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  • Daaim ShabazzMay 13, 2014
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    2014 U.S. Championships (Round #2)

    2014 U.S. Chess Championship St. Louis, Missouri, USARound #2 (Friday, 9 May 2013) Overall Table White Score Rating Black Score Rating Result 1 GM Onischuk, Alexander 0.5 2668 GM Erenburg, Sergey 0.0 2633 ½-½ 2 GM Shankland, Samuel L 0.5 2634 GM Robson, Ray 1.0 2631 ½-½ 3 GM Kamsky,…

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    2014 U.S. Championships (Round #1)

    2014 U.S. Chess Championship St. Louis, Missouri, USARound #1 (Thursday, 8 May 2013) Overall Table White Score Rating Black Score Rating Result 1 GM Molner, Mackenzie 0.0 2522 GM Onischuk, Alexander 0.0 2668 ½-½ 2 GM Akobian, Varuzhan 0.0 2643 GM Naroditsky, Daniel 0.0 2543 ½-½ 3 GM Friedel, Joshua…

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  • Daaim ShabazzMay 11, 2014
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    Jamaica’s Wilkinson joins Kasparov2014

    May 10, 2014 23:39 News Release: Ian Wilkinson Joins Kasparov Presidential Ticket FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – MAY 10, 2014 The Kasparov 2014 campaign team announces that Sheikh Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Hamed has withdrawn from the Garry Kasparov 2014 FIDE presidential ticket effective immediately. Sheikh Mohammed regrets his withdrawal which…

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  • Daaim ShabazzMay 8, 2014
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    2014 Heroes Cup (Barbados)

    The Heroes Day International Chess Festival took place from April 26th to May 1st, 2014 at the Chess Center, Cavans Lane, in Bridgetown, the capital of Barbados. Heroes Day was enacted in 1998 and gives honor to ten national heroes. This tournament has been traditionally held in late April to…

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  • Daaim ShabazzApril 18, 2014
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    Ivy Amoko: Ugandan Olympiad Ace

    Ivy Amoko There was a brief interview of Uganda’s Ivy Amoko who will lead her team to Tromso, Norway to compete in the Chess Olympiad. In the last Olympiad in Istanbul, Turkey, she earned the title of Woman Candidate Master (WCM) and is the reigning National Ladies Champion. Her interview…

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  • Daaim ShabazzApril 17, 2014
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    Red Bull signs Nakamura

    Hikaru Nakamura has been signed as a sponsor by one of the most recognizable global brands, Red Bull. The energy drink company is known for its caffeine-ladened formula and has sponsored some of the most daring athletes including the skydiver Felix Baumgartner who made a 128,100-foot jump from space. While…

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  • Daaim ShabazzApril 17, 2014
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    New in Chess (2014/2)

    Levon Aronian is a self-described “hippie” and graces the covers of the current New in Chess. Winning the Tata Steel Chess Tournament was not exactly a surprise and the Armenian asserted his #2 status. There is a lengthy interview with Dirk Jan ten Geuzendam in which he reveals his mellow…

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  • Daaim ShabazzApril 15, 2014
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    Mutesi, ‘Queen of Katwe’ on 33-day tour!

    On Saturday, April 19, Uganda’s Junior chess champion Phiona Mutesi and her coach, Robert Katende will begin a 33 day tour of the U.S. to share her inspiring story of chess, education and faith coming together to create an amazing life transformation. Phiona Mutesi’s story is told in the book…

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  • Daaim ShabazzApril 12, 2014
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    Kasparov… Jamaican Chess is “vibrant”

    Serdon Cowan, “Kasparov impressed with strides being made in local chess,” Jamaica Observer, 6 April 2014. * * * RUSSIAN chess Grandmaster Garry Kasparov graced the Jamaica Chess Federation with his presence at an Amateur Chess tournament held at the AISK School in Liguanea yesterday. Kasparov, who is on a…

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  • Daaim ShabazzApril 9, 2014
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    The State of Chess in America (panel)

    On Thursday, April 10th, Sean Miller will host a seminal event aptly titled, “The State of Chess in America”. The event will be held at the historic Marshall Chess Club and feature a diverse set of chess luminaries to discuss this critical topic. The event will be streaming live on…

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