Drum Majors

  • Daaim ShabazzMarch 13, 2008
    10 2,060

    Emory Tate honored!

    IM Emory Tate will be the honored guest at the Chess Festival in Gary, Indiana. It is known as the birth place of megastar Michael Jackson, but it is also a place where a young Tate began his rise to stardom on the U.S. circuit. Tate is a many-time Indiana…

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  • Daaim ShabazzMarch 4, 2008
    11 2,075

    2008 Reykjavik Open features Carlsson, Simutowe!

    Having finished the Málaga Open with a good performance, GM Pontus Carlsson heads to Reykjavik, Iceland to compete in the Reyjavik Open. IM Amon Simutowe will also be in the field. Last year, the Reykjavik Open featured a motivated Emory Tate. Apparently Tate will sit just one out, but Reykjavik…

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  • Daaim ShabazzFebruary 25, 2008
    12 2,018

    Drum Majors at Spain’s Málaga Open!

    (clockwise L-R) IM Emory Tate, GM-elect Amon Simutowe, GM Pontus Carlsson, GM-elect Amon Simutowe, IM Emory Tate, GM Pontus Carlsson The Málaga Open kicked off in Spain and three players certain to add excitement to the event are IM Emory Tate (USA), GM Pontus Carlsson (Sweden) and GM-elect Amon Simutowe…

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  • Daaim ShabazzFebruary 21, 2008
    3 2,018

    Drum Classics #4

    Who are those “Drum Majors” with Maurice Ashley?(Hint: All have FIDE titles.)

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  • Daaim ShabazzFebruary 21, 2008
    0 2,019

    Barbados hosts Maurice Ashley!

    GM Maurice Ashley, first African American to earn an International Grandmaster Chess title, visited Barbados during February 2008. On 19th February, 2008 at 7 PM he delivered an inspiring oration at LV Harcourt Lewis Training Centre, Barbados Public Workers’ Co-operative Credit Union Ltd., Belmont Road, St. Michael. ** Be Inspired!…

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  • Daaim ShabazzFebruary 20, 2008
    3 1,973

    NM Ignacio Pérez 2nd in Washington!

    Ignacio Pérez at 2008 Washington State Championship.Photo by Hanniegn Pitre. Ignacio “Nacho” Pérez went into the 2008 Washington State Championship as the defending champion. Last year, the Cuban native dominated the field and scored an impressive 7-2. This year the field was strengthened by the addition of GM Gregori Serper…

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  • Daaim ShabazzFebruary 17, 2008
    5 1,950

    Tate, Carlsson in Spain?

    IM Emory Tate told me an e-mail that he is scheduled to play in Spain. What is interesting is that GM Pontus Carlsson will be playing at the same tournament in Spain soon. I got this comment from Tate: “You know this guy? lol. This will be the first tournament…

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  • Daaim ShabazzFebruary 16, 2008
    0 2,043

    A Fischer equalizer… Panama’s John Evans

    John Evans (pictured right) was a member of the Panamanian national team back in the 60s and later settled in New York. He visited the Wilbert Paige Memorial in 2001 and added to the importance of the event. Here is a game he played against none other than Robert James…

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  • Daaim ShabazzFebruary 14, 2008
    0 2,067

    Greg Kearse on Black Chess in America

    Gregory Kearse may be know for two previous articles to Chess Life readers… a July 1998 article on Black Masters and an April 2007 article on Daaim Shabazz. His latest article appears in the latest U.S. Chess Life magazine titled, “Black Chess in America.” In reading the article, I’m not…

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  • Daaim ShabazzFebruary 13, 2008
    5 1,912

    Drum Classics #3

    Photo 1 Who is this 8-time National Champion? I just found an exciting game involving Emory Tate (who else?) and Sheldon Wong from the 1991 World Open. Wong is a Jamaican national of Chinese descent and is considered a legendary figure in the annals of Jamaican history. According to Ian…

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