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DC Chess Event for Girls & Women
Save the date and register today for the “Yes, I Play Chess!” Events for Girls and Women. The intention is to teach girls and women to play chess. All are welcome to attend. The first “Yes, I Play Chess!” event will be Saturday, September 15, 2007 at the YWCA National…
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Orrin Hudson to hold “Get in the Game” Exhibition
Get In the Game… Heads up! Pants up! Grades Up! 50 vs. 1 Chess simultaneous exhibition Orrin Hudson BeSomeone, Inc. When: Saturday, September 15, 2007, 12 noon to 5:00 PM. Also Sunday, September 16, 2007 1:00 to 5:00. Where: Georgia World Congress Center, Building C near Northside Drive, Exhibit Hall…
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Wilkinson sitting on “Toiletgate” ethics case
“Jamaican lawyer sits on world match controversy,” Trinidad Guardian, 22 August 2007. Ian Wilkinson, QCFIDE Ethics CommissionPhoto courtesy of Ian Wilkinson ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Ian Wilkinson, president of the Jamaica Chess Federation, is now in Athens, Greece, fulfilling a landmark assignment as a member of the Ethics Commission of the world chess…
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Lionel Davis touts “Ultramodern Chess Theory”
Tony Kimbrough watches Lionel Davis play 1.e5! with black in the 1st ‘ultra’ game. Photo courtesy of Lionel Davis. For years, Buffalo’s Lionel Davis has touted his “ultramodern” theory and claims that it has a precedent with the play of Bobby Fischer. Chess players around the world understand the contributions…
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Is The Chess Drum a Racist Website?
Over the years, I have gotten tons of e-mail from chess players all over the world. The Chess Drum has been visited in nearly 200 countries and territories and has peaked at about 200,000 visitors monthly, a lot for a niche site. Most of the traffic outside of its American…
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2007 World Open ends in massive tie!
Varuzhan Akobian and Alexander Stripunsky battling it out in the blitz tiebreak. Akobian won the game and was declared the overall champion. Photos by Daaim Shabazz. In a repeat of last year, nine players tie for first place at the World Open. Grandmasters Hikaru Nakamura, Sandipan Chanda, Leonid Yudasin, Evgeny…
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