Drum's News Briefs (2015)


	The Chess Drum's News Briefs 2015

December

The Chess Drum’s Highlights of 2015! (31 December 2015)

Chess Duel: Sevian vs. Grandelius! (31 December 2015)

Colas bags GM norm in Vegas! (31 December 2015)

African Chess made strides in 2015 (30 December 2015)

2015 Zimbabwe Open (Harare, Zimbabwe) (29 December 2015)

MiniChess hits Madagascar! (28 December 2015)

2015 Tanzania Open (Dar es Salaam) (20 December 2015)

2015 Kenyan National Championship (15 December 2015)

Carlsen wins London Classic…GrandTour! (15 December 2015)

2015 London Chess Classic (Round #9) (15 December 2015)

2015 London Chess Classic (Round #8) (13 December 2015)

2015 London Chess Classic (Round #7) (13 December 2015)

2015 London Chess Classic (Round #6) (11 December 2015)

2015 London Chess Classic (Round #5) (9 December 2015)

Rwanda’s Ian Murara (13) rises! (9 December 2015)

MiniChess franchise in Kenya! (9 December 2015)

2015 London Chess Classic (Round #4) (8 December 2015)

2015 London Chess Classic (Round #3) (7 December 2015)

2015 London Chess Classic (Round #2) (5 December 2015)

Adu triumphs in Nigeria! (5 December 2015)

2015 London Chess Classic (Round #1) (5 December 2015)

Life Stories: Interview with Phiona Mutesi (1 December 2015)

November

2015 London Chess Classic (London, England) (29 November 2015)

GM Zhu Chen visits Africa! (27 November 2015)

New in Chess (2015/7) (27 November 2015)

Orrin Hudson graces Chess Life cover (20 November 2015)

Kevin Cupid… Trinidad’s 2015 Champion! (17 November 2015)

10th Annual 'Bum Rush the Boards' (11 November 2015)

Nakamura-Caruana battle @ CCSCSL! (11 November 2015)

Jamaica’s Wilkinson, Wheeler at World Seniors (11 November 2015)

Kenyan @ World Championship for Disabled (8 November 2015)

Deborah Richards-Porter at 2015 Zonals! (4 November 2015)

Hip Hop Chess: How is Chess like life? (4 November 2015)

October

Reflections of 2015 Millionaire Chess Open (31 October 2015)
IM Emory Tate laid to rest… legacy lives on! (27 October 2015)
MC’s Amy Lee Reflects on #MC2 (23 October 2015)

Emory Tate: chess savant, warrior (1958-2015) (19 October 2015)

Drum Interviews @ ’15 Millionaire Chess (19 October 2015)

IM Emory Tate has passed away at 56 (18 October 2015)

2015 Millionaire Chess Open (Millionaire Monday) (15 October 2015)

2015 Millionaire Chess Open (Day #4) (14 October 2015)

2015 Millionaire Chess Open (Day #3) (14 October 2015)

2015 Millionaire Chess Open (Day #2) (10 October 2015)

2015 Millionaire Chess Open (Day #1) (9 October 2015)

2015 Millionaire Chess Open (Las Vegas) (9 October 2015)

PAWN SACRIFICE… more Fischer-bashing? (3 October 2015)

2015 World Chess Cup: FINALS (2 October 2015)

September

2015 World Chess Cup: Semifinals (27 September 2015)

50+ GMs, 50+ Countries = Millionaire Chess 2015! (26 September 2015)

Uganda’s Ssegwanyi impressive at World Cup (26 September 2015)

2015 World Chess Cup: Round #5 (24 September 2015)

2015 World Chess Cup: Round #4 (20 September 2015)

2015 World Chess Cup: Round #3 (17 September 2015)

2015 World Chess Cup: Round #2 (15 September 2015)

2015 World Chess Cup: Round #1 (12 September 2015)

Watch Kassa Korley’s Banter Blitz! (12 September 2015)

Interview with WGM Jennifer Shahade (12 September 2015)

2015 World Chess Cup (Baku, Azerbaijan) (11 September 2015)

Reflections of 2015 Sinquefield Cup (7 September 2015)

Nakamura visits Detroit City CC (3 September 2015)

2015 Sinquefield Cup: Round #9 (2 September 2015)

2015 Sinquefield Cup: Round #8 (1 September 2015)

August

2015 Sinquefield Cup: Round #7 (31 August 2015)

2015 Sinquefield Cup: Round #6 (30 August 2015)

2015 Sinquefield Cup: Round #5 (28 August 2015)

2015 Sinquefield Cup: Round #4 (27 August 2015)

2015 Sinquefield Cup: Round #3 (26 August 2015)

2015 Sinquefield Cup: Round #2 (25 August 2015)

2015 Sinquefield Cup: Round #1 (24 August 2015)

2015 Sinquefield Cup (St. Louis, USA) (22 August 2015)

Turkish Chess Federation vs. Dr. Daaim Shabazz (2012) (20 August 2015)

