News Briefs Index (2005)

• The Chess Drum’s Highlights of 2005! (31 December 2005)
• Mark Holness on Jamaican Chess (27 December 2005)
• Austin wins Michael Forde Memorial! (26 December 2005)
• 2005 African Jrs.: Tournament Recap (25 December 2005)
• A Conversation with Walter Harris (25 December 2005)
• R.J. Nelson set to play in 2005 Orange Bowl (24 December 2005)
• Black Africa gets its 1st Women’s Grandmaster (22 December 2005)
• 2005 African Jrs.: Egypt golden… Zambia shines! (20 December 2005)
• 2005 African Jrs.: Bassem, Khaled clinch victories! (19 December 2005)
• Vaughn Bennett files $150 million chess lawsuit! (18 December 2005)
• 2005 African Jrs.: Egyptians on top! (18 December 2005)
• World Chess Network interviews FIDE hopefuls (16 December 2005)
• Jamaica’s Rowe tops at Cameron Open (16 December 2005)
• HB Global Chess Challenge nixed for 2006 (10 December 2005)
• 2005 African Jrs.: Top Juniors in Botswana! (10 December 2005)
• Knights of the South Bronx on A&E! (3 December 2005)
• Jamaica’s “Great Debate” on Chess (3 December 2005)
• 2nd Indian Ocean Chess Open (Réunion, Africa) (1 December 2005)
• Orrin Hudson looking for a Green Light! (1 December 2005)

November

• Emory Tate qualifies for U.S. Championship! (28 November 2005)
• 2005 FIDE World Chess Cup (22 November 2005)
• Pitterson, Buchanan tops at Clarendon Open! (22 November 2005)
• 2005 Uganda Olympiad Qualifiers (20 November 2005)
• African Women’s Champion: Tuduetso Sabure (20 November 2005)
• Brianna Conley is Ohio Co-Champion! (19 November 2005)
• Howard University Chess Club on the March! (18 November 2005)
• Clarendon Open on tap in Jamaica! (18 November 2005)
• 2005 African Junior Chess Championships (16 November 2005)
• 2005 African CC: Africa’s Young GM takes Title! (15 November 2005)
• 2005 African CC: Belkhodja beats Lungu… takes lead (13 November 2005)
• 2005 African CC: Things heating up in Lusaka!! (12 November 2005)
• 2005 African Championships (Lusaka, Zambia) (6 November 2005)
• Njobvu heads to African Ch. on winning note (3 November 2005)

October

• Harper holds on for the National Crown! (31 October 2005)
• Ryan Palmer making his mark in England! (30 October 2005)
• Texas hosts Polgar Girls under-21 Open (30 October 2005)
• Update on 2006 U.S. Championship (23 October 2005)
• Warner wins Barbados Championship! (23 October 2005)
• 2005 FIDE WCC: The New Champ weighs unification (22 October 2005)
• Jamaica’s Gibbs writes open letter to FIDE (22 October 2005)
• “The Magician” of Jamaica wins Open! (19 October 2005)
• October 2005 FIDE Rating list released! (18 October 2005)
• Thrilling finale set for Trinidad (18 October 2005)
• Elvin Wilson stars in the US Chess League! (17 October 2005)
• “RJ” Nelson making his mark in Trinidad (16 October 2005)
• Hurricane Katrina: A Black Chess Player’s Story (15 October 2005)
• South African theme on tap for October 29th (15 October 2005)
• 2005 Jamaica Open + Awards Ceremony (15 October 2005)
• 2005 FIDE WCC: FIDE Champ Kasimjanov ends reign (13 October 2005)
• 2005 FIDE WCC: Topalov destroying field… on 7-1 (8 October 2005)
• 2005 FIDE WCC: Topalov on Top!! (3 October 2005)
• Caribbean Championships heating up! (3 October 2005)

September

• 2005 FIDE World Chess Championship (27 September 2005)
• Cave goes for 14th National Title! (24 September 2005)
• Akintola wins Nigeria’s Chess Challenge! (23 September 2005)
• 2005 Trinidad & Tobago National Championship (23 September 2005)
• Invitation for 2005 Jamaican KO Championship (23 September 2005)
• Barbados Championship features live webcasts! (23 September 2005)
• 2005 Barbados National Championship (20 September 2005)
• South Africa theme tourney on tap for 24th! (20 September 2005)
• Barclay battles Tate at Illinois Open (16 September 2005)
• Salome Thomas-EL making moves! (14 September 2005)
• New Orleans’ Alfred Carlin safe in Dallas! (10 September 2005)
• Ashley to unveil new book in Maryland (9 September 2005)
• New Orleans chessplayer tells of Katrina devastation (2 September 2005)

