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  • Daaim ShabazzOctober 3, 2015
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    Movie “PAWN SACRIFICE”… fair to Fischer?

    Fischer was so defiant of presuming to do what the movie aspires to do. Tobey and I sat there and looked through every picture from every interview he ever did, read everything he ever said, but in the end, you finally have to trust a certain amount of your own…

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  • Daaim ShabazzSeptember 26, 2015
    2 381

    50+ GMs, 50+ Countries = Millionaire Chess 2015!

    The second Millionaire Chess Open is just a bit more than a week away and excitement is building. There is also excitement because more “star power” has been added before the September 30th registration deadline. The MC organized periodically announces strong players and yesterday Amy Lee told The Chess Drum…

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  • Daaim ShabazzSeptember 12, 2015
    4 443

    Interview with WGM Jennifer Shahade

    The Chess Drum caught up with WGM Jennifer Shahade during the 2015 Sinquefield Cup in a very short interview. While she has played in a number of U.S. Championships (winning two women’s titles), she primarily is known as a chess promoter and commentator. She is a fixture on commentary teams…

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  • Daaim ShabazzSeptember 7, 2015
    3 435

    Reflections of 2015 Sinquefield Cup

    The 2015 Sinquefield Cup was held was great fanfare from August 22nd until September 3rd. The excitement built from a gradual crescendo when ten of the top players from around the world set upon St. Louis, Missouri to compete one of the strongest round robins in history. The Chess Drum…

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  • Daaim ShabazzSeptember 3, 2015
    14 797

    Nakamura visits Detroit City CC

    Detroit is known for many things… cars, music, sports and increasingly chess. On the weekend of August 21st, Hikaru Nakamura visited the Detroit City Chess Club (DCCC) and was welcomed by the community at-large. Kevin Fite who organized the visit hosted the four-time U.S. Champion and world’s #2 player, his…

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  • Daaim ShabazzSeptember 2, 2015
    2 418

    2015 Sinquefield Cup: Round #9

    2015 Sinquefield CupAugust 23th – September 3rd, 2014 (St. Louis, USA)Round #9 – Tuesday, 1 September 2015 1 Topalov, V BUL ½-½ Aronian, L ARM 2 Anand, V IND ½-½ Carlsen, M NOR 3 Vachier-Lagrave, M FRA ½-½ Giri, A NED 4 Nakamura, H USA 1-0 Grischuk, A RUS 5…

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  • Daaim ShabazzSeptember 1, 2015
    0 360

    2015 Sinquefield Cup: Round #8

    2015 Sinquefield CupAugust 23th – September 3rd, 2014 (St. Louis, USA)Round #8 – Monday, 31 August 2015 1 Aronian, L ARM ½-½ Anand, V IND 2 Carlsen, M NOR ½-½ Nakamura, H USA 3 Grischuk, A RUS ½-½ Vachier-Lagrave, M FRA 4 Giri, A NED ½-½ Caruana, F USA 5…

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  • Daaim ShabazzAugust 31, 2015
    6 464

    2015 Sinquefield Cup: Round #7

    2015 Sinquefield CupAugust 23th – September 3rd, 2014 (St. Louis, USA)Round #7 – Sunday, 30 August 2015 1 Nakamura, H USA 0-1 Aronian, L ARM 2 Carlsen, M NOR 0-1 Grischuk, A RUS 3 Topalov, V BUL ½-½ Giri, A NED 4 Caruana, F USA ½-½ Vachier-Lagrave, M FRA 5…

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  • Daaim ShabazzAugust 30, 2015
    3 397

    2015 Sinquefield Cup: Round #6

    2015 Sinquefield CupAugust 23th – September 3rd, 2014 (St. Louis, USA)Round #6 – Saturday, 29 August 2015 1 Aronian, L ARM ½-½ Carlsen, M NOR 2 Vachier-Lagrave, M FRA 1-0 Topalov, V BUL 3 Giri, A NED ½-½ Anand, V IND 4 So, W USA 0-1 Nakamura, H USA 5…

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  • Daaim ShabazzAugust 28, 2015
    1 398

    2015 Sinquefield Cup: Round #5

    2015 Sinquefield CupAugust 23th – September 3rd, 2014 (St. Louis, USA)Round #5 – Thursday, 27 August 2015 1 Topalov, V BUL 0-1 Caruana, F USA 2 Aronian, L ARM ½-½ Grischuk, A RUS 3 Nakamura, H USA ½-½ Giri, A NED 4 Carlsen, M NOR 1-0 So, W USA 5…

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