Media Stories

  • Daaim ShabazzMarch 19, 2013
    0 2,074

    World Candidates 2013-4: Carlsen surges!

    Round #4 Tuesday, 19 March 2013 GM Nigel Short was in the commentator’s booth. Photo by Ray Morris-Hill. Preview: After the first rest day, Levon Aronian seems to be the most fit for the occasion as he has played energetically in the first three rounds. Both Magnus Carlsen and Peter…

    Read More »
  • Daaim ShabazzMarch 17, 2013
    3 2,046

    World Candidates 2013-3: More fire!!

    Round #3 Sunday, 17 March 2013 2013 World Championship CandidatesMarch 15th-April 4th, 2013 (London, England) Round #3 # Name Flag Rating Result Name Flag Rating 3.1 Gelfand 2740 0-1 Carlsen 2872 3.2 Ivanchuk 2757 0-1 Aronian 2809 3.3 Svidler 2747 1-0 Radjabov 2793 3.4 Kramnik 2810 ½-½ Grischuk 2764 Overview:…

    Read More »
  • Daaim ShabazzMarch 17, 2013
    0 2,101

    World Candidates 2013-2: Blood is Drawn!

    Round #2 Saturday, 16 March 2013 Preview: Another tough matchup today with the top seeds going to battle. Carlsen-Kramnik is an important match because both are getting the tough battles out of the way early. If one should lose, then there is time to recuperate and rally. Kramnik still has…

    Read More »
  • Daaim ShabazzMarch 16, 2013
    0 2,148

    World Candidates 2013-1: Peaceful Beginnings

    Round #1 Friday, 15 March 2013 Is this Vassily’s last chance? Photo by Ray Morris-Hill. Preview: Tough matchups today with Aronian-Carlsen headlining the round. The two have played 32 matches with Carlsen on +3. Aronian lost to Carlsen at the 2013 London Classic before holding a draw in 2013 Tata…

    Read More »
  • Daaim ShabazzMarch 15, 2013
    57 2,400

    2013 World Chess Candidates (London, ENG)

    The World Chess Candidates Tournament begins today completing the final stage in determining who will face World Champion Viswanathan Anand later this year. If we look at this objectively, there are eight players in the field and eight players with a legitimate chance to win. There are no easy outs…

    Read More »
  • Daaim ShabazzMarch 12, 2013
    1 2,157

    Ashley’s “Retrograde Analysis”

    GM Maurice Ashley speaks on retrograde analysis.Photo by TED-ED (Facebook). GM Maurice Ashley has found his niche as a “chess educator” which is not the run-of-the-mill title for a chess trainer or coach. Ashley is talking chess pedagogy and epistemology these days. In a recent video he speaks on the…

    Read More »
  • Daaim ShabazzMarch 8, 2013
    5 2,157

    Josh Colas on Blindfold!

    If an apple a day keep the doctor away, then what does a game of blindfold a day do? Guy Colas believes it will help his talented 14-year old son Josh Colas gain better board vision. In a recent video posted on Facebook, Josh is seen playing his father in…

    Read More »
  • Daaim ShabazzMarch 1, 2013
    0 2,109

    New in Chess (2013/1)

    It’s official. Magnus Carlsen has broken the rating record at 2861 after posting another convincing win in London. He has since added to that count with a victory at the Tata Steel Chess Tournament and tops the chart at 2872. He graces the cover once again as he talks candidly…

    Read More »
  • Daaim ShabazzFebruary 22, 2013
    8 3,175

    Ashley on Black Bear School of Chess

    Maurice Ashley and William Morrison. . . the #1 and #2 ‘Black Bears’.Copyright © 1996, Jerome Bibuld. GM Maurice Ashley was recently featured The Moth Radio Hour in a very interesting story about his rise in the Black Bear School of Chess. This is not the normal Ashley story about…

    Read More »
  • Daaim ShabazzFebruary 14, 2013
    2 2,665

    Brooklyn Castle: A Tribute to Chess Parents

    I have seen a number of chess movies such as “Searching for Bobby Fischer,” “Fresh” and “The Luhzin Defense“. I recently ordered “Brooklyn Castle” shortly after it became available on download since my review copy had not arrived. So this review is a bit late. It was released on October…

    Read More »
Back to top button