Drum's News Briefs (2017)


	The Chess Drum's News Briefs 2017

December

The Chess Drum’s Highlights of 2017! (31 December 2017)

“Triple Exclam” wins joint honor for “Best Author” (31 December 2017)

Webster’s New York chess crew makes history (31 December 2017)

Kenneth Clayton, chess pioneer (1938-2017) (31 December 2017)

Revisiting Baraka Shabazz (25 December 2017)

Will there be a FIDE election in 2018?? (23 December 2017)

2018 WCC logo design creates firestorm (22 December 2017)

Deborah Richards-Porter at 2017 Zonals! (12 December 2017)

2017 London Chess Classic (London, England) (3 December 2017)

Chicago-St. Louis rivalry on chessboard! (1 December 2017)

November

What is the Emory Tate Gambit? (30 November 2017)

2017 Cote d’Ivoire Team Invitational (24 November 2017)

Seattle Chess Youth love Officer Cookie! (18 November 2017)

African Junior Championships in Togo! (16 November 2017)

Everest Tucker, Jr. 1949-2017 (15 November 2017)

Egypt’s Bassem Amin breaks 2700! (2 November 2017)

October

DeJesus tops Jones in thrilling Blitz Match 11-10 (31 October 2017)

Cage Match! Daniel X Jones vs. Jeff DeJesus (27 October 2017)

2017 Jamaica International Chess Festival (21 October 2017)

Queen of Katwe adjusting to College Life (17 October 2017)

The Legacy of Emory Tate continues (17 October 2017)

After 2017 World Cup win, Aronian gets his chance (3 October 2017)

September

Carlsson presents, “GM Secrets” webinars (29 September 2017)

Ashley to host Jamaica Chess Festival! (29 September 2017)

Triple Exclam on “Talking with Authors” podcast (26 September 2017)

2017 World Chess Cup: Finals (23 September 2017)

FM 2017 World Cup Final Four… big guns locked and loaded! (19 September 2017)

FM Netherlands’ Sebastian Halfhide marking a mark (17 September 2017)

FM Shane Matthews win Jamaican Seniors! (10 September 2017)

Martinez rallies, beats Jones 8-6 in NYC-CHI blitz (10 September 2017)

Blitz Battles in the Brooklyn! New York vs. Chicago (9 September 2017)

Oquendo is 2017 Florida Champ (9 September 2017)

2017 World Chess Cup (Tblisi, Georgia) (7 September 2017)

Drum Interviews @ St. Louis 2017 Rapid & Blitz (3 September 2017)

August

Chicago vs. NYC blitz will be epic! (31 August 2017)

Egypt’s Adham Fawzy slays Modern Defense (29 August 2017)
“Why We Play”… Documentary on Detroit Chess (29 August 2017)
Reflections of 2017 St. Louis Rapid/Blitz (29 August 2017)
Kasparov’s return ignites, but Aronian shines (23 August 2017)

MVL is the MVP in Sinquefield 2017! (14 August 2017)

“Hip Hop Chess Day” in the Bronx (9 August 2017)

Chicago crushes Cleveland 293-157 in ‘Midwest Showdown’ (7 August 2017)

2017 Sinquefield Cup (St. Louis, USA) (5 August 2017)

July

Daniel X Jones… Chicago’s Chess Warrior (30 July 2017)

Blitz Rivalry on Tap! Chicago vs. Cleveland (24 July 2017)

Amin tops Africa, Lake Sevan… closing on 2700 (23 July 2017)

Carlsson, Nakamura on Perpetual Podcast (19 July 2017)

Chicago southside chess… back in business! (9 July 2017)

Murphy’s Law: Holding Court in Chess (9 July 2017)

2017 World Open receives Triple Exclam! (9 July 2017)

Zimbabwe’s Mandizha gets 2nd GM norm! (8 July 2017)

2017 World Open (Philadelphia, USA) (8 July 2017)

June

Chicago blitzes Memphis in chess battle, 130-70 (28 June 2017)

Zimbabwe chess takes hit after Kuwaza’s death (22 June 2017)

