin format. These teams qualified from their positions in respective continental…

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  • Daaim ShabazzJanuary 3, 2015
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    Wesley So… the next Asian Tiger?

    Wesley So at 2012 World Open.Photo by Daaim Shabazz. The year 2014 was a momentous year for Wesley So of the Philippines. The chess world knows him as one of the most phenomenal talents to come out of Philippines and Asia in general. He became one of the world’s youngest…

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  • Daaim ShabazzDecember 11, 2014
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    2014 World Mind Games (Beijing, China)

    The fourth edition of the World Minds Sports Games in Beijing, China on December 11th-17th. This unique tournament featured five sports including bridge, go, draughts, xiangqi (Chinese chess) and international chess. Top players in each of these mind sports competed in various formats. This is the second time that chess…

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  • Daaim ShabazzNovember 27, 2014
    6 2,112

    WCC2014: Closing Ceremonies

    Magnus Carlsenstops to sign autographs.Photo by Vladimir Barsky. Viswanathan Anand and wife Aruna Anand exchanging pleasantries with former champion Anatoly Karpov. Photo by Anastasia Kharlovich. Magnus Carlsen was re-crowned as the world champion, a berth that will last until 2016. He defeated challenger Viswanathan Anand 6.5-4.5 in an exciting, albeit…

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  • Daaim ShabazzNovember 23, 2014
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    WCC2014-11: Carlsen defends title 6.5-4.5!

    Congratulations GM Magnus Carlsen, World Champion! After Magnus Carlsen won a tense Berlin Ruy Lopez, he could proclaim, “Ich bin ein Champion!” In a game in which he was under serious pressure from Viswanathan Anand, he kept his Nordic cool and waded through the complications… particularly after Anand’s stunning 23…b5!!…

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  • Daaim ShabazzNovember 22, 2014
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    WCC2014-10: Curry hot + Nordic cool = draw

    Carlsen avoided a landmine today, but can he withstand the pressure?Photo by ChessBase. Today was a key game of the match and many thought that Viswanathan Anand was going to press for a win against Magnus Carlsen. The Tiger from Madras was definitely on the prowl after facing a Grunfeld…

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  • Daaim ShabazzNovember 20, 2014
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    WCC2014-9: Carlsen still +1 after quick draw

    The game was not nearly as gallant as this photo. Beautiful shot showing the tense moments building in the match! Photo by Anastasia Kharlovich. Well, that was fun, wasn't it — Magnus Carlsen (@MagnusCarlsen) November 20, 2014 Not much excitement in today’s game, but the 20-move draw in the Berlin…

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  • Daaim ShabazzNovember 19, 2014
    4 2,119

    Lupita Nyong’o to star in ‘Queen of Katwe’ film

    Mira Nair, a highly-acclaimed, Indian-born director, will be producing a film adaptation of Tim Crothers’ book “The Queen of Katwe“. This book was a gripping story about Phiona Mutesi who hails from one of the poorest parts of sub-Saharan Africa. The very vivid account shows how the Ugandan girl from…

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  • Daaim ShabazzNovember 18, 2014
    12 2,168

    WCC2014-8: Draw! Zzzzzzzzzz!

    Today’s eighth game for the World Chess Championship was perhaps the most uneventful encounter with only a few moments of tension. However it wasn’t the draw that was necessarily evoking boredom. It was the posture of world champion Magnus Carlsen sleeping at the board that was captured in countless photos…

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  • Daaim ShabazzNovember 18, 2014
    4 2,054

    WCC2014-7: Tortuous battle drawn in 122 moves

    Game seven battle almost broke a record for moves played in a world championship match. Photo by Vladimir Barsky. A lot has been made of Magnus Carlsen’s youth in this match against the middle-aged Viswanathan Anand. Perhaps too much is being made of this, but today’s game would put these…

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