News Briefs Index (2018)
December
- The Chess Drum’s Highlights of 2018! (31 December 2018)
- 2018 World Rapid & Blitz (St. Petersburg, Russia) (31 December 2018)
- Carlsson battling in World Rapid/Blitz! (28 December 2018)
- Grand Chess Tour coming to Africa in 2019! (22 December 2018)
- Carlsson to tout “ChessBiz” during U.S. tour in January (22 December 2018)
- Tallahassee attempts to reignite chess (20 December 2018)
- Simutowe reflects on 2018 World Championship… format (20 December 2018)
- 2018 London Chess Classic (London, England) (12 December 2018)
- Hip Hop Chess founder Banjoko discusses recent brush with death (3 December 2018)
- Carlsson returns to Perpetual Podcast (2 December 2018)
November
- Carlsen wins 3-0 in tiebreaks over Caruana… retains title! (29 November 2018)
- 2018 World Chess Championship: Game #12 (27 November 2018)
- 2018 World Chess Championship: Game #11 (24 November 2018)
- Ashley on Trevor Noah on Chess (24 November 2018)
- Ju Wenjun beats Lagno retains title! (24 November 2018)
- 2018 World Chess Championship: Game #10 (23 November 2018)
- 2018 World Chess Championship: Game #9 (22 November 2018)
- 2018 World Chess Championship: Game #8 (20 November 2018)
- 2018 World Chess Championship: Game #7 (18 November 2018)
- WCC match resumes… Titanic struggle ahead! (18 November 2018)
- Ju Wenjun to face Kateryna Lagno in WWC final! (18 November 2018)
- 2018 World Chess Championship: Game #6 (16 November 2018)
- 2018 World Chess Championship: Game #5 (16 November 2018)
- Bennett invites all to concert/chess tournament! (14 November 2018)
- 2018 World Chess Championship: Game #4 (14 November 2018)
- 2018 World Chess Championship: Game #3 (13 November 2018)
- 2018 World Chess Championship: Game #2 (11 November 2018)
- 2018 World Chess Championship: Game #1 (10 November 2018)
- 2018 World Chess Championship (Carlsen vs. Caruana) (9 November 2018)
- Carlsen and Caruana chase Fischer’s Ghost in London (8 November 2018)
- 2018 Women’s World Chess Championship (Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia) (5 November 2018)
October
- Carlsen-Caruana match only 11 days away! (28 October 2018)
- Tom Murphy wins Chicago’s 3rd Tate Memorial! (24 October 2018)
- Carlsson blazes trail in New Orleans! (19 October 2018)
- Reflections on Batumi Olympiad (15 October 2018)
- Congo’s Mashala Kabamwanishi shines at Olympiad (13 October 2018)
- African Diaspora made a colorful presence in Batumi (10 October 2018)
- Lewis Ncube wins African Chess Presidency! (6 October 2018)
- 2018 Chess Olympiad: Round #11 (6 October 2018)
- 2018 Chess Olympiad: Round #10 (5 October 2018)
- 2018 Chess Olympiad: Round #9 (4 October 2018)
- Arkady Dvorkovich wins FIDE Presidency! (4 October 2018)
- 2018 Chess Olympiad: Round #8 (3 October 2018)
- 2018 Chess Olympiad: Round #7 (2 October 2018)
- 2018 Chess Olympiad: Round #6 (1 October 2018)
September
- 2018 Chess Olympiad: Round #5 (29 September 2018)
- 2018 Chess Olympiad: Round #4 (28 September 2018)
- 2018 Chess Olympiad: Round #3 (27 September 2018)
- 2018 Chess Olympiad: Round #2 (26 September 2018)
- 2018 Chess Olympiad: Round #1 (25 September 2018)
- 2018 Chess Olympiad (Batumi, Georgia) (23 September 2018)
- Preview & Predictions for the 2018 Chess Olympiad (21 September 2018)
- “Bipolar” politics brewing in 2018 FIDE Election (15 September 2018)
- Are chess magazines still relevant?? (13 September 2018)
- USCF Life Master James E. Gwyn, Sr. (1930-2018) (12 September 2018)
- Nigeria’s Basirat Ariyike… sunshine in Lagos slum (11 September 2018)
