News Briefs Index (2011)
Piece by Barbara Kruger @ World Chess Hall of Fame in St. Louis
December
- James Black on the march! (31 December 2011)
- Take Me Home: Ashley in Jamaica (31 December 2011)
- K.I.D.S. Chess Academy (Trinidad) (31 December 2011)
- 2011 Cameron Open (Jamaica) (17 December 2011)
- RZA and Jay-Z in Chess Clash?? (10 December 2011)
- HHCF hosts “Pawn Storm” tourney (9 December 2011)
- Warren Elliott’s WECHESS featured! (9 December 2011)
- Interview with Bunmi Olape (8 December 2011)
- Steel, Kobese win S. Africa Closed (7 December 2011)
- Williams, Colas, Black get HEAF backing (7 December 2011)
- Zambia prepares for African Youth (6 December 2011)
- Schoolboys expelled for chess competition (3 December 2011)
- 2011 London Chess Classic (1 December 2011)
November
- 2011 Botswana Closed (30 November 2011)
- Shabazz visits Chess Hall of Fame (28 November 2011)
- Carlsen sprints to victory at Tal Memorial (26 November 2011)
- WWC2011-8: Hou defends crown! (24 November 2011)
- 5-way tie at Tal 2011 with 2 to go (24 November 2011)
- WWC2011-7: Humpy falls again… down 3 (23 November 2011)
- Quinton Smith dies at K-12 Nationals (22 November 2011)
- Pontus Carlsson offering lessons! (22 November 2011)
- WWC2011-6: Hou wins to widen gap (21 November 2011)
- WWC2011-5: Another draw in Game Five (20 November 2011)
- Olebile wins Botswana Junior! (20 November 2011)
- WWC2011-4: Hou still at +1 (18 November 2011)
- WWC2011-3: Humpy falls behind in game 3 (17 November 2011)
- 2011 World Youth Championship (Brazil) (17 November 2011)
- Norfolk State University considers SPICE (16 November 2011)
- 3-D Chess by Raja Concepts (16 November 2011)
- WWC-2011-2: Hou under pressure, but holds (15 November 2011)
- 2011 Tal Memorial (Moscow, Russia) (15 November 2011)
- WWC 2011-1: 1st game ends in lengthy draw (15 November 2011)
- Vaux Glory Days Revisited (13 November 2011)
- “Young Lions” in New York Times! (13 November 2011)
- 2011 Women Chess Championship (Tirana, Albania) (12 November 2011)
- New in Chess (2011/7) (11 November 2011)
- Ashley in Jamaica for Caribbean tour (11 November 2011)
- UMADA Cup 2011 (Barbados) (10 November 2011)
- ‘Brooklyn Castle’ coming soon! (9 November 2011)
- T&T’s Harper bags 6th title! (3 November 2011)
- Kasparov-Nakamura establish alliance (3 November 2011)
- November 2011 FIDE Ratings (3 November 2011)
October
- E. St. Louis recounts Chess History (23 October 2011)
- 1st International Open in Guadeloupe (18 October 2011)
- Zambian Closed Championship (14 October 2011)
- Mudongo is conferred WIM title (13 October 2011)
- 64 Squares host Lish Memorial (13 October 2011)
- Colas launches joshuacolas.com (12 October 2011)
- 2011 Jamaican Open (12 October 2011)
- Magnus Carlsen wins Bilbao! (12 October 2011)
- Haiti in Transition! (6 October 2011)
- Carlsson in European Team Championship (6 October 2011)
- Ivanchuk robbed in Sao Paulo! (4 October 2011)
- Jere wins Botswana Open (3 October 2011)
- New In Chess (2011/6) (2 October 2011)
- Arbiter’s Training in Jamaica (1 October 2011)
- Wilkinson at FIDE ‘World Court’ (1 October 2011)
September
- Jehron Bryant: National Master (30 September 2011)
- Homeless Chess Player wins Award! (24 September 2011)
- 2011 Bilbao Chess Grand Slam (23 September 2011)
- Justus Williams plays gem in USCL (22 September 2011)
- 2011 World Cup: Finals (15 September 2011)
- 2011 World Cup: Semi-Finals (12 September 2011)
- James Black honored in New York! (11 September 2011)
- All-Africa Games in full swing! (10 September 2011)
- 2011 World Cup: Round #5 (9 September 2011)
- 2011 World Cup: Round #4 (6 September 2011)
- Ethics at 2011 World Cup (4 September 2011)
- ‘Chess for Peace’ in Ghana (4 September 2011)
- 2011 World Cup: Round #3 (2 September 2011)
August
- 2011 World Cup: Round #2 (30 August 2011)
- 2011 World Cup: Round #1 (28 August 2011)
- 2011 World Cup (Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia) (25 August 2011)
- William Griffin… chess pioneer in 1900s (23 August 2011)
- Politics behind World Cup snubs? (23 August 2011)
- 10th All-Africa Games (Maputo, Mozambique) (22 August 2011)
- New In Chess (2011/5) (21 August 2011)
- Manhattan Open attracts surprise entries! (19 August 2011)
- Chess at Chicago’s Dumas Tech (18 August 2011)
- OnlineChessLessons.net … HOT! (17 August 2011)
- Rodwell Makoto: 2011 Zimbabwe Champion (15 August 2011)
- Interview with FM Kazim Gulamali (12 August 2011)
- Lenderman wins 2011 U.S. Open (9 August 2011)
- Justus Williams is K8 co-champ! (5 August 2011)
- Vanita & Dyhemia conquer adversity (4 August 2011)
- Damion Davy is 2011 Jamaican Champ! (4 August 2011)