August

• Carlsson celebrates IM title with GM norm! (30 August 2005)
• Chevannes wins UK Girls’ for 3rd year in a row! (29 August 2005)
• Nigeria to host VMobile Ultimate Chess Challenge (26 August 2005)
• Jamaica’s Richards shines in Sagicor Jrs. (26 August 2005)
• Wamala wins U.S. Open Class ‘C’ Prize (25 August 2005)
• GM Ashley’s book has been released! (25 August 2005)
• Molale on top in Botswana tourney! (25 August 2005)
• Marinello to speak at Brooklyn’s Oxford CC (22 August 2005)
• Central American and Caribbean Under-20 Championships (20 August 2005)
• Brianna Conley stars at Polgar Invitational (20 August 2005)
• Milov, Benjamin win U.S. Open… Simutowe 2nd! (19 August 2005)
• Mudongo to train in Cuba! (19 August 2005)
• Maurice Ashley graces cover of Chess Life (18 August 2005)
• Jamaican Chess President ties the knot! (17 August 2005)
• The Chess Drum wins “Best Website” Awards (17 August 2005)
• Adu takes 1st Dupont Circle Blitz Tourney! (17 August 2005)
• Jessica Wamala to compete in Girls Invitational (3 August 2005)

July

• 1st Dupont Circle Blitz Tourney (Washington, DC) (28 July 2005)
• 2005 African Championships (Lusaka, Zambia) (28 July 2005)
• Hudson featured in Black Enterprise! (28 July 2005)
• Porter is Jamaican Rapid King! (27 July 2005)
• Kenya’s Weru chases Dreams! (27 July 2005)
• Parrilla in France for World Youth Championships (25 July 2005)
• ‘Friendship Match’ ends in exciting 1-1 deadlock! (24 July 2005)
• The Chess Drum’s 1st “Friendship Match” (19 July 2005)
• The ‘Black Knight’ praised for Community Work (18 July 2005)
• Nigerian & Russian teams have the same ELO?? (16 July 2005)
• Kenya’s “Clash of Titans” historic! (16 July 2005)
• Kobese tops field again in 4th “theme” tourney (15 July 2005)
• IM Kenny Solomon wins the 2005 South African Open! (15 July 2005)
• Brandon Wilson is Jamaica’s under-18 Champion (13 July 2005)
• Collette McGruder making impact in Los Angeles! (12 July 2005)
• July 2005 FIDE Rating list released! (8 July 2005)
• Results from the 2005 World Open (7 July 2005)
• FM Emory Tate solid at World Open with 6-3 (7 July 2005)
• Storming the Barricades: India impresses at World Open! (7 July 2005)
• GM Miton, IM Panchanathan win 2005 World Open! (6 July 2005)
• 2005 World Open Information Center (6 July 2005)

June

• Update on Pontus Carlsson(30 June 2005)
• Kenya to host “Clash of Titans”(30 June 2005)
• Chess Dreams fade for 7-year old Kenyan(25 June 2005)
• Anand chats with fans on Rediff.com(24 June 2005)
• GM Michael Adams vs. Hydra (computer)(23 June 2005)
• Wilkinson re-elected as Jamaican Chess Don!(23 June 2005)
• GM Ashley returns to Indiana in July!(23 June 2005)
• A Chess Star is Born in Botswana!(22 June 2005)
• GM Susan Polgar in Atlanta for Chess Camp (22 June 2005)
• “RJ” Nelson in The Trinidad Guardian (16 June 2005)
• St. Nicholas win Bankers League Division “B” Crown (15 June 2005)
• Kobese wins 3rd “Theme Tourney” (14 June 2005)
• Damon Garrett proposes marriage at HB Global! (13 June 2005)
• “Chess in the Park” theme under attack (8 June 2005)
• Amon Simutowe is the Texas State Champion! (5 June 2005)
• 2005 HB Global CC: Reflections of the HB Global Chess Challenge (5 June 2005)
• 2005 Trinidad & Tobago Junior Open coming! (1 June 2005)
• Trinidad’s Ronnie Nelson at HB Global Tourney(1 June 2005)

