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  • Daaim ShabazzJanuary 25, 2014
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    Chess Adventure in Vietnam

    When one travels abroad, there is always the apprehension that comes with being in an unfamiliar place. What is even more challenging is understanding the intricate history of the host nation and how that history has made it what it has become. Vietnam is a nation of many different legacies…

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  • Daaim ShabazzJanuary 21, 2014
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    Review: Life of a King

    Eugene Brown WARNING: Review may contain spoilers! 🙂 When watching “Life of a King” one anticipates another “rags-to-riches” story that is typical of this genre of films. The only issue was… this wasn’t one of those films. Eugene Brown was not a rags-to-riches story as the community stalwart has never…

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  • Daaim ShabazzJanuary 9, 2014
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    Drum beats in Vietnam!

    The Chess Drum is beating in Vietnam as the nation of 90 million is experiencing a growth in the sport. Daaim Shabazz will be in Hanoi, Vietnam to visit with the chess community at the chess center on Nguyen Luong Bang street, Dong Da district, Hanoi. The Chess Drum’s Daaim…

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  • Daaim ShabazzJanuary 5, 2014
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    Krush to face 50 in Detroit

    Contact: Pamela Marcil 313-833-7899 pmarcil@dia.org www.dia.org GM Irina Krush to conduct 50-board simul against Detroit City Chess Club! January 3, 2014 (Detroit)—The Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) will host chess international grandmaster Irina Krush in a simultaneous (simul) competition with 50 members of the Detroit City Chess Club (DCCC) on…

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  • Daaim ShabazzDecember 31, 2013
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    ‘Life of a King’… new chess film

    Cuba Gooding is one of Hollywood’s finest actors. If you were watching carefully, you may have even seen him in Eddie Murphy’s barbershop in “Coming to America”. Later on, he played a number of memorable roles from Tre Styles in “Boyz in the Hood,” to Chief Carl Brashear in “Men…

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  • Daaim ShabazzDecember 31, 2013
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    Lennox Lewis back at Chess!

    An innovative radio program is taking a look at broadcasting chess over the radio. No… it’s not going to require any blindfold skills, but BBC Radio is experimenting with a series of interviews of personalities in their “Across the Board” series. Dominic Lawson, chess aficionado will interview the personalities during…

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  • Daaim ShabazzDecember 31, 2013
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    GM N’Cho Joel Atse: Draughts Champion

    GM N’Cho Joel Atse of Ivory Coast won the 100 draughts blitz championship and later received his gold medal, the first for Africa in the 2013 World Mind Games. Draughts is probably a board sport that does not get much recognition for being a high-level game. However there is intricate…

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  • Daaim ShabazzDecember 29, 2013
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    New in Chess (2013/8)

    It is easy to know what the cover story of latest issue of New in Chess is about… Magnus Carlsen, of course! A month after winning the World Championship, Carlsen graces the cover for the second consecutive issue (which was mentioned in the letters to editor). He has made 4/8…

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  • Daaim ShabazzDecember 28, 2013
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    Early Reactions to $1,000,000 Chess

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  • Daaim ShabazzDecember 18, 2013
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    Russian chess attempts to reclaim glory

    Coming off of a “must-win” in the World Team Championships there has been an aggressive effort to reclaim the glorious past of the “Russian School of Chess”. However, has that era passed for good or is Russian ripe for a resurgence? In the win during the World Team, there was…

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