- 1st Frederick Douglass Memorial (Key West, FL) (11 September 2018)
- 2018 Florida State Championship (Jacksonville, FL) (9 September 2018)
- A King in Harlem: Peter Roberts (1952-2018) (5 September 2018)
- Smith, Lorne dominate M.R. Games in Jamaica (3 September 2018)
August
- Wacky three-way tie in Sinquefield 2018! (30 August 2018)
- Zambia’s Lewis Ncube touts African Chess Platform (25 August 2018)
- Interview with Tshepo Sitale for ACC President (23 August 2018)
- 2018 Sinquefield Cup (St. Louis, USA) (20 August 2018)
- 2018 CIV Invitational a rousing success! (17 August 2018)
- Judge George Leighton, chess veteran, passes at 105 (14 August 2018)
- Orrin Hudson still making moves! (12 August 2018)
- Great Moves by Sunil Weeramantry (11 August 2018)
- Banjoko featured on “Protect Your Queen” podcast (4 August 2018)
July
- African Candidates spar in fierce debate (27 July 2018)
- FIDE issues statement on arrears and voting rights (25 July 2018)
- ’18 FIDE Election heats up… Africa in the middle (22 July 2018)
- Kentucky Governor trips on chess comment (15 July 2018)
- African Diaspora @ ’18 World Open (14 July 2018)
- Nyzhnyk triumphs at 2018 World Open (14 July 2018)
- 2018 World Open (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) (6 July 2018)
June
- The Story of Cuba’s Oleiny Linares (28 June 2018)
- Shane Matthews win 2.3.5 Sub-Zonal… and IM title (27 June 2018)
- NM Emmanuel Carter in the news! (26 June 2018)
- Rodney Thomas awarded UT-Dallas Fellow! (23 June 2018)
- Kassa Korley earns first GM norm! (22 June 2018)
- ‘Sammy’ of NYC blitz fame dead at 55 (20 June 2018)
May
- Shimanov wins 2018 Chicago Open (31 May 2018)
- Interview with Essoh Essis for ACC President (26 May 2018)
- Chicago Open starts today! (24 May 2018)
- Amin wins 5th African Championship! (22 May 2018)
- Ju Wenjun wins Women’s Championship! (21 May 2018)
- Nigel Short to stand for FIDE President (15 May 2018)
- Homegoing for Herminio Baez Jr. (1954-2018) (9 May 2018)
- Chicago tops Detroit in the ‘City Showdown’ (1 May 2018)
April
- Makropolous to run for FIDE President (13 April 2018)
- Justus Williams at 2018 Bangkok Open (13 April 2018)
- 13 Triple Exclam autographed copies left! (13 April 2018)
- Chicago’s Cops & Kids Chess initiative (4 April 2018)
- 5-time Louisiana champ Alfred Carlin passes away (3 April 2018)
- Tallahassee’s Walter Hand, chess pioneer (3 April 2018)
March
- Caruana holding steady at 2018 Candidates (21 March 2018)
- Book Review: Chess Behind Bars (18 March 2018)
- Rwanda chess set for 2018 Olympiad (17 March 2018)
- Chicago vs. Detroit… Windy City vs. Motor City clash! (11 March 2018)
- Black is Good! Black Panther in Perspective (11 March 2018)
- 2018 World Candidates Tournament (Berlin, Germany) (10 March 2018)
- “Triple Exclam” now in paperback! (9 March 2018)
February
- Black History Reflections for 2018! (26 February 2018)
- Davy and Gray… 2018 Jamaican Champions!! (24 February 2018)
- Africa Chess releases ‘Maiden Edition’ (16 February 2018)
- Tremil Anderson, YouTube chess sensation! (14 February 2018)
- The Chess Drum beating for 17th year! (12 February 2018)
- The Importance of Nakamura’s Trip to South Africa (9 February 2018)
January
- Chicago CC to host GM Ramirez (22 January 2018)
- Trump invites Norwegians to the U.S. Is Carlsen coming? (17 January 2018)
- 2018 Tata Steel Chess (Wijk aan Zee) (14 January 2018)
- Fascinating Bobby Fischer video! (12 January 2018)
- Colding releases “Chess for Children”! (11 January 2018)
- Carlsson tours Kenya! (11 January 2018)