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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
