News Briefs Index (2022)

December

The Chess Drum’s Highlights of 2022! (31 December 2022)
Ortega is Cape Verde’s 2022 Chess Champion (31 December 2022)
2022 Liberian Chess Championship (27 December 2022)
2022 World Rapid & Blitz (Almaty, Kazakhstan) (26 December 2022)
Blitz tourney heats up NYC… Colas wins! (24 December 2022)
2022 Capital City Chess Open (Tallahassee, FL) (18 December 2022)

November

Justus Williams notches first GM norm! (23 November 2022)
Tani Adewumi earns another IM norm! (15 November 2022)
South Carolina’s Keith Eubanks (1965-2022) (13 November 2022)
Cannon Farragut… Tampa’s ray of sunshine (6 November 2022)
Howard chess activist, Sultan-Diego Sulayman (1995-2022) (6 November 2022)

October

Fischer Random Chess: A Dream Deferred (31 October 2022)
Maurice Ashley on C-Squared Podcast (25 October 2022)
The Anatomy of Carlsen-Niemann cheating controversy (20 October 2022)
Saad Elmi, Next Star in Norway? (9 October 2022)
Bassem Amin & Shahenda Wafa… 2022 African Champs! (1 October 2022)

September

Carlsen quits against Niemann… the saga continues (20 September 2022)
Aikhoje gets ’98 Olympiad gold medal! (19 September 2022)
After the Carlsen-Niemann firestorm, what now? (17 September 2022)
2022 African Individual Championships (Lagos, Nigeria) (12 September 2022)
Carlsen bolts Sinquefield after loss; rumors swirl (6 September 2022)

August

Kassa Korley seeking 3rd GM Norm (25 August 2022)
IM norm for Zimbabwe’s Zhemba Jemusse! (20 August 2022)
The Importance of Analytics for Chess Federations (14 August 2022)
2022 Chess Olympiad: Closing Ceremonies (11 August 2022)
2022 Chess Olympiad: Uzbekistan, Ukraine win! (10 August 2022)
2022 Chess Olympiad: Round #10 (9 August 2022)
2022 Chess Olympiad: Round #9 (8 August 2022)
Dvorkovich reelected FIDE President! (8 August 2022)
2022 Chess Olympiad: Round #8 (7 August 2022)
2022 Chess Olympiad: Round #7 (6 August 2022)
Tshepiso Lopang wins ACC Presidency! (5 August 2022)
2022 Chess Olympiad: Round #6 (4 August 2022)
2022 Chess Olympiad: Round #5 (3 August 2022)
2022 Chess Olympiad: Round #4 (2 August 2022)
Sheripov withdraws from 2022 FIDE campaign (2 August 2022)
Chat with Ian Wilkinson on 2022 FIDE Election (1 August 2022)
2022 Chess Olympiad: Round #3 (31 July 2022)

July

2022 Chess Olympiad: Round #2 (31 July 2022)
2022 Chess Olympiad: Round #1 (30 July 2022)
African nations at Chennai Olympiad! (29 July 2022)
2022 Chess Olympiad: Opening Ceremonies (29 July 2022)
The Emory Tate Pride… Andrew and Tristan break Internet (28 July 2022)
Bartelski’s OlimpBase still draws fans (27 July 2022)
2022 Chess Olympiad (Chennai, India) (26 July 2022)
Tyrone Davis gives Gift of Chess to Nigeria (24 July 2022)
Discussion: The Future for Chess and FIDE (22 July 2022)
Magnus Carlsen will NOT defend title! (20 July 2022)
2022 Chess Olympiad Preview (19 July 2022)
GM Kenny Solomon launches book! (14 July 2022)
Justus Williams pens article in Chess Life (13 July 2022)
Tani Adewumi gets second IM norm! (12 July 2022)
NFL football players battle on chess.com (12 July 2022)
2022 Trinidad & Tobago International (10 July 2022)
Tony Ballard’s Powerful Chess Testimony (8 July 2022)
Carlsson blitzes field in two tourneys! (7 July 2022)
Nepomniachtchi wins Candidates… Carlsen undecided on rematch (5 July 2022)

June

Kevin Pryor shines at Emory Castle Camp (30 June 2022)
IM Nestor Velez passes away (28 June 2022)
Nepomniachtchi leading Candidates 2022 after six (24 June 2022)
Shabazz to get Special Services Chess Award! (24 June 2022)
Maurice Ashley honored by Brownsville! (16 June 2022)
2022 Candidates Tournament is here! (15 June 2022)
FIDE Election tickets certified, African ticket out (11 June 2022)
Togolese Chess on fire at Rapid/Blitz! (7 June 2022)
Aspiring chess master Janell Warner ready to shine (5 June 2022)

