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Daaim ShabazzSeptember 28, 2013
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Reflections of 2013 Sinquefield Cup

Back in July, I received an e-mail invitation from Mike Wilmering to attend the Sinquefield Cup as a part of the chess media. The concept sounded exciting… the world’s top two players and America’s top two players in a double round-robin! I responded and gave him a “tentative yes”. I…
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Daaim ShabazzSeptember 17, 2013
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Drum Interviews at ’13 Sinquefield Cup

The 2013 Sinquefield Cup was certainly a history event and set a high bar for supertournaments in the U.S. Billed as the “strongest chess tournament ever” on American soil, the event brought the world’s top two players and America’s top two players in the same field. Fans and journalists traveled…
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Daaim ShabazzSeptember 16, 2013
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2013 Sinquefield Cup: Round #6

2013 Sinquefield CupSeptember 9th-15th, 2013 (St. Louis, USA)Round #6 – Sunday, 15 September 2013 1 Carlsen, M NOR 1-0 Aronian, L ARM 2 Nakamura, H USA ½–½ Kamsky, G USA Drum Coverage| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 |…
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Daaim ShabazzSeptember 15, 2013
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2013 Sinquefield Cup: Round #5

2013 Sinquefield CupSeptember 9th-15th, 2013 (St. Louis, USA)Round #5 – Saturday, 14 September 2013 1 Nakamura, H USA ½–½ Carlsen, M NOR 2 Aronian, L ARM ½–½ Kamsky, G USA Drum Coverage| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 |…
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Daaim ShabazzSeptember 13, 2013
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2013 Sinquefield Cup: Round #4

2013 Sinquefield CupSeptember 9th-15th, 2013 (St. Louis, USA)Round #4 – Friday, 13 September 2013 1 Kamsky, G USA 0-1 Carlsen, M NOR 2 Aronian, L ARM 1-0 Nakamura, H USA Drum Coverage| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 |…
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Daaim ShabazzSeptember 11, 2013
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2013 Sinquefield Cup: Round #3

2013 Sinquefield CupSeptember 9th-15th, 2013 (St. Louis, USA)Round #3 – Wednesday, 11 September 2013 1 Carlsen, M NOR ½-½ Nakamura, H USA 2 Aronian, L ARM ½-½ Kamsky, G USA Drum Coverage| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 |…
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Daaim ShabazzSeptember 11, 2013
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2013 Sinquefield Cup: Round #2

2013 Sinquefield CupSeptember 9th-15th, 2013 (St. Louis, USA)Round #2 – Tuesday, 10 September 2013 1 Aronian, L ARM ½-½ Carlsen, M NOR 2 Nakamura, H USA 1-0 Kamsky, G USA Drum Coverage| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 |…
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Daaim ShabazzSeptember 10, 2013
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2013 Sinquefield Cup: Round #1

2013 Sinquefield CupSeptember 9th-15th, 2013 (St. Louis, USA)Round #1 – Monday, 9 September 2013 1 Carlsen, M NOR 1-0 Kamsky, G USA 2 Nakamura, H USA 1-0 Aronian, L ARM Drum Coverage| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 |…
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Daaim ShabazzSeptember 8, 2013
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2013 Sinquefield Cup (St. Louis, USA)

Four of the world’s top chess players will assemble in what has become a major center for chess development. St. Louis will host the 1st Sinquefield Cup beginning tomorrow in a double-round robin event. Magnus Carlsen, the world’s highest-ranked player headlines the event along with the second highest in Levon…
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Daaim ShabazzAugust 20, 2013
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1st IM Norm for Justus!

Justus Williams (right) faced Josh Colas in round six. That game would go four hours and Williams would prevail. Photo by John Upper. Justus Williams may be the most disappointed person ever to earn an IM norm and FM title. The 15-year old scholastic star competed in the North American…
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