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  • Daaim ShabazzAugust 8, 2014
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    The Chess Drum with Claudia Munoz

    Claudia Munoz at the 2014 U.S. Open.Photo by Daaim Shabazz. Claudia Munoz is known in chess circles for her chess promotion activities in social networking. The 16-year old is the reigning National Girls champion and took part in the U.S. Open where we conducted a short interview. Enrolled in Texas…

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  • Daaim ShabazzAugust 8, 2014
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    Conrad “Lightning” Holt wins U.S. Open!

    GM Conrad Holt receiving the Edmondson Cup. Photo by Daaim Shabazz.Conrad Holt has had a great run in the last couple of years. The physics major and rising senior at University of Texas at Dallas made a sparkling debut in last year’s U.S. Championship scoring a creditable 5th place with…

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  • Daaim ShabazzAugust 7, 2014
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    2014 Chess Olympiad: Round #5

    Top Boards (Open) Azerbaijan 2-2 Serbia Russia 2-2 Bulgaria Armenia 2½-1½ Norway 1 China 2-2 Netherlands Ukraine 1½-2½ Uzbekistan Full Results What’s wrong with Ivanchuk?Photo by David Llada. The Ukraine has won two Olympiads of the past five with Armenia winning the other three. They are always a credible threat…

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  • Daaim ShabazzAugust 6, 2014
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    2014 Chess Olympiad: Round #4

    Top Boards (Open) France 1½-2½ Azerbaijan Serbia 2½-1½ Czech Republic Norway 1 3-1 Poland Russia 2-2 China Netherlands 2-2 Israel Full Results Kamsky reeling after losing to IM Henry Steel (2399)!Photo by Paul Truong When was the last time a top 50 player has lost to another player 300 ELO…

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  • Daaim ShabazzAugust 5, 2014
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    Darrian Robinson in the news!

    The Chicago Tribune ran an interview with Darrian Robinson who The Chess Drum will have read about. Now a rising 19-year old junior at the University of Chicago, she has a well-defined path to success in the public sector. Last summer, she interned at the White House Office of Public…

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  • Daaim ShabazzAugust 5, 2014
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    2014 Chess Olympiad: Round #3

    Top Boards (Open) Armenia 1½-2½ France USA 1½-2½ Netherlands Norway 3-1 Montenegro Germany 2-2 England Poland 2-2 Cuba Full Results Batumi, Georgia putting in a bid for Olympiad 2018. Photo by Paul Truong. The plot thickened today as top teams began to clash. All the top teams faced a strong…

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  • Daaim ShabazzAugust 4, 2014
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    2014 Chess Olympiad: Round #2

    Top Boards (Open) Russia 3½-½ Qatar Norway 2 2-2 Ukraine Finland 2-2 Norway 1 France 4-0 Mongolia Australia 1-3 Armenia Full Results Fabiano Caruana of Italy is now #3 in the world with a 2800 ELO. Photo by chess24.com. First major upset of the tournament! The Ukraine was drawn by…

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  • Daaim ShabazzAugust 3, 2014
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    2014 Chess Olympiad: Round #1

    Top Boards (Open) Jordan 0-4 Russia Ukraine 4-0 Tunisia Norway 2½:1½ Yemen Zambia 0-4 France Armenia 4-0 Japan Full Results Madagascar going through security. Photo by Paul Truong. The 2014 Chess Olympiad kicked off with the usual fanfare and excitement. The bustling of the teams greeting one another and of…

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  • Daaim ShabazzAugust 3, 2014
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    2014 Chess Olympiad: Opening Ceremonies

    A record number of teams have assembled in Tromso, Norway for the biennial Chess Olympiad. Approximately 1800 players from a total of 174 nations far and wide will compete in the coming two weeks for a chance at Olympiad glory. One of the most interesting occurrences of the Olympiad is…

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  • Daaim ShabazzJuly 31, 2014
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    2014 Olympiad starts tomorrow!

    Despite rumours that the Tromso Olympiad would be cancelled due to financial shortcomings, the biennial event is hours from the Opening Ceremony. Ramblings over money was not the only controversy. ChessBase filed a report of terrorist threats. After the COT2014 disqualified a number of teams (including defending gold medalist), there…

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