May

• Four-way tie in strong 2005 Chicago Open!(31 May 2005)
• 2006 U.S. Chess Championship (San Diego) (26 May 2005)
• 2005 HB Global CC: HB Global Interviews (24 May 2005)
• 2005 HB Global CC: 21-year-old Zviad Izoria wins in thrilling finale! (24 May 2005)
• 2005 HB Global CC: Brief Recap (23 May 2005)
• 2005 HB Global CC: Player Information (13 May 2005)
• Barbados making strides in Chess World! (11 May 2005)
• Elliott defends Jamaican Crown! (9 May 2005)
• 2005 Kenya Open–Ugandans Dominate! (5 May 2005)
• Serious Clash on tap for Jamaican Finale! (4 May 2005)
• Kawuma brothers to join star-studded field in USA! (3 May 2005)
• 2005 HB Global Chess Challenge (3 May 2005)
• Polanti adds $7000 watch for HB Global winner! (3 May 2005)
• Kayin Barclay “Game of the Month” Winner (3 May 2005)
• CHESSCO Academy holds “theme” tourneys! (1 May 2005)
• Exciting Happenings out of Barbados! (1 May 2005)

April

• Elliott leads pack in Jamaican Nationals(27 April 2005)
• Nakamura dives into “The Matrix” (23 April 2005)
• SuperNationals through the eyes of a Coach (23 April 2005)
• Duffield shines at SuperNationals! (21 April 2005)
• 2005 South African Closed (19 April 2005)
• Tobisch speaks to England’s Chevannes (16 April 2005)
• Ashley teaching teachers to “think chess” (13 April 2005)
• Chess SCAM on the Net? (8 April 2005)
• April 2005 FIDE Rating list released! (3 April 2005)
• 2005 Jamaican National Championship (3 April 2005)
• Match of the Century: Kasparov vs. Fischer! (2 April 2005)
• News from Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda (2 April 2005)
• Jamaican Nationals begin! (1 April 2005)
• European Grandmasters trek to Africa (1 April 2005)
• Moses Kawuma wins Ugandan Open! (1 April 2005)

March

• U.S. Champ Nakamura wins Foxwoods! (28 March 2005)
• Ashley states “driving force” will Save Chess (26 March 2005)
• “Chess is Dead” … Is Nakamura Right? (26 March 2005)
• “Reflections on Brazil…” (25 March 2005)
• Kayin Barclay wins Illinois H.S. Championship! (22 March 2005)
• The Marketing of Chess (19 March 2005)
• Game Over for Kasparov? (17 March 2005)
• Adu on Millennium Chess Festival (15 March 2005)
• Rwanda Chess Federation aims high! (14 March 2005)
• Domingos wins Angola Telecom Cup (14 March 2005)
• FM Corbin wins 1st Barbados Qualifier (again) (4 March 2005)

February

• Maurice Ashley is about the Business!(28 February 2005)
• Detroit Chess on the Mark!(28 February 2005)
• Chris Buchanan is Jamaica’s top Junior!(28 February 2005)
• Sophia Stewart’s “Third Eye” vs. “The Matrix”!(19 February 2005)
• Robert Gwaze leading English Grand Prix!(18 February 2005)
• Video: DeKalb salutes Jordan Chappell!(18 February 2005)
• Chess News from tsunami-affected Sri-Lanka(13 February 2005)
• Chicago players dominate Black History Quiz!(12 February 2005)
• The Chess Drum celebrates its 4th Anniversary!(12 February 2005)
• GM Baba Sy: 1st African Checker World Champion(6 February 2005)
• Jamaica’s Duane Rowe wins 2nd New Year’s Open!(3 February 2005)
• Adu tops Nigeria’s Rating Charts(1 February 2005)

January

• FIDE Training Committee offers services! (30 January 2005)
• White Supremacists discuss Black Chess (27 January 2005)
• Press Release: HB Global Chess Challenge (26 January 2005)
• The Chess Drum turning 4! (24 January 2005)
• Jayel Taylor stars in Chicago tourney! (22 January 2005)
• Kasparov to FIDE: Enough is Enough! (19 January 2005)
• The Chess Drum: Before and After (16 January 2005)
• Zimbabwean Chesser Looking for a Battle! (13 January 2005)
• Chessville plays “20 Questions” with GM Ashley (9 January 2005)
• News from Sri Lanka Chess Community (9 January 2005)
• Caribbean Youth shine at Orange Bowl Tourney! (8 January 2005)
• 2004 African Junior Championships (4 January 2005)
• Visit the Suriname Chess Federation! (3 January 2005)
• Video: TBS Pathfinder honors Orrin Hudson (2 January 2005)