News Briefs Index (2012)
Cuba: A Chess Wonderland
On the streets of Havana playing blitz with locals!
December
- The Chess Drum’s Highlights of 2012! (31 December 2012)
- UTD on top in 5-way tie at Pan-Ams (31 December 2012)
- Chess at Washington Square Park, Part #2 (31 December 2012)
- A Diamond in Chess Mecca (28 December 2012)
- Endgame Survival Training #2 (27 December 2012)
- Ashley DVD: The Secret to Chess #3 (26 December 2012)
- Theophilus Thompson’s Thumbnails (25 December 2012)
- U. West Indies (Jamaica) at Pan-Ams! (25 December 2012)
- 2012 Pan-Am Intercollegiate (USA) (24 December 2012)
- Darrian Robinson @ U. of Chicago (23 December 2012)
- Endgame Survival Training #1 (21 December 2012)
- Florida’s Kingsmen CC (20 December 2012)
- Philippines welcomes Orrin Hudson! (19 December 2012)
- 2012 North American Open (18 December 2012)
- 2012 Ghana Nat’l Championships! (17 December 2012)
- 2012 Zimbabwe Open (16 December 2012)
- 2012 World Mind Sports Games (Beijing, China) (16 December 2012)
- Carlsen reaches new heights! (12 December 2012)
- Coming to America: The Queen of Katwe (8 December 2012)
- Williams wins 9th grade title! (3 December 2012)
- 2012 London Chess Classic (1 December 2012)
November
- 2012 Women’s World Championship (Finals) (28 November 2012)
- Elliott takes ’12 Jamaica Open! (27 November 2012)
- 2012 Women’s World Championship (Semi-Finals) (25 November 2012)
- 2012 Women’s World Championship (Round #4) (25 November 2012)
- 2012 Women’s World Championship (Round #3) (17 November 2012)
- 2012 Women’s Chess Championship (Round #2) (14 November 2012)
- Big Chair CC celebrates 30 years (12 November 2012)
- 2012 Women’s Chess Championship (Round #1) (11 November 2012)
- 2012 Women’s Chess Championship (Khanty-Mansiysk, RUS) (11 November 2012)
- 2012 Jamaica Open (10 November 2012)
- 2012 Bahamas International (Nassau) (5 November 2012)
- Mutesi graces cover of Chess Life (5 November 2012)
- Dereque Kelley @ chessopenings.com (4 November 2012)
October
- Asanga puts West Africa on FIDE map (30 October 2012)
- Black at U.S. Chess School (28 October 2012)
- Quisqueya Tourney (Haiti)!! (28 October 2012)
- New in Chess (2012/7) (26 October 2012)
- African Lounge launches TV Show! (24 October 2012)
- Phiona Mutesi: The Queen of Katwe (24 October 2012)
- ‘Brooklyn Castle’ showing October 19th!! (12 October 2012)
- Hip-Hop Chess documentary! (9 October 2012)
- Colas wins Polgar’s World Open! (8 October 2012)
- Jere, Epah win Zambian Sports crowns! (7 October 2012)
- Join “1000 Likes” Fundraiser! (6 October 2012)
- The Rise of Fabiano Caruana (5 October 2012)
- 2012 Botswana Open (3 October 2012)
- October 2012 FIDE Ratings (3 October 2012)
September
- Follow the Drum! (26 September 2012)
- Orrin Hudson takes K.A.S.H. to Jersey! (25 September 2012)
- 2012 São Paulo/Bilbao Grand Slam (25 September 2012)
- Drum Interviews @ Istanbul Olympiad (22 September 2012)
- New in Chess (2012/6) (21 September 2012)
- Olympiad book copied from Olimpbase.org? (19 September 2012)
- Reflections on Istanbul Olympiad (16 September 2012)
- 2012 Chess Olympiad: Closing Ceremonies (13 September 2012)
- 2012 Chess Olympiad: Round #11 (9 September 2012)
- Solomon gets Olympiad double norm! (9 September 2012)
- 2012 Chess Olympiad: Round #10 (7 September 2012)
- Yazici speaks on journalist ban (7 September 2012)
- 2012 Chess Olympiad: Round #9 (6 September 2012)
- African Diaspora at the ’12 Olympiad (6 September 2012)
- 2012 Chess Olympiad: Round #8 (5 September 2012)
- 2012 Chess Olympiad: Round #7 (4 September 2012)
- 2012 Chess Olympiad: Round #6 (3 September 2012)
- 2012 Chess Olympiad: Round #5 (2 September 2012)
