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  • Russia women to miss 2014 Olympiad?

    A major story has broken in the chess world yesterday as Norway Olympiad Committee (NOC) have disqualified the Russian women’s team who are the defending champions. This has caused quite a stir because FIDE is seeking to overturn the decision despite the admission that the Russian Chess Federation (RCF) missed…

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  • Aikhoje denounces FIDE fight in Africa

    There has been a wave of campaign activity in Africa which seems to be the region where candidates are focusing a lot of attention. It may be called “The Scramble for Africa“. A few months back there was a sparring match between incumbent Kirsan Ilyumzhinov and challenger Garry Kasparov over…

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  • FIDE Election Rumble in “Gabon-Gate”

    BREAKING NEWS! Gabon made headlines at The Chess Drum after being involved in a “zero tolerance” controversy involving the late Jean-Pierre Moulain Ayombo at the 2008 Olympiad in Dresden. Moulain was on 8.5/10 when he was accused of not being present at the board against a winless player from the…

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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 Olympiad prep progressing

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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IMMEDIATE RELEASE – MAY 10, 2014 The Kasparov 2014 campaign team announces that Sheikh Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Hamed has withdrawn from the Garry Kasparov 2014 FIDE presidential ticket effective immediately.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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  • Kasparov… Jamaican Chess is “vibrant”

    Serdon Cowan, “Kasparov impressed with strides being made in local chess,” Jamaica Observer, 6 April 2014. * * * RUSSIAN chess Grandmaster Garry Kasparov graced the Jamaica Chess Federation with his presence at an Amateur Chess tournament held at the AISK School in Liguanea yesterday. Kasparov, who is on a…

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  • Kasparov2014 campaigns in Jamaica!

    Garry Kasparov takes his campaign to the Caribbean with his first stop being in Jamaica. It is Kasparov’s first trip to the region and told Malaku Lorne that he had heard a lot about Jamaica growing up and was thrilled to talk about potential in the region. He visits during…

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  • World Candidates 2014-14: Anand wins… naysayers silenced

    2014 World Championship CandidatesMarch 11th-April 1st, 2014 (Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia) Round #14 # Name Flag Rating Result Name Flag Rating 12.1 Mamedyarov 2757 ½-½ Kramnik 2810 12.2 Topalov 2785 ½-½ Andreikin 2709 12.3 Aronian 2830 0-1 Karjakin 2766 12.4 Anand 2773 ½-½ Svidler 2758 Games Viswanathan Anand The final round was…

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  • World Candidates 2014-13: It’s a rematch!

    2014 World Championship CandidatesMarch 11th-April 1st, 2014 (Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia) Round #13 # Name Flag Rating Result Name Flag Rating 12.1 Andreikin 2709 1-0 Aronian 2830 12.2 Karjakin 2766 ½-½ Anand 2773 12.3 Svidler 2758 ½-½ Mamedyarov 2757 12.4 Kramnik 2810 1-0 Topalov 2785 Games With a tough draw against Sergey…

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