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Drum Interviews @ Millionaire Chess Open
The Millionaire Chess Open has come and gone, but will not be soon forgotten. The four-day festival culminated with an exciting playoff and in the end GM Wesley So came out victorious. The 21-year old Filipino was expressive at the closing ceremony and could be seen milling out in a…
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Wilkinson in Greece @ FIDE World Court
Ian Wilkinson QCPresident of Jamaican Chess Federation. The Ethics Commission of the World Chess Federation (“FIDE”) conducted meetings in Athens, Greece over several days commencing the 6th June, 2014. Popularly called the “World Chess Court”, the Commission is FIDE’s disciplinary and quasi-judicial arm that normally handles charges or complaints involving…
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2014 Jamaica National Championships
Mellace, Miller… 2014 Jamaican Champions Andrew Mellace It all came down to the final round to decide the winners of the 2014 Digicel National Chess Championships. In the end there were two new champions, National Master (NM) Andrew Mellace and Woman Candidate Master (WCM) Rachel Miller. Andrew Mellace went into…
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Jamaica’s Wilkinson joins Kasparov2014
May 10, 2014 23:39 News Release: Ian Wilkinson Joins Kasparov Presidential Ticket FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – MAY 10, 2014 The Kasparov 2014 campaign team announces that Sheikh Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Hamed has withdrawn from the Garry Kasparov 2014 FIDE presidential ticket effective immediately. Sheikh Mohammed regrets his withdrawal which…
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2014 Subzonal 2.3.5 (Port of Spain, Trinidad)
FIDE Zone 2.3.5 is conducting it subzonal in Trinidad and Tobago. There are more than 50 players from nine countries have assembled. Trinidad tops the list with a whopping 32 players. Suriname has five. The venue is the Ambassador Hotel in Port of Spain. The Ministry of Tourism and First…
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Chess through the eyes of Black History
QUEEN NEFERTARI (Egypt) Each year in America, the Black community commemorates the accomplishments of many pioneers who overcame political exclusion, racial discrimination and socioeconomic hardships. In general the many historic figures are given each year during “Black History Month” and their accomplishments are reflected. The Chess Drum will take this…
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Rogelio Ortega: Afro-Cuban Maestro
Rogelio Ortega in Polanica-Zdroj, Poland in 1967.Photo by Alojzy Milka (courtesy of Dariusz Milka). There are many global heroes of sport, yet we often forget about those who never caught the glare of the bright lights but shone as brightly on the national scene. Every two years we see this…
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