- 2012 Chess Olympiad: Round #4 (1 September 2012)
August
- 2012 Chess Olympiad: Round #3 (31 August 2012)
- 2012 Chess Olympiad: Round #2 (29 August 2012)
- 2012 Chess Olympiad: Round #1 (29 August 2012)
- 2012 Chess Olympiad: A Turkish Welcome (28 August 2012)
- 2012 Chess Olympiad (Istanbul, Turkey) (24 August 2012)
- Predictions for the 2012 Chess Olympiad (23 August 2012)
- Botswana Olympiad “Send Off” (21 August 2012)
- Kasparov beaten up… again! (20 August 2012)
- Chess Olympiad coming! (17 August 2012)
- New in Chess (2012/5) (12 August 2012)
- KIDS Chess Camp in Trinidad (8 August 2012)
- Jere wins Olympiad tune-up! (7 August 2012)
- Jamaica’s Olympiad hits snag (5 August 2012)
- Tate sighting in Indiana! (1 August 2012)
- Chess Life gets a new look! (1 August 2012)
July
- 2012 Southern Open (Orlando, USA) (31 July 2012)
- Chicago’s Ron Washington, 1951-2012 (31 July 2012)
- 2012 U.S. Cadet Championship (21 July 2012)
- Barbados crowns SAGICOR champs (17 July 2012)
- Justus competes @ Nat’l Juniors! (15 July 2012)
- The State of Black Chess in America (15 July 2012)
- Makoto wins South African Open (13 July 2012)
- Reflections on 2012 World Open (12 July 2012)
- Sokolov wins 2012 World Open! (12 July 2012)
- IS-318 graces Chess Life cover! (3 July 2012)
- July 2012 FIDE Ratings (3 July 2012)
- Jamaica’s ‘Magnificent Chess’ making mark! (1 July 2012)
June
- New in Chess (2012/4) (30 June 2012)
- 2012 World Open (Philadelphia, USA) (29 June 2012)
- 2012 South African Open (28 June 2012)
- Wilkinson heads to FIDE’s “World Court” (27 June 2012)
- African Zonal 4.2 (Abuja, Nigeria) (26 June 2012)
- Jamaican Clash… Davy vs. Mellace! (24 June 2012)
- Chess in Curaçao (22 June 2012)
- 1st President’s Cup (Accra, Ghana) (15 June 2012)
- Karpov lambastes FIDE (again) (14 June 2012)
- Seirawan-Karpov Legends Match (11 June 2012)
- 2012 Tal Memorial (Moscow, Russia) (11 June 2012)
- “Drum Beat” Vol. 1, No. 5 (7 June 2012)
- Update on the Young Lions (1 June 2012)
- One of my weekend games… (1 June 2012)
May
- Anand retains Chess Crown! (30 May 2012)
- Tom Fineberg, Chicago chess legend, dies (30 May 2012)
- WCC2012-12: Backlash on short draw (28 May 2012)
- WCC2012-11: Anand holds… last chance (26 May 2012)
- 2012 Chicago Open (25 May 2012)
- “Live the Game” HHCF Summer Camp (25 May 2012)
- WCC2012-10: 25-move draw! Tiebreaks? (24 May 2012)
- WCC2012-9: intense fight… still level (23 May 2012)
- The Drum beats in New York! (23 May 2012)
- Nakamura, U.S. Champion… World next? (22 May 2012)
- WCC2012-8: Anand evens score! (21 May 2012)
- WCC2012-7: Gelfand breaks through! (21 May 2012)
- WCC2012-6: Six Games… Six Draws (21 May 2012)
- WCC2012-5: Drawish Sveshnikov? (21 May 2012)
- WCC2012-4: Players joust to 4th draw (16 May 2012)
- 2012 Caribbean Carnival (Trinidad) (14 May 2012)
- WCC2012-3: Near Miss for Anand (14 May 2012)
- Nakamura, Krush lead U.S. fields (14 May 2012)
- WCC2012-2: Tense struggle… still drawn (12 May 2012)
- WCC2012-1: Match starts with Draw (11 May 2012)
- 2012 World Championship (Anand vs. Gelfand) (10 May 2012)
- U.S. Champs starts with a bang! (9 May 2012)
- “Drum Beat” Vol. 1 No. 4 (8 May 2012)
- 2012 U.S. Championships (5 May 2012)
- 2012 Martinique Championship (5 May 2012)
- Tanzania holds “Chess Arena”! (4 May 2012)
- May 2012 FIDE Ratings (4 May 2012)
- Trinis launch ACE chess magazine! (4 May 2012)
- 10th Annual “Be Someone” coming! (4 May 2012)
- New in Chess (2012/3) (2 May 2012)
- I.S. 318 are (also) National Jr. Champions! (2 May 2012)
- David Allen giving simul in Detroit (1 May 2012)
- Davy, Mellace, Gray win Jamaican crowns! (1 May 2012)
