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Daaim ShabazzAugust 24, 2015
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2015 Sinquefield Cup: Round #1

2015 Sinquefield CupAugust 23th – September 3rd, 2014 (St. Louis, USA)Round #1 – Sunday, 23 August 2015 1 Carlsen, M NOR 0-1 Topalov, V BUL 2 Nakamura, H USA 1-0 Anand, V IND 3 Aronian, L ARM 1-0 Caruana, F USA 4 Giri, A NED 1-0 Grischuk, A RUS 5…
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Daaim ShabazzAugust 22, 2015
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2015 Sinquefield Cup (St. Louis, USA)

It will be steaming hot in St. Louis over the next couple of weeks. Actually the weather is quite pleasant, but the world best chess players will set the boards ablaze in one of the strongest tournaments on American soil. The third Sinquefield Cup will commence on August 23rd with…
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Daaim ShabazzAugust 20, 2015
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Turkish Chess Federation vs. Dr. Daaim Shabazz (2012)

Chess community, I am Dr. Daaim Shabazz, Associate Professor of Global Business at Florida A&M University and the creator/owner of The Chess Drum website. I am in good standing with the United States Chess Federation where I am an active player, Board Member of Florida Chess Association and have selflessly…
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Daaim ShabazzAugust 19, 2015
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TV deal for Millionaire Chess?

Ashley’s Millionaire Chess is looking for a breakthrough. More developments in the multimedia space for the Millionaire Chess. No… it’s not the video contest that is ongoing until September 15th, nor is it another slick advertising video, but something on a much larger scale. The Millionaire Chess franchise is working…
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Daaim ShabazzAugust 18, 2015
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A look at Carlsen’s WCC proposal

World Champions have often invoked their thoughts on various topics. Perhaps Mikhail Botvinnik, Bobby Fischer and Garry Kasparov had the most to say about conditions of professional players and other pertinent matters such as the world championship cycle. On August 11th, Magnus Carlsen is the latest world champion to weigh…
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Daaim ShabazzAugust 17, 2015
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Korley wins “King of the Park”

Sean Miller congratulating IM Kassa Korley.Photo courtesy of Sean Miller. While St. Louis has been crowned the nation’s chess capitol, most will agree that New York has arguably the most vibrant activity in the country. The chess energy is infectious, widespread and self-sustaining. It does not rely on government grants…
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Daaim ShabazzAugust 13, 2015
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Rochelle Ballantyne on #GirlsCan

Rochelle BallantynePhoto from LinkedIn In conjunction with Cover Girl, there was a beautiful interview done by Soledad O’Brien on Rochelle Ballantyne, a student at Stanford University. She is better known as chess player on the “Brooklyn Castle” fame and a successful student at Brooklyn Tech. Now as a Stanford student…
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Daaim ShabazzAugust 10, 2015
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Malaku Lorne reigns at Jamaica’s Millionaire Qualifier!

While seven-time Jamaica champion FM Warren Elliott was the favourite going into the Millionaire Chess Qualifier, Malaku Lorne had to have been in the conversation of who would win the all-expense trip to the Millionaire Chess Open in October. With such high stakes, the Jamaican Chess Federation decided to limit…
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Daaim ShabazzAugust 7, 2015
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Kim Bhari recounts Short’s visit

As reported earlier, Nigel Short visited Kenya as part of an African tour. Kim Bhari reported on his visit. In addition, there were a number of photos in his report all courtesy of Mr. Bhari. * * * Busy Chess Weekend in Nairobiby Kim Bhari Kenya was again graced by…
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Daaim ShabazzAugust 5, 2015
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2015 Millionaire Chess Satellite (Kingston, Jamaica)

“MILLIONAIRE CHESS” COMES TO JAMAICA! History will unfold in Jamaican Chess at 6:00 pm on Wednesday August 5, 2015 when the first round of the Millionaire Chess Qualifier (“MCQ”) pawns off at the Christar Villas Hotel in Kingston, Jamaica. This tournament is being held under the auspices of the Jamaica…
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