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  • Daaim ShabazzFebruary 9, 2008
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    Stephanie Ballom in New in Chess!

    Stephanie Ballom in “Sweet 16” magazine back in 2005. The above article is not from NEW IN CHESS, but Guideposts Sweet 16 magazine. More on the NEW IN CHESS later. This article was titled, “Queen of the Board” and written by Lisa Freeman. It was about Stephanie Ballom who (at…

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  • Daaim ShabazzJanuary 25, 2008
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    South Africa’s ChessCube.com

    Mark Levitt of South Africa sent me a message about chesscube.com, an all-purpose chess website that includes gaming, news, blogs, forum and other features. He states, I wanted to highlight www.ChessCube.com, a chess initiative started in Cape Town, South Africa. ChessCube is a free playing site, with a strong social…

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  • Daaim ShabazzJanuary 19, 2008
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    Fischer wanted to play Kasparov, Anand

    A story from Iceland’s Morgunbladid stated that Bobby Fischer desired one last match with Garry Kasparov and/or Viswanathan Anand. This is a very interesting development since Fischer has disassociated himself from the chess world since his 1992 match in Yugoslavia. In interviews, he stated that he would only play Fischer…

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  • Daaim ShabazzJanuary 18, 2008
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    Bobby Fischer, dead at 64

    Bobby Fischer (right) on the move against Boris Spassky in their pivotal 1972 match in Reykjavik, Iceland. The news of Bobby Fischer’s demise has come as somewhat of a shock to the world chess community, but the 64-year old chess legend was said to be ailing. Born as Robert James…

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  • Daaim ShabazzJanuary 13, 2008
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    Kasparov on Chess Mistakes

    Video by New York Public Radio Former World Champion Garry Kasparov was interviewed on WNYC radio and spoke about making mistakes in chess. We all have been there… no matter what the level. The most popular refrain is, “I had a won game.” Mistakes are made and chess is unforgiving. This…

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  • Daaim ShabazzJanuary 12, 2008
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    Orrin Hudson in People magazine

    Orrin Hudson is in the January 21st issue of People magazine (Britney Spears on the cover). The popular magazine primarily covers the entertainment industry and profiles others who have made the news. People magazine has a circulation of 44 million and Hudson stated that he has received numerous calls as a…

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  • Daaim ShabazzDecember 31, 2007
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    The Chess Drum’s Highlights of 2007!

    Major Events 2007 World Cup Chess Championship (Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia) (29 November 2007) 2007 World Chess Championship (Mexico City) (15 September 2007) 2007 African Individual Championships (Winhoek, Namibia) (1 September 2007) 2007 U.S. Open (Cherry Hill, New Jersey) (1 August 2007) 9th All-Africa Games (Algiers, Algeria) (17 July 2007) 2007 World Open…

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  • Daaim ShabazzDecember 15, 2007
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    Jamaica’s Ian Wilkinson releases new book!

      Attorney Ian Wilkinson signs a copy of his new book, “Excitement Galore: Chess in all its Glory”, for former Jamaican international footballer, Wolde Harris. Both Harris and Wilkinson are Alumni of Kingston College  (KC).   Well… as I continue to recover from the crash of my hard drive, I bring a…

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  • Daaim ShabazzNovember 16, 2007
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    Black Star News features article on Simutowe!

    I was contacted by a journalist named Omar Bourne a couple of weeks ago. He sought to do a piece on Zambian Amon Simutowe. He apparently had found my e-mail on The Chess Drum and then contacted Simutowe who is currently in Africa. The result is a very interesting article (“Amon: The…

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  • Daaim ShabazzSeptember 20, 2007
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    Steven Kawuma writes on his FM feat

    Steven Kawuma has long been thought to be the heir apparent to many Ugandan chess legends. He has represented his country in a number of tournaments including the Olympiad. In the recent African Chess Championships held in Windhoek, Namibia, the University of Makerere alumnus writes about his journey to earn…

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