- The “Exterminator” annotates! (3 August 2011)
- MUI hosts the Chicago Southside Classic (2 August 2011)
- 2011 Caribbean Carnival (Trinidad) (2 August 2011)
July
- Orelvis Perez Mitjans making his mark! (29 July 2011)
- Egypt’s Shoker shocks for GM norm! (28 July 2011)
- Armenia wins World Team title! (26 July 2011)
- Lubbock welcomes Dyhemia Young (25 July 2011)
- Dutch GM visits Kenya (23 July 2011)
- Dyhemia Young at Polgar Invitational (24 July 2011)
- Armenia seeking to hold off field (22 July 2011)
- Nigeria hosts Nigel Short! (22 July 2011)
- Kasimdzhanov reignites discussion on draws (22 July 2011)
- Photo Impressions of Ghana (18 July 2011)
- James Black makes Master! (18 July 2011)
- Diamond off to Polgar Girl’s (16 July 2011)
- 2011 World Team Championship (Ningbo, China) (15 July 2011)
- 2011 Jamaican National Championship (15 July 2011)
- Emory Tate Extravaganza in Indiana! (15 July 2011)
- Hip-Hop Chess Summer Camp (12 July 2011)
- July 2011 FIDE Ratings (12 July 2011)
- Philip Corbin’s bio, ‘Calypso Chess’ (11 July 2011)
- Vanita Young triumphs with Chess (11 July 2011)
- Kasparov in Africa (10 July 2011)
- New in Chess (2011/4) (9 July 2011)
- ‘Chess Olympiad’ in Belize (8 July 2011)
- Lerrenzo “JR” Davis wins again! (7 July 2011)
- St. Nicholas Chess & Backgammon Club (6 July 2011)
- James Black stars at World Open! (6 July 2011)
- Kamsky wins the 2011 World Open! (6 July 2011)
- Adams, van Wely lead World Open (3 July 2011)
June
- 2011 World Open (Philadelphia, USA) (30 June 2011)
- Chess Salvation for James Black (26 June 2011)
- South Africa hosts the Commonwealth (26 June 2011)
- Korley gets 1st IM Norm! (24 June 2011)
- Adly, Khaled are new African Champions! (14 June 2011)
- Ilyumzhinov visits Libya’s Qaddafi (13 June 2011)
- The Chess Drum beats in Ghana! (9 June 2011)
- 2011 African Individual Championships (7 June 2011)
- Seattle Officer helps chess cause (4 June 2011)
May
- FIDE President in Nigeria (31 May 2011)
- Botswana-Zambia friendly match (31 May 2011)
- 2011 Chicago Open (30 May 2011)
- Nakamura, Robson storm to victory! (27 May 2011)
- U.S. Summer Chess Circuit (23 May 2011)
- New In Chess (2011/3) (22 May 2011)
- 64 Squares Chess Club (21 May 2011)
- 2011 CUCA International (Luanda, Angola) (19 May 2011)
- Wilkinson Jamaica’s “top lawyer” (11 May 2011)
- World candidates matches heat up! (11 May 2011)
- Emojong to raise Ugandan flag at zonals (8 May 2011)
- May 2011 FIDE Ratings out! (6 May 2011)
- 1st Jamaican Qualifier(2011) (3 May 2011)
April
- 2011 Bahamas National Open (25 April 2011)
- Warren Seymour: Bahamian Chess Pioneer (24 April 2011)
- Orrin Tonsingh: Jamaican Chess Legend (13 April 2011)
- Asher wins Jamaican Junior! (13 April 2011)
- Ugandans set for 4.2 Zonal in Sudan (5 April 2011)
- Zone 4.3 Individual Championships (Botswana) (5 April 2011)
March
- New in Chess gets makeover (27 March 2011)
- Uganda hosts Zabasajja Memorial (26 March 2011)
- Shogi finds a home in Africa! (26 March 2011)
- 2011 Martinique Championship (26 March 2011)
- Bassem Amin tours South Africa! (19 March 2011)
- The Drum beats in the Bahamas! (19 March 2011)
- 2011 2.3 Zonal (Dominican Republic) (19 March 2011)
- Orrin Hudson makes strong moves! (15 March 2011)
- 2011 Melody Amber (Monaco) (12 March 2011)
- Interview with Botswana’s Mudongo (12 March 2011)
- Josh Colas on ‘The Scoop’ (9 March 2011)
- Angola’s Erickson wins African Junior! (9 March 2011)
- The Lebron James of Chess? (1 March 2011)
February
- 1st Qualifier in Trinidad (27 February 2011)
- Ashley in Martinique! (25 February 2011)
- Ghana and Liberia pawn off! (25 February 2011)
- Will Gwaze be next African GM? (25 February 2011)
- Nakamura gets key to Memphis! (20 February 2011)
- Diamond ‘threepeats’ as K5 Champion! (18 February 2011)
- Lazslo Nagy’s 1st Saturday in Hungary! (18 February 2011)
- The Chess Drum turns 10! (12 February 2011)
- Do Blacks have a Chess History? (10 February 2011)
- Times’ S. African Diary, Pt. 1 (2 February 2011)
January
- Nakamura wins 2011 Tata Steel! (30 January 2011)
- Uganda elects 2011-2012 Officer (30 January 2011)
- 2011 Botswana Chess Calendar (29 January 2011)
- Matthews gets FM title… 12 years late! (28 January 2011)
- Mandizha joint 1st at Liberty Bell (19 January 2011)
- Tata Steel Chess (Wijk ann Zee) (15 January 2011)
- Marshall CC to honor Williams! (14 January 2011)
- 10th Annual M.L. King Holiday Tournament (12 January 2011)
- Mutesi’s trek to Siberia (5 January 2011)
- Tyler Perry gives $14,000 to Besomeone! (2 January 2011)
- January 2011 FIDE Rating list released! (1 January 2011)