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Daaim ShabazzJanuary 5, 2012
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Xtreme Chess! Get Ready!

FM Kassa Korley with hostess Kacie Marie. Photo by XChessChamps (Meirom). Chess has hit “Reality TV” as the Xtreme Chess Championships debuted with eight contestants in a bold experiment to promote an edgy side to chess. According to a press release, the idea was created by film-maker Daniel Meirom and…
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Daaim ShabazzJanuary 3, 2012
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The Chess Drum beats in Cuba!

Cuba is the largest Caribbean island boasting a rich history and some of the most passionate people on the planet. It is part of this passion that has produced the creativity and ingenuity in a land of modesty. Cuba is a place full of many stories. There is the political…
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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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