May

Jeffery Xiong nets another Chicago title! (31 May 2022)
IM Eugenio Campos at IPCA (28 May 2022)
Somalia finalizes team for 2022 Olympiad (24 May 2022)
FIDE 2022 election campaigns heat up! (21 May 2022)
Daniel Cawdery wins South African Championship (20 May 2022)
Spike Lee celebrates NIKE’s 50th with chess (20 May 2022)
Jamaica’s Christie wins Heroes Cup 2022! (14 May 2022)
Michael Abron releases book on Chess Journey (13 May 2022)
Dvorkovich-Anand 2022 campaign for FIDE (13 May 2022)
Cayman Islands’ Chess Jubilee! (13 May 2022)
Brewington Hardaway wins K8! (8 May 2022)
Geopolitics and the Diverse Voices in Chess (7 May 2022)
Togo’s Fumey will stand for FIDE President (6 May 2022)

April

First IM norm for Tani Adewumi! (24 April 2022)
Jerald Times scores victory in legal chess battle (23 April 2022)
Business Meets Chess & Kids… Spring 2022! (1 April 2022)
Chess in African Diaspora 2022 (1 April 2022)

March

The Steven Rollins Chess Rule (25 March 2022)
India to host FIDE Chess Olympiad (17 March 2022)
Promoting to a Black Chess Queen (14 March 2022)

February

Black History Month 2022-Day 28: IM Emory Tate (28 February 2022)
Black History Month 2022-Day 27: Kenneth Clayton (27 February 2022)
Black History Month 2022-Day 26: IM Michael Schleifer (26 February 2022)
Black History Month 2022-Day 25: IM Watu Kobese (25 February 2022)
FIDE postpones the 2022 Chess Olympiad (25 February 2022)
Black History Month 2022-Day 24: Frank Street (24 February 2022)
Black History Month 2022-Day 23: Ashley’s Unity Tournament Series (1992) (23 February 2022)
Black History Month 2022-Day 22: William Earnest Griffin (22 February 2022)
Black History Month 2022-Day 21: Alfred Blake Carlin (21 February 2022)
Black History Month 2022-Day 20: Afro-Latino Chess (20 February 2022)
Black History Month 2022-Day 19: James McCune Smith (19 February 2022)
Black History Month 2022-Day 18: Queen Nefertari & Senet (18 February 2022)
Black History Month 2022-Day 17: Walter Harris (17 February 2022)
Black History Month 2022-Day 16: Pan-African Chess (16 February 2022)
Chess in 2022 heating up the Sunshine State! (16 February 2022)
Black History Month 2022-Day 15: Ashley & Muhammad (15 February 2022)
Black History Month 2022-Day 14: Raphaelle Bujisho (14 February 2022)
Black History Month 2022-Day 13: GM Amon Simutowe (13 February 2022)
Black History Month 2022-Day 12: The Chess Drum (12 February 2022)
The Chess Drum is 21 years old! (12 February 2022)
Frank Johnson & Hyperluxe.gg eSports Initiative (12 February 2022)
Black History Month 2022-Day 11: Historic Games! (11 February 2022)
Black History Month 2022-Day 10: The Moors of Spain (10 February 2022)
Black History Month 2022-Day 9: Robert Gwaze’s Gold! (9 February 2022)
Black History Month 2022-Day 8: FM Morris Giles (8 February 2022)
Black History Month 2022-Day 7: Philly’s Roberts Vaux Jr. High (7 February 2022)
Black History Month 2022-Day 6: Theophilus Thompson (6 February 2022)
Black History Month 2022-Day 5: Wilbert Paige Memorial (5 February 2022)
Black History Month 2022-Day 4: Baraka Shabazz (4 February 2022)
Black History Month 2022-Day 3: Leroy Muhammad (3 February 2022)
Black History Month 2022-Day 2: Rogelio Ortega (2 February 2022)
Black History Month 2022-Day 1: Paragon Chess Club (1 February 2022)

January

Tunde Onakoya’s mission takes chess to Nigerian slums (22 January 2021)
FM Ignacio Pérez (1967-2022) passes away (20 January 2021)
Seattle builds Detective Cookie Chess Park! (15 January 2021)
Belize, Dominica, Niger, and St. Vincent join FIDE (11 January 2021)