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Shabazz named “Chess Educator of the Year”
Dear Chess Community,This Tuesday, the University of Texas-Dallas awarded me the “Chess Educator of the Year” award. The award has been given since 2004 when Susan Polgar was the inaugural honoree. I was surprised and truly humbled by the gesture. Daaim Shabazz receiving the 2025 “Chess Educator of the Year”…
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24 years for The Chess Drum!
The Chess Drum community… Today marks the 24th anniversary of the founding of The Chess Drum. It is rare to have a digital platform for such a long time, and it may very well be the end of an era. Times have certainly changed, and content has moved across various…
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New in Chess profiles Daaim Shabazz
During the Chess Olympiad in Budapest, Hungary, Dirk Jan ten Geuzendam of New in Chess requested that The Chess Drum’s Daaim Shabazz appear in the “Just Checking” segment, which has traditionally appeared on the back page. Much of what appears in this profile shows the chess personality’s lighter side. The…
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The Chess Drum is 23!
Hello everyone! The Chess Drum has covered a lot of chess events over the past 23 years. This coverage has included six Olympiads, several Grand Chess Tour events, national events and visits to many chess communities around the world. Photo Essays from The Chess Drum (Daaim Shabazz) After covering the…
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US Chess on HBCU Chess
Participants of the 2023 HBCU Chess Classic at Morris Brown CollegePhoto by Daaim Shabazz Dear Chess Community,The HBCU Chess Classic took place on April 22nd and many noted figures in the African-American chess community were in attendance. US Chess was also represented by Melinda Matthews who did a number of…
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The Chess Drum on “Talking Talent”
The Chess Drum’s Daaim Shabazz was a guest on Dylan Quercia’s Twitch stream called, “Talking Talent.” The 71-minute segment featured the usual questions about chess beginnings and the emergence of the 22-year-old website. Other questions featured chess in the African-American chess community, its progress, the importance of analytics, and issues…
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Black History Month 2023 – A Chess Tribute
Greetings everyone!This year’s Black History Month will feature a video commemoration recounting the importance of the month-long celebration, some key moments in history, and also thoughts about why championing chess in the Black community is important to the growth of the sport/game. Part of the success of chess will come…
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The Chess Drum is 22!
Dear Drum Community!The Chess Drum is 22 today! On this day, I hit the “enter” key to make the site live and it has been an eye-opening journey for me. I remember the early days when there was an initial excitement when the crude 13-page site was launched. The excitement…
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Shabazz to get Special Services Chess Award!
Dear Chess Community, On June 17th, I was informed that I would be the recipient of a U.S. Chess Special Services award. It is indeed a great honor and I will be accepting this on behalf of The Chess Drum community worldwide. The Awards Ceremony will be held on Friday,…
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Chess.com gets the beat of The Chess Drum!
Recently chess.com featured “Chess Through an African Lens” written by this author. The reception was very positive, but it is surprising how few had been exposed to this information about the African Diaspora which is a testament to how chess media lacks a true representation of the vast chess universe.…
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