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Diamond in the Rough… trying to shine
Abdul Shakoor (father) and coach National Master David Allen flank Diamond Shakoor as part of a story in Cleveland’s Call and Post newspaper. Diamond Shakoor has been trodding a path since she was seven years old having learned the moves from her father, Abdul Shakoor. This path has taken her…
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2015 Tata Steel Masters: Round #1
Round #1 – Saturday, 10 January 2015 Masters Anish Giri – Magnus Carlsen, ½-½ Ivan Saric – Levon Aronian, ½-½ Teimour Radjabov – Loek van Wely, ½-½ Maxime Vachier-Lagrave – Hou Yifan, 1-0 Vassily Ivanchuk – Baddur Jobova, 1-0 Ding Liren – Fabiano Caruana, 0-1 Wesley So – Radaslaw Wojtaszek,…
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Looking forward to chess beat in 2015!
Dear chess family & friends, January 2014 in Halong Bay, Vietnam. The year 2014 was a good one for chess. With a number of marquee tournaments, an Olympiad, a world championship match, break-out performances, a few rising stars and new federations, chess had quite a bit of variety. The world…
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