Tournaments

Daaim ShabazzMay 13, 2014
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2014 U.S. Championships (Round #3)

2014 U.S. Chess Championship St. Louis, Missouri, USARound #3 (Saturday, 10 May 2013) Overall Table White Score Rating Black Score Rating Result 1 GM Akobian, Varuzhan 1.0 2643 GM Onischuk, Alexander 1.0 2668 ½-½ 2 GM Friedel, Joshua E 0.5 2505 GM Molner, Mackenzie 1.0 2522 ½-½ 3 GM Gareev,…
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Daaim ShabazzMay 13, 2014
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2014 U.S. Championships (Round #2)

2014 U.S. Chess Championship St. Louis, Missouri, USARound #2 (Friday, 9 May 2013) Overall Table White Score Rating Black Score Rating Result 1 GM Onischuk, Alexander 0.5 2668 GM Erenburg, Sergey 0.0 2633 ½-½ 2 GM Shankland, Samuel L 0.5 2634 GM Robson, Ray 1.0 2631 ½-½ 3 GM Kamsky,…
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Daaim ShabazzMay 13, 2014
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2014 U.S. Championships (Round #1)

2014 U.S. Chess Championship St. Louis, Missouri, USARound #1 (Thursday, 8 May 2013) Overall Table White Score Rating Black Score Rating Result 1 GM Molner, Mackenzie 0.0 2522 GM Onischuk, Alexander 0.0 2668 ½-½ 2 GM Akobian, Varuzhan 0.0 2643 GM Naroditsky, Daniel 0.0 2543 ½-½ 3 GM Friedel, Joshua…
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Daaim ShabazzMay 12, 2014
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2014 Uganda Olympiad Team

KAWUMA LEADS AS OLYMPIAD TEAM IS DETERMINED Patrick Kawuma CM Patrick Kawuma excelled to lead with 8.5 points out of 11 as he was joined by FM Harold Wanyama (8 points), debutante Mathias Ssonko (7.5 points) and Arthur Ssegwanyi (7.5 points) to form Uganda’s National Chess team that will also…
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Daaim ShabazzMay 9, 2014
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2014 U.S. Chess Championships (St. Louis, USA)

This year’s U.S. Championship brings yet another format from the previous editions. Instead of the 24-player former, the open field will have a 12-player format and be fixed as a round robin tournament. The women’s championship will maintain the 10-player round robin format. Defending champions are Gata Kamsky and Irina…
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Daaim ShabazzMay 8, 2014
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2014 Heroes Cup (Barbados)

The Heroes Day International Chess Festival took place from April 26th to May 1st, 2014 at the Chess Center, Cavans Lane, in Bridgetown, the capital of Barbados. Heroes Day was enacted in 1998 and gives honor to ten national heroes. This tournament has been traditionally held in late April to…
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Daaim ShabazzApril 27, 2014
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Ashley interview on Millionaire Chess, Part 2

“We’ve got stuff planned for chess players that they’ve never seen!” With The Millionaire Chess Open being only five months away, The Chess Drum interviewed GM Maurice Ashley yesterday for the first time since making the decision to continue with the thrust to hold the Millionaire Chess Open. The Chess…
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Daaim ShabazzApril 18, 2014
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Ivy Amoko: Ugandan Olympiad Ace

Ivy Amoko There was a brief interview of Uganda’s Ivy Amoko who will lead her team to Tromso, Norway to compete in the Chess Olympiad. In the last Olympiad in Istanbul, Turkey, she earned the title of Woman Candidate Master (WCM) and is the reigning National Ladies Champion. Her interview…
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Daaim ShabazzApril 7, 2014
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Millionaire Chess… it’s a go!

Post by Maurice Ashley. GM Maurice Ashley has quelled the suspense surrounding the Millionaire Chess Open by posting the shortest, but most authoritative announcement. After the announcement of the initial 65 players registered by March 31, there was some speculation to whether the tournament would happen. In his letter to…
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Daaim ShabazzApril 4, 2014
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The Decision: Millionaire Chess Open

The time has come… the decision will soon be made on whether the mission of the Millionaire Chess Open can continue from this point forward. Grandmaster Maurice Ashley recently released a letter titled, “It’s Decision Time”. Now, the date has finally arrived and despite a tremendous showering of support, the…
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