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  • Daaim ShabazzJanuary 1, 2012
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    The Chess Drum’s Highlights of 2011!

    We are into a new year today. This year we will see the Olympics in London and in chess we will have the Olympiad in Turkey. Last year was one full of excitement. There were breakthroughs for players and invigoration of top-level events. At The Chess Drum, there was a…

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  • Daaim ShabazzDecember 7, 2011
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    Williams, Colas, Black get HEAF backing

    Approximately one week ago, GM Maurice Ashley sent a Facebook message stating that the Harlem Educational Activities Fund (HEAF) had made a pledge to help three young Masters (Justus Williams, Josh Colas and James Black, Jr.) who were the subject of an article in the New York Times. It was…

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  • Daaim ShabazzNovember 28, 2011
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    Shabazz visits Chess Hall of Fame

    Back in December 2001, I drove eight hours from Tallahassee, Florida to the grand opening of the Chess Hall of Fame in Miami. It was a wonderful day of activities and the castle-themed building adorned with a rook tower was a perfect backdrop. It was a wonderful day. This is…

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  • Daaim ShabazzNovember 16, 2011
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    Norfolk State University considers SPICE

    Norfolk State University is a historically-Black University (HBCU) with more than 6,000 students and located in Norfolk, Virginia. Yesterday Norfolk State President Dr. Tony Atwater’s held a student forum in which he solicited input from the student body. He encouraged the students to give him candid feedback, “the good, the…

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  • Daaim ShabazzNovember 16, 2011
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    3-D Chess by Raja Concepts

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Lauren Eastman (415) 867-7664 or lauren.eastman@gmail.com * * * Celebrate Family Gatherings This Holiday with The Chessboard® Bring the Family Together with a Game of 3-D Chess Ignite the Senses and Enhance Conversation San Francisco, CA (November 15, 2011) — Just in time for the…

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  • Daaim ShabazzNovember 11, 2011
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    New in Chess (2011/7)

    The big story in the latest New in Chess has been the collaboration between America’s top GM, Hikaru Nakamura and former World Champion, Garry Kasparov. There were rumors circulating for the better part of a year, but they came to the surface after an Nakamura gave an interview to Macauley…

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  • Daaim ShabazzNovember 8, 2011
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    “Brooklyn Castle” coming soon!

    Almost two years ago, an initiative was launched to chronicle the success of Brooklyn’s I.S. 318 into a movie project. Kati and Nelson Dellamaggiore started a $4,000 fundraising campaign which ultimately netted $10,536. A teaser video was released about the project. Outreach Director Kali Holloway told The Chess Drum that…

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  • Daaim ShabazzNovember 3, 2011
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    Kasparov-Nakamura establish alliance

    There had been some whispering about an alliance between Hikaru Nakamura and Garry Kasparov for some time now. When Magnus Carlsen began working with Kasparov, Nakamura expressed to me disappointment that chess journalist and Kasparov assistant Mig Greengard did not suggest him as a subject. A Kasparov-Nakamura team seemed to…

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  • Daaim ShabazzOctober 12, 2011
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    Colas launches joshuacolas.com

    Josh Colas has been on a path of excellence since learning chess at age six. Getting his start on tournaments on the east coast, he made a steady rise and reached the 2000 barrier at age 10. Just two years later at age 12, he became a National Master. On…

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  • Daaim ShabazzOctober 4, 2011
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    Ivanchuk robbed in São Paulo!

    Vassily Ivanchuk is leading the Bilbao Masters tournament with a strong performance and was in good spirits after the first half of the tournament. However, his experience in Brazil took a turn for the worse when assailants robbed them at gunpoint 20 meters from the hotel while they waited for…

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