Drum Majors
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Gillian Bwalya at World Cup
Gillian Bwalya probably became known to the world after his creditable 7/10 performance at the 2012 Olympiad netting him the FM title. Since then he has pocketed the IM title pending on his conferral. For winning the 4.3 subzonal, the Zambian will compete in the 2013 World Cup tournament. He…
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Justus prevails at U.S. Cadet!
Justus Williams has come a long from being the soft-spoken boy with the long dreadlock mane. The last five years have been a whirlwind for the 15-year old from the Bronx, New York. He is now a slender, clean-cut, bespectacled high school sophomore at Bronx School of Science and Technology…
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Sabrina Chevannes releases new book!
WFM Sabrina Chevannes has told The Chess Drum that she is releasing a new children’s book on chess. It will be release in about a month and published by Batsford, the company known for producing many popular chess titles. Chevannes has had a storied career winning many national titles and…
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Emojong becomes East Africa’s 1st IM!
IM Elijah Emojong FIDE, the world’s Chess governing body has awarded Uganda’s 20-year old Elijah Emojong the title of International Master (IM) following his splendind performance at the Zone 4.2 Africa Chess Championship that was held in Cairo, Egypt from 29 April to 7 May 2013. Emojong finished the Zonal…
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Cuba’s Oleiny Linares making strides!
Cuba is a country of complex history and culture. With a mixture of tradition stemming from Taino Arawak roots, Spanish colonialism and African lineage, the country of more than 11 million has a sense of pride that appears infectious. That same pride is taken in many areas such as scholarship,…
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Justus Williams wins U.S. Junior Open!
Justus Williams, 2013 U.S. Junior Open ChampionPhoto by CCSCSL. Last weekend, Justus Williams won the 2013 U.S. Junior Open for perhaps his biggest individual win to date. The under-21 field had 27 competitors including eight National Masters. This competition is not the same as the U.S. Junior Closed which will…
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Adu: Nigerian chess neglected
Nigeria is Africa’s most populous country and boasts a wealth of talent within its boundaries. The country may be known for its petroleum “sweet crude” but the country is also home to the celebrated “Golden Eagle” tradition. Its football team is a threat every year in the African Cup, has…
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2013 African Individual Championships (Tunis, Tunisia)
The African continental championship has begun in Tunis, Tunisia and three spots for the World Cup qualifying tournament (Tromso, Norway, 10th August-5th September) are at stake. The field appears to be tremendously void of players from Sub-Saharan Africa, most notably from Zambia who announced plans to withdraw a week ago.…
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