TV deal for Millionaire Chess? (19 August 2015)

A look at Carlsen’s WCC proposal (18 August 2015)

Korley wins “King of the Park” (17 August 2015)

2015 Tanzanian Championships (14 August 2015)

Rochelle Ballantyne on #GirlsCan (13 August 2015)

Malaku Lorne reigns at Jamaica’s Millionaire Qualifier! (10 August 2015)

Chess loses Beau Hardeman (9 August 2015)

Kim Bhari recounts Short’s visit (7 August 2015)

2015 Millionaire Chess Satellite (Kingston, Jamaica) (5 August 2015)

July

2015 Southern Open (Orlando, USA) (30 July 2015)

Jamaican Chess continues to rise! (28 July 2015)

Shreyas Smith repeats as Jamaica’s top junior (28 July 2015)

Emory Tate rekindles magic in simul! (27 July 2015)

Millionaire Chess blazing hot promotions!! (22 July 2015)

Nigel Short’s mini-tour of Africa (21 July 2015)

Oatlhotse wins Millionaire Satellite in S. Africa! (20 July 2015)

Latest Vibe with Adisa Banjoko (HHCF) (19 July 2015)

Hudson revives book on Amazon.com (19 July 2015)

Kasparov Chess Foundation creates African analytics! (18 July 2015)

IM Mabusela on 6/6 at Millionaire Tourney! (18 July 2015)

Millionaire Open #2 gets Caruana! (16 July 2015)

Documentary on Black Chess coming August 28th (16 July 2015)

2015 Millionaire Chess Satellite (Johannesburg, S. Africa) (11 July 2015)

Kobese publishes Xhosa chess book! (11 July 2015)

Drum Interviews @ ’15 World Open (10 July 2015)

Lenderman wins 2015 World Open! (9 July 2015)

2015 World Open (Arlington, Virginia) (9 July 2015)

June

Adia Onyango: Kingsman’s MVP (30 June 2015)

New in Chess (2015/4) (27 June 2015)

MC Open registration deadline 6-30-15! (22 June 2015)

2015 Norway Chess (Stavanger, Norway) (22 June 2015)

Bennett hosts 2015 DC Summer Series (16 June 2015)

FM Elliott notches 7th Jamaican title! (16 June 2015)

Olape wins Millionaire Chess Satellite in Nigeria! (16 June 2015)

Corbin unleashes “Elephant” @ World Open (12 June 2015)

Fischer biopic, 'PAWN SACRIFICE' (5 June 2015)

Madagascar Open (August 4th-9th) (5 June 2015)

Chess-Coach.net Summer Camp (June 8th-12th) (4 June 2015)

GM Carlsson joins ground-breaking event! (4 June 2015)

Adly gives chess simul in Eritrea! (4 June 2015)

Katinsenge top sport administrator in Botswana (3 June 2015)

Millionaire Satellite #2 (Lagos, Nigeria) (3 June 2015)

MCsquared = $1,000,000 + $1,000,000 (3 June 2015)

May

Ronald Simpson Scholastic Tournament! (29 May 2015)

Millionaire Chess Discount… THIS weekend!! (29 May 2015)

IM Jeffrey Xiong shocks Chicago Open field! (27 May 2015)

2015 Chicago Open (Wheeling, IL) (20 May 2015)

Amin, Khaled 2015 African Champions! (14 May 2015)

Fabiano Caruana to rejoin USCF (12 May 2015)

Emory Tate sighting in Europe! (11 May 2015)

Millionaire Chess #1 book shines! (11 May 2015)

New in Chess (2015/3) (10 May 2015)

Chess Coach Wilson facing trial July 14th (8 May 2015)

2015 Digicel President’s Invitational (Jamaica) (7 May 2015)

2015 African Individual Championship (Cairo, Egypt) (5 May 2015)

2015 Millionaire Chess Satellite (Nairobi, Kenya) (5 May 2015)

Besomeone Inc., “Life is Chess, Not Checkers” (3 May 2015)

April

China, Georgia win World Teams! (28 April 2015)

Kasparov wallops Short in Legends, 8.5-1.5 (27 April 2015)

The Infectious Wisdom of Maurice Ashley (26 April 2015)

Kasparov-Short revisit match! (26 April 2015)

