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  • Daaim ShabazzMarch 17, 2013
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    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…

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  • Daaim ShabazzMarch 16, 2013
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    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…

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  • Daaim ShabazzMarch 15, 2013
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    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…

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  • Daaim ShabazzMarch 12, 2013
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    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…

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  • Daaim ShabazzMarch 8, 2013
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    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…

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  • Daaim ShabazzMarch 1, 2013
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    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…

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  • Daaim ShabazzFebruary 22, 2013
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    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…

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  • Daaim ShabazzFebruary 14, 2013
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    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…

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  • Daaim ShabazzFebruary 3, 2013
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    “Brooklyn Castle” at NAACP Image Awards

    Rochelle Ballantyne, Justus Williams and Pobo Efekoro on the red carpet at the NAACP Image Awards in Los Angeles, California. Photo by Brian Schulz (@brianJschulz). “Brooklyn Castle” has been a sensation and has already received numerous accolades from the movie industry. It was recently nominated for Best Documentary (Theatrical or…

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  • Daaim ShabazzJanuary 29, 2013
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    What’s next for Carlsen?

    Magnus Carlsen receiving the winner’s trophy at the 2013 Tata Steel closing ceremonies. A stoic Viswanathan Anand looks on with his third place finish. He will hope than this scene will not repeat itself if the two should meet in future tournaments or a championship match. Photo by tatasteelchess.com. A…

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