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Daaim ShabazzMarch 1, 2004
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Historic Moments: The Honorable George Neves Leighton

Oftentimes we see chess players at tournaments and do not realize who they are or what kind of life they lead in the “outer world.” Many of us have sat across from very powerful individuals and may not have known. George Leighton is one of these individuals. Born in New…
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Daaim ShabazzOctober 26, 2003
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Barbados’ Askari Elson battling in Greece!

Askari Elson (Photo by Barbados Chess) Seventeen-year old Askari Elson (pictured right) is one of the brightest talents out of the Caribbean region. Having first represented his country in two Olympiads (at ages 14 and 16), the US-based Elson is currently in Halkidiki, Greece competing in the World Youth Championships. …
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Daaim ShabazzSeptember 30, 2003
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In Search of Luzhin’s Defence

Many chess players have no doubt seen The Luzhin Defence, a movie based off the novel (of the same name) by Vladimir Nabokov. In viewing this movie, one cannot help but to feel empathy for the main character Alexander Ivanovich Luzhin, an eccentric Russian Grandmaster played credibly by John Turturro.…
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Daaim ShabazzMay 1, 2003
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Prison Chess: The Game Called Life

Behind the coils of razor wire, the walls of thick concrete and the columns of steel beams are men of all ages… minds searching for answers to “the game called life.” Locked in the minds of most imprisoned men around the world are ambitions. Ambitions to be free and to…
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Daaim ShabazzMarch 1, 2002
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Chess and Hip-Hop Culture

GZA of Wu Tang Clan Chess has been perceived as the game of the “nerds,” the term for a person characterized as a socially-detached genius. Of course, chess suffers from this image problem in that much of the international community writes chess off as an esoteric game that they could…
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