Drum's News Briefs (2009)


	The Chess Drum's News Briefs 2009

December

January 2010 FIDE Rating list released! (31 December 2009)
Williams wins Empire State Open! (30 December 2009)

Canty takes on 30 Detroit Chess Youth (28 December 2009)

Another Kawuma to make Olympiad (28 December 2009)

Susan Polgar in 'My Brilliant Brain' (22 December 2009)

S. Africa's President at Chess Tourney (22 December 2009)

Chess Crackers (November/December 2009) (16 December 2009)

Barbados host Prince Memorial (16 December 2009)

James Black is U.S. K6 Champ! (13 December 2009)

2009 World Cup: Finals (9 December 2009)

2009 London Chess Classic (7 December 2009)

IM Michael Schleifer: 1967-2009 (7 December 2009)

2009 World Cup: Semi-Finals (5 December 2009)

Kassa Korley at Philly Congress (4 December 2009)

2009 World Cup: Quarterfinals (4 December 2009)

November

2009 World Cup: Round #4 (30 November 2009)
Nakamura tops Carlsen in blitz final! (29 November 2009)
2009 World Cup: Round #3 (27 November 2009)
Colas shares Nat'l Youth crown! (24 November 2009)
2009 World Cup: Round #2 (24 November 2009)
2009 World Cup: Round #1 (23 November 2009)
UTD prepares for 2009 Pan-Ams! (22 November 2009)
Video Documentary on Fischer (21 November 2009)
2009 African Jr. Championships (Cairo, Egypt) (21 November 2009)
2009 World Cup begins today! (19 November 2009)
Robinson in Turkey for U-16 (18 November 2009)
Canty officially joins Master ranks! (11 November 2009)
Nigeria to host Olympiad trials (11 November 2009)
Justus training hard! (10 November 2009)
England's Chevannes still shines (6 November 2009)
2009 FIDE World Cup (6 November 2009)

October

Salome Thomas-EL on Dr. Oz! (29 October 2009)
Aurélie Dacalor stars on Chess Site (27 October 2009)
Zambian President honors Simutowe (27 October 2009)
Chess hustling in Zimbabwe! (27 October 2009)
Young Titans in Blitz Battle! (21 October 2009)
Johnson launches chess-coach.net! (18 October 2009)
Miro Reverby's "Men Who Would Be Kings" (16 October 2009)
Should Women's Titles Be Abolished? (12 October 2009)
Rare Bobby Fischer images! (12 October 2009)
Guess the GM… The Amp Man in NY! (12 October 2009)
Bahamas to host Sub-Zonals! (12 October 2009)
Kenya-Netherlands Internet match! (8 October 2009)
Kighiga takes Nigerian Open (6 October 2009)
SPICE Cup finishes on exciting note! (3 October 2009)

September

New York gets Justus! (23 September 2009)
SPICE Cup sizzling in 1st half! (22 September 2009)
Street Legends Battle in New York! (15 September 2009)
SPICE Cup begins on 19th! (15 September 2009)
DC Chess Challenge (13 September 2009)
Lesson in Touch Move? (6 September 2009)
2009 Harold Chan Open (Jamaica) (6 September 2009)
September 2009 rating released! (4 September 2009)
Hip-Hop Chess coming on October 10th! (29 August 2009)
Trinidad launches "Let's Play Chess" (29 August 2009)
South Africa welcomes Vishy Anand (29 August 2009)

August

Anand Arrives in Botswana! (29 August 2009)
What Anand's Visit Means to Africa (27 August 2009)
2009 SPICE Cup (Polgar) (24 August 2009)

Jamaicans at FIDE Invitational (24 August 2009)
Games from 2009 Caribbean Carnival (22 August 2009)
Pecorelli 'three-peats' in Trinidad! (13 August 2009)
The Genius of Michael Jackson (11 August 2009)
Anand to visit Botswana! (11 August 2009)
Polgar, Truong booted from US Chess Fed (11 August 2009)
GM Ashley to release 2nd book! (5 August 2009)
2009 World Junior Championship (5 August 2009)
Simutowe in Norway! (3 August 2009)
Nakamura is "Fischer-esque"… wins 960 (1 August 2009)

July

Bassem Amin is 2009 African Champ! (31July 2009)
2009 African Champs heat up! (24 July 2009)
Strong Field at Caribbean Carnival (24 July 2009)
Adu sets sights on Trinidad, UAE (23 July 2009)
Africans wracked by visa problems… again! (22 July 2009)
Brown repeats as Jamaican Champ! (22 July 2009)
African Championships start today! (20 July 2009)
Bahamas sees growth! (12 July 2009)
Reflections of 2009 World Open (9 July 2009)
South Africa Open goes online! (9 July 2009)
Black Stars shine at World Open (9 July 2009)
Hikaru chats with The Chess Drum (8 July 2009)
Simutowe's GM title conferred!! (8 July 2009)
Najer, Nakamura win World Open! (8 July 2009)
Jamaica's Wilkinson gets 4th term (4 July 2009)
2009 World Open (Philadelphia, USA) (1 July 2009)

