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Chess at Expo 2020 Dubai
FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich making the first move in the World Chess Championship between defending champion Magnus Carlsen (left) and challenger Ian Nepomniacthchi. Photo by IM Eric Rosen The 2021 World Chess Championship took part as one of the features of the 2020 World Expo taking place in Dubai, UAE.…
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2021 World Chess Championship: Game #3
2021 World Chess ChampionshipDubai, UAE (November 24th-December 16th) Game 3 Match Score: 1½-1½ Official Site: https://fideworldchampionship.com/ 2021 World Chess Championship: Game 3 Sunday, 28 November 2021 “Perfect Game”… but for both players.Draw streak continues! Magnus CarlsenPhoto Eric Rosen/FIDE The press conference of the World Chess Championships addressed a comment about…
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2021 World Chess Championship: Game #2
2021 World Chess ChampionshipDubai, UAE (November 24th-December 16th) Game 2 Match Score: 1-1 Official Site: https://fideworldchampionship.com/ 2021 World Chess Championship: Game 2 Saturday, 27 November 2021 Game almost a Knightmare… but another draw! The 2021 World Chess Championship match has gotten off to an exciting start with neither player “feeling…
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The Chess Drum on South African Twitch tomorrow!
Tomorrow The Chess Drum’s Daaim Shabazz will be on a show called “Reflections” hosted by Lyndon Bouah, a long-time chess advocate for South Africa. The two met 2004 at the Chess Olympiad in Calvia, Spain. Dr. Lyndon Bouah with “Reflection on Chess in the Rainbow Nation.” Photo courtesy of Lyndon…
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NM Rene Phillips devastated by Hurricane Ida
Unfortunately, National Master Rene Phillips of New Orleans knows a thing or two about hurricanes. His memories are still fresh from the 2005 onslaught known as “Hurricane Katrina,” a disaster that resulted in scores of damage to the iconic city and destroying everything he owned. Katrina, a Category 3 hurricane,…
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Brewington Hardaway 4th at NAYCC, wins blitz
Brewington Hardaway at 2019 World Open Photo by Daaim ShabazzNational Master Brewington Hardaway recently competed in the under-12 group at the 2021 North American Youth Chess Championships (NAYCC) in Chicago placing 4th. Coming in with a USCF rating of 2301 he was the top-seed and had a string of strong…
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ChessBase India profiles The Chess Drum
Recently, ChessBase India profiled The Chess Drum on its pages. Launched in 2015 by Sagar Shah and his wife Amruta Mokal, it has become a pillar in the chess community in only five years’ time. They have picked up the mantle from videographer Vijay Kumar and helped to create a…
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Inside Look at Kenyan Chess
64 Chess Squares TV hosted a short interview with Kenya Chess Federation President Benard Wanjala. He discusses the current events including the highest participation in the African Chess Championships in Malawi. Wanjala, who also serves as the African Chess Confederation Vice President, discussed the current state of chess given the…
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Justus Williams reaches chess heights on Black Squares
Many times we sometimes think about what role we want to play in the greater chess community. Are we teachers? Organizers? Arbiters? Politicians? Journalists? Authors? Commentators? Are we those who only want to compete? For Justus Williams, who is a USCF Senior Master, he happens to be in another category……
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2021 FIDE World Cup: Round #4
2021 World Chess CupJuly 12th-August 6th, 2021(Sochi, Russia)MATCH PAIRINGS (ROUND 4) Bracket 1 1 Carlsen, Magnus NOR ½-½ Wojtaszek, Radoslaw POL 2 Dubov, Daniil RUS ½-½ Esipenko, Andrey RUS 3 Ponkratov, Pavel RUS 0-1 Bacrot, Etienne FRA 4 Piorun, Kacper POL 1-0 Sindarov, Javokhir USA Bracket 2 5 Grischuk, Alexander…
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