Lawyer Times, 2017 Massachussetts Champion (22 June 2017)

Detroit-Chicago blitz battle excites chess scene (20 June 2017)

International Chess Educators Tournament! (18 June 2017)

Kofi Tatum’s “Snapping Pieces” in Los Angeles (17 June 2017)

Beauty of Africa through a Chess Lens (17 June 2017)

2nd Emory Tate Memorial (Chicago, Illinois) (13 June 2017)

Help send Zambia’s Kennedy Shane to India (4 June 2017)

2nd Emory Tate Memorial in Chicago June 10th! (1 June 2017)

May

Sevian takes 2017 Chicago Open! (31 May 2017)

Review: Active Pieces by IM Jay Bonin (26 May 2017)

Triple Exclam touches down in Africa (15 May 2017)

DC Girls City Championship (6 May 2017)

Filmmaker to document chess in Cuba (5 May 2017)

April

2017 CARIFTA Championships (Kingston, Jamaica) (30 April 2017)

'Triple Exclam' @ U.S. Championships! (21 April 2017)

FM Colas earns 3rd and final IM norm! (18 April 2017)

Championship shows changing face of U.S. Chess (17 April 2017)

2017 Africa Tour with IM Makoto (16 April 2017)

Anand to visit Kenya during 4.2 subzonal (15 April 2017)

2017 U.S. Chess Championship (St. Louis) (8 April 2017)

Blitz Battles at Chicago’s Lion’s Paw! (8 April 2017)

Philly hosts “Triple Exclam” book party(6 April 2017)

Johnson (chess-coach.net) treks to Italy! (2 April 2017)

Jamaican Chess launches 10-year plan (2 April 2017)

March

Chess & Community Conference on April 1st! (31 March 2017)

Elliott wins Red Scorpion Blitz Battle! (29 March 2017)

Was there a coup d’etat within FIDE? (28 March 2017)

Ashley hot in the media (24 March 2017)

Tate’s bio “Triple Exclam” making moves (19 March 2017)

Detroit chess champs prepare for 2017 Supernationals (13 March 2017)

Emory Tate’s bio, “Triple Exclam” is here! (11 March 2017)

Chess finds its way to Gambian village (6 March 2017)

February

2017 Women’s World Championship: Finals (27 February 2017)

2017 African Tour with GM Carlsson (26 February 2017)

2017 African Tour with GM Solomon (26 February 2017)

Creating Black History in Chess (26 February 2017)
2017 Women’s World Championship: Semifinals (23 February 2017)

Justus Williams earns 3rd IM norm! (22 February 2017)
2017 Women’s World Championship: Round #4 (20 February 2017)

Colas, Williams @ St. Louis IM Winter Invite! (18 February 2017)

2017 Women’s World Championship: Round #3 (17 February 2017)

2017 Women’s World Championship: Round #2 (16 February 2017)

2017 Women’s World Championship: Round #1 (14 February 2017)

The Chess Drum is 16 Years old! (11 February 2017)

2017 Women’s World Chess Championship (Tehran, Iran) (11 February 2017)

Despite #hijabgate, Iran ready to host women’s championship (9 February 2017)

No #millionairechess for 2017… hopeful for 2018 (5 February 2017)

Nakamura three-peats at 2017 Gibralatar! (5 February 2017)

TCD in “Best of U.S. Chess” 2016 (2 February 2017)

January

Wesley So wins 2017 Tata Steel! (31 January 2017)

ChessBase with Neil deGrasse Tyson (28 January 2017)

Deborah Richards-Porter making mark (28 January 2017)

Botswana’s Maruatona to end six-year reign (27 January 2017)

2017 Zanzibar Open (27 January 2017)

WBL launches new theme album! (21 January 2017)

2017 Tata Steel Chess (Wijk aan Zee) (15 January 2017)

Somalia ushers in “Chess in Schools” (11 January 2017)

Microsoft co-Founder and KCF launch “Chess Masters for Africa” (11 January 2017)

4th Multi-City Site Tourney in three cities! (3 January 2017)

Hope Arthurine Anderson: Jamaican Legend (2 January 2017)