June

Hudson graces Sport Illustrated Teen (26 June 2009)
Meet NM Barry Davis (26 June 2009)
Nakamura gets invite to Corus A! (25 June 2009)
Harper battles at NY International (21 June 2009)
All Roads to Philly! (14 June 2009)
"No Tolerance" rule considered harsh (5 June 2009)
Chess Crackers (May/June 2009) (5 June 2009)
DC Chess Challenge #3 (5 June 2009)
Charles Lawton, St. Louis Legend (2 June 2009)

May

HHCF to host Kings & Queens Tourney! (29 May 2009)
2009 African Individual Championships (28 May 2009)
Darrian Robinson… the latest "Expert" (26 May 2009)
Ehlvest wins Chicago Open! (26 May 2009)
10-year old Josh Colas over 2000! (25 May 2009)
Bahamas Chess Officials meet Minister (23 May 2009)
2009 Chicago Open underway! (23 May 2009)
Deborah Richards wins Wheeler Open! (22 May 2009)
Maurice Ashley Speaks! (21 May 2009)
Interview with Charles Lawton (21 May 2009)

Relections of 2009 U.S. Championship (20 May 2009)
Nakamura takes U.S. Crown! (17 May 2009)
The Spirit of St. Louis Chess! (16 May 2009)
Louisiana's Phillips wins again! (15 May 2009)
Caribbean Chess Carnival on tap! (12 May 2009)
Was Lawton Ruling Unfair? (10 May 2009)
American Idol meets U.S. Chess (10 May 2009)
Simutowe playing in Angola's BGI! (8 May 2009)
The Wire-Chess and Drug Dealing (8 May 2009)
2009 U.S. Chess Championship (7 May 2009)
Heroes Cup won by Shabalov (4 May 2009)

April

Barbados holds GM Tourney! (24 April 2009)
Mission Accomplished for Simutowe (24 April 2009)
NBA Chess Jocks?? (23 April 2009)
The Drum beats in Germany! (23 April 2009)
Adu sensational in DC G/60 (20 April 2009)
Bum Rush the Boards… Hip-Hop Chess! (13 April 2009)
Jamaica's Elliott annotates key win (11 April 2009)
Namibia's Eichab is Blitz King! (10 April 2009)
Chicago bids for 2016 Olympiad (10 April 2009)
Andrew Young visits BeSomeone! (9 April 2009)
Chess Crackers (March/April 2009) (7 April 2009)
2009 SuperNationals (Nashville, USA) (5 April 2009)
2009 South Africa Open (4 April 2009)
April 2009 Rating list released! (1 April 2009)

March

Senterej: Chess with Ethiopian Flavor (31 March 2009)
GM Ashley treks to South Africa! (29 March 2009)
Historic Moments: Legends Meet! (27 March 2009)
Angola hosts BGI International (27 March 2009)
Aronian wins Amber 2009! (26 March 2009)
Phillips is Louisiana G/30 Champ (26 March 2009)
Medina Parrilla earns 'Expert' Rating (25 March 2009)
Belize Chess carries on! (25 March 2009)
Robert Gwaze launches new site! (25 March 2009)
Charles Lawton in U.S. Championship (24 March 2009)
Kasparov says Anand's reign over soon (17 March 2009)
Jamaica launched Int'l Tourney! (15 March 2009)
Hudson embarks on 50-state Tour! (3 March 2009)
Legends mingle at Hip-Hop Event! (3 March 2009)

February

Creating a Cornerstone of Chess (26 February 2009)
The Drum goes to Qatar! (26 February 2009)
Morris Giles: The Heart of a Lion (25 February 2009)
2009 Linares SuperGM (Linares, Spain) (19 February 2009)
Anand's Chess History (19 February 2009)
Diamond goes 7-0 at Polgar Open! (17 February 2009)
Kamsky vs. Topalov (Sofia, Bulgaria) (16 February 2009)
The Chess Drum is 8! (12 February 2009)
Ashley to speak at World Forum (9 February 2009)
Interesting story from Bahrain (9 February 2009)
Black History Quiz (2009) (8 February 2009)
New York Girls making History! (7 February 2009)
Svidler takes Gibraltar Masters! (6 February 2009)
Hou Yifan aiming high! (6 February 2009)
Moses Kawuma makes FIDE Master! (5 February 2009)
Wintertime brings on Cabin Fever! (5 February 2009)
Anand at World Economic Forum (3 February 2009)
Keeping Queen in Check (1 February 2009)

January

HHCF gearing up for Kings II! (29 January 2009)
Diamond shines bright! (26 January 2009)
2009 Corus in full gear! (18 January 2009)
Court to hear Wamala Appeal (18 January 2009)
Chess Crackers (January/February 2009) (16 January 2009)
Africa crowns Jr. Champs! (15 January 2009)
Fire on Board! (Ernst vs. Tate) (15 January 2009)
The Obama Challenge (14 January 2009)
GENS UNA SUMUS… one family? (13 January 2009)
RZA talks on 'Afro Samurai' and Chess (13 January 2009)
Blitz Battle: Nakamura vs. Carlsen! (6 January 2009)
Ilyumzhinov: Chess to be in Olympics (4 January 2009)
January 2008 FIDE Rating List (1 January 2009)