- Xtreme Chess Championship – Final! (1 May 2012)
April
- Cabralis in Trinidad Controversy (28 April 2012)
- Carlsen visits Brooklyn’s IS-318! (24 April 2012)
- 2012 CUCA International (Luanda, Angola) (23 April 2012)
- Drum chats with Hip Hop Chess Fed (22 April 2012)
- Aronian-Kramnik friendly match (21 April 2012)
- I.S. 318 are H.S. Champs! (18 April 2012)
- Bringing out the Best in Maryland (13 April 2012)
- “Drum Beat” Vol.1, No. 3 (7 April 2012)
- 2012 Botswana Nat’l Championships (5 April 2012)
- 2012 CARIFTA Games (4 April 2012)
- Follow the Drum! (3 April 2012)
- World Championship only weeks away! (3 April 2012)
March
- Chess outlet for S. African prisoners (31 March 2012)
- Drum speaks with Maurice Ashley (27 March 2012)
- 2012 Jamaica National Championships (23 March 2012)
- Kasparov in South Africa! (22 March 2012)
- T-K.A.S.H. feat Adisa Banjoko… “RUN” (22 March 2012)
- Will Hou Yifan become the greatest? (22 March 2012)
- Young Lions give joint simul (21 March 2012)
- New in Chess (2012/2) (21 March 2012)
- Theo Thompson’s legendary problem! (19 March 2012)
- Bobby’s Blitz Chess (16 March 2012)
- Fundraiser for “Extermo” in Philly (14 March 2012)
- Xtreme Chess… Part 3! (14 March 2012)
- Issac Braswell dies tragically (12 March 2012)
- “Drum Beat” Vol.1, No. 2 (7 March 2012)
- New Video Tour for The Chess Drum (5 March 2012)
- Ashley at 2012 Reykjavik Open (4 March 2012)
- The Rise of ‘Asian Dragons’, Part 3 (2 March 2012)
- Drum Gamecast: Iwu vs. Adu (2 March 2012)
- Follow The Drum! (1 March 2012)
- March 2012 FIDE Ratings (1 March 2012)
February
- Emory Tate’s selected games?? (29 February 2012)
- 2012 Botswana 2nd Qualifiers (28 February 2012)
- Nakamura to vie for 2012 U.S. Crown (25 February 2012)
- Reflections… Black History of Chess (24 February 2012)
- Fischer vs. Carlsen… will history repeat? (21 February 2012)
- ‘Drum Beat’ Vol. #1 launches! (21 February 2012)
- Diamond continues streak! (18 February 2012)
- The Battle for “Migingo” (16 February 2012)
- QR Codes coming to Chess! (15 February 2012)
- ‘The Drum Beat’ is coming! (14 February 2012)
- Hip-Hop Chess Federation’s V-Day! (14 February 2012)
- New in Chess (2012/1) (13 February 2012)
- ‘Brooklyn Castle’ on IS 318 coming! (13 February 2012)
- Happy 11th year to The Chess Drum! (12 February 2012)
- Duane Rowe annotates from Gibraltar! (11 February 2012)
- Justus on NBC’s Grio 100 list (11 February 2012)
- Kenya-Uganda chess clash!! (10 February 2012)
- Jamaican Prez vexed on quick draw (9 February 2012)
- Xtreme Chess… Part 2! (7 February 2012)
- 2012 John Powell Memorial (Jamaica) (7 February 2012)
- Polgar moves SPICE to St. Louis! (3 February 2012)
January
- Aronian takes 2012 Tata tourney! (30 January 2012)
- Social Chess Clock for Android (28 January 2012)
- “Young Lions” roar at Liberty Open (28 January 2012)
- Tata simmering after eight rounds (24 January 2012)
- Botswana’s “Year Opener” (20 January 2012)
- Carlsen, Aronian lead Tata after 4 (18 January 2012)
- 2012 Kenny Solomon gets 1st GM norm! (18 January 2012)
- 2011 Ghana Nat’l Championships (16 January 2012)
- Chevannes visits Chess America! (12 January 2012)
- 2012 Tata Steel Chess (Wijk aan Zee) (12 January 2012)
- New in Chess (2011/8) (10 January 2012)
- Hip-Hop Chess kicks off 2012! (10 January 2012)
- Chess: Refuge in Tough Times (8 January 2012)
- Xtreme Chess! Get Ready! (5 January 2012)
- The Chess Drum beats in Cuba! (3 January 2012)
- Calypso Chess now @ Amazon! (2 January 2012)
- January 2012 FIDE Ratings (2 January 2012)
- The Chess Drum’s Highlights of 2011! (1 January 2012)
- Cuba: A Chess Wonderland (1 January 2012)