North America

Daaim ShabazzJune 18, 2014
4 2,074

Williams gets 2nd IM norm

FM Justus WilliamsLast year, Justus Williams earned his first FIDE title after losing out on tiebreaks to FM Akshat Chandra at the North American Youth Chess Championship (NAYCC). Williams earned the FM title and returned this to the NAYCC year with the intent of completing his goal of earning the…
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Daaim ShabazzJune 16, 2014
44 2,047

2014 U.S. Junior Closed (St. Louis, USA)

According to a press release of the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis, the U.S. Junior Closed will commence on June 19th. The tournament will feature most of the top players under-21 and all will be competing for a spot in the 2015 U.S. Championship. GM Kayden Troff…
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Daaim ShabazzMay 31, 2014
4 2,105

2014 Froemke Memorial (Tallahassee)

A short tribute was paid to Eric Larsen who was a mainstay in Tallahassee chess. Photo by Daaim Shabazz. This report was written by Steven Cullifer who has been the chief organizer for many Tallahassee events including the annual Robert Froemke Memorial event. Approximately 20 players took part. Cullifer runs…
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Daaim ShabazzMay 21, 2014
1 2,027

2014 U.S. Championships: Kamsky, Krush repeat!

GM Gata Kamsky and GM Irina Krush2014 U.S. Champions 2014 U.S. Chess Championship St. Louis, Missouri, USATiebreaks (Sunday, 20 May 2013) Armageddon Table White Score Rating Black Score Rating Result 1 GM Lenderman, Aleksandr 0.0 2582 GM Akobian, Varuzhan 0.0 2643 0-1 Playoff Tiebreak 2 GM Akobian, Varuzhan 0.0 2643…
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Daaim ShabazzMay 20, 2014
4 1,906

2014 U.S. Championships: Going to Playoffs!

2014 U.S. Chess Championship St. Louis, Missouri, USARound #11 (Sunday, 19 May 2013) Overall Table White Score Rating Black Score Rating Result 1 GM Robson, Ray 5.0 2631 GM Onischuk, Alexander 5.0 2668 ½-½ 2 GM Erenburg, Sergey 3.5 2633 GM Ramirez, Alejandro 4.0 2595 1-0 3 GM Shankland, Samuel…
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Daaim ShabazzMay 19, 2014
2 1,929

2014 U.S. Championships: More Thrills

2014 U.S. Chess Championship St. Louis, Missouri, USARound #10 (Sunday, 18 May 2013) Overall Table White Score Rating Black Score Rating Result 1 GM Onischuk, Alexander 4.5 2668 GM Naroditsky, Daniel 4.5 2543 ½-½ 2 GM Molner, Mackenzie 3.0 2522 GM Lenderman, Aleksandr 6.0 2582 ½-½ 3 GM Akobian, Varuzhan…
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Daaim ShabazzMay 17, 2014
1 2,040

2014 U.S. Championships: Fire on Board!

2014 U.S. Chess Championship St. Louis, Missouri, USARound #9 (Saturday, 17 May 2013) Overall Table White Score Rating Black Score Rating Result 1 GM Ramirez, Alejandro 3.0 2595 GM Onischuk, Alexander 4.0 2668 ½-½ 2 GM Robson, Ray 3.5 2631 GM Gareev, Timur 4.0 2653 1-0 3 GM Erenburg, Sergey…
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Daaim ShabazzMay 17, 2014
0 1,920

Millionaire Chess… “Spread the Word”

Millionaire Chess Open stands to be one of the most memorable tournaments in U.S. history. Grandmaster Maurice Ashley has been on record as saying that this tournament could very well change the face of chess in America. The Chess Drum has had interviews (#1 and #2) with Ashley and he…
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Daaim ShabazzMay 17, 2014
4 2,004

2014 U.S. Championships: Blunderful Round

2014 U.S. Chess Championship St. Louis, Missouri, USARound #8 (Friday, 16 May 2013) Overall Table White Score Rating Black Score Rating Result 1 GM Onischuk, Alexander 4.0 2668 GM Lenderman, Aleksandr 4.0 2582 0-1 2 GM Naroditsky, Daniel 4.0 2543 GM Kamsky, Gata 4.5 2713 ½-½ 3 GM Molner, Mackenzie…
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Daaim ShabazzMay 15, 2014
17 2,039

2014 U.S. Championships: Akobian on top!

2014 U.S. Chess Championship St. Louis, Missouri, USARound #7 (Wednesday, 14 May 2013) Overall Table White Score Rating Black Score Rating Result 1 GM Gareev, Timur 3.0 2653 GM Onischuk, Alexander 3.5 2668 ½-½ 2 GM Ramirez, Alejandro 2.5 2595 GM Friedel, Joshua E 3.0 2505 0-1 3 GM Robson,…
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