Gender in Chess… the long and Short of it (23 April 2015)

2015 World Team Championships in progress! (21 April 2015)

New in Chess (2015/2)(19 April 2015)

Millionaire Chess qualifier set in Kenya! (18 April 2015)

Nakamura, Krush leading U.S. Chess (16 April 2015)

2015 U.S. Chess Championships (Round #11) (13 April 2015)

2015 U.S. Chess Championships (Round #10) (12 April 2015)

2015 U.S. Chess Championships (Round #9) (11 April 2015)

So’s forfeit rocks U.S. Championship! (10 April 2015)

2015 U.S. Chess Championships (Round #8) (10 April 2015)

2015 U.S. Chess Championships (Round #7) (10 April 2015)

Mariya Muzychuk wins Women’s Championship! (8 April 2015)

2015 U.S. Chess Championships (Round #6) (8 April 2015)

2015 U.S. Chess Championships (Round #5) (6 April 2015)

2015 U.S. Chess Championships (Round #4) (5 April 2015)

2015 U.S. Chess Championships (Round #3) (4 April 2015)

2015 U.S. Chess Championships (Round #2) (4 April 2015)

2015 U.S. Chess Championships (Round #1) (3 April 2015)

2015 U.S. Chess Championships (St. Louis, USA) (1 April 2015)

March

'On the Beat' with MC’s Amy Lee (29 March 2015)

Majur Juac: A “Lost Boy” who found success (28 March 2015)

John Urschel, NFL, math, chess star (25 March 2015)

2015 Ronald Simpson Chess Challenge (20 March 2015)

The Drum beats in Durban, RSA! (20 March 2015)

2015 Women’s Chess Championship (Sochi, Russia) (17 March 2015)

Millionaire Chess deadline 3-31-15! (16 March 2015)

GM Kenny Solomon honored! (2 March 2015)

February

New in Chess (2015/1) (27 February 2015)

Nakamura soaring in early 2015 (25 February 2015)

The Drum Majors of Chess: Part Three (21 February 2015)

Rwanda chess making strides! (21 February 2015)

Ethiopia-Kenya-Uganda build chess bridges! (21 February 2015)

The Drum Majors of Chess: Part Two (15 February 2015)

Akinseye interviews ACC’s Lewis Ncube (11 February 2015)

The Chess Drum turns 14! (11 February 2015)

The Drum Majors of Chess: Part One (9 February 2015)

14-year old Emmanuel Carter makes Master! (8 February 2015)

Nakamura rock solid… wins 2015 Gibraltar! (7 February 2015)

Noah Fields is Washington’s Denker Rep! (6 February 2015)

2015 U.S. Championship will be epic! (6 February 2015)

Elliott wins 2015 Jamaican Nationals! (6 February 2015)

January

HHCF Book: 'Chess is Jiu-Jitsu for the Mind' (31 January 2015)

Nakamura @ Millionaire Chess #2 (31 January 2015)

Kasparov Chess Africa to host three ‘Millionaire’ tourneys! (29 January 2015)

Chess shines on NTV Kenya! (29 January 2015)

Boyd Reed write-in candidate for USCF Board (29 January 2015)

2015 Tata Steel Masters: Round #13 (26 January 2015)

2015 Tata Steel Masters: Round #12 (25 January 2015)

2015 Tata Steel Masters: Round #11 (24 January 2015)

2015 Rwabushenyi Memorial (Uganda) (23 January 2015)

2015 Tata Steel Masters: Round #10 (21 January 2015)

Davy, Richard-Porter feted in Jamaica! (21 January 2015)

2015 Tata Steel Masters: Round #9 (21 January 2015)

2015 Tata Steel Masters: Round #8 (19 January 2015)

2015 Tata Steel Masters: Round #7 (18 January 2015)

2015 Tata Steel Masters: Round #6 (17 January 2015)

2015 Tata Steel Masters: Round #5 (16 January 2015)

Diamond in the Rough… trying to shine (14 January 2015)

2015 Tata Steel Masters: Round #4 (13 January 2015)

'Rich as a King teaches chess to invest! (12 January 2015)

2015 Tata Steel Masters: Round #3 (12 January 2015)

2015 Tata Steel Masters: Round #2 (12 January 2015)

2015 Tata Steel Masters: Round #1 (11 January 2015)

2014 Zimbabwe Open… Bwalya on top! (5 January 2015)

2015 Tata Steel Chess (Wijk aan Zee) (4 January 2015)

Wesley So… the next Asian Tiger? (3 January 2015)

Looking forward to chess beat in 2015! (1 January 2015)