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Drum Gamecast: Iwu vs. Adu
The Chess Drum presents its latest gamecast lecture in an instructive game between two Nigerians, National Master Okechukwu Iwu and International Master Oladapo Adu. The game had some interesting themes including a positional exchange sacrifice leading to lasting pressure. The game ends in a tactical skirmish. Very exciting! Enjoy! Watch…
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Follow The Drum!
As much of the news content for chess moves online and into social networks, The Chess Drum wants to continue delivering content in a timely fashion so I invite you to follow The Chess Drum for latest updates in chess news! Support one of the world’s largest chess websites. Follow…
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March 2012 FIDE Ratings
GM Levon Aronian (Armenia)2012 Tata Steel ChampionPhoto by Fred Lucas. On the latest FIDE ratings, Magnus Carlsen still sits atop the rating chart at 2835 (+0), but the lead has narrowed to 15 ELO points. Levon Aronian’s (2820, +15) win at the Tata Steel tournament allowed him to surge forward…
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Drum Majors
Emory Tate book of selected games??
Air Force Sergeant Emory A. Tate, Jr., then stationed at Ft. Meade, Maryland accepting the first annual Haskell Small Award for taking individual honors at the 25th Annual Armed Forces Chess Championship Tournament. Tate won the tournament, which was held in Washington, D.C. from September 11-20 (1984), with a score…
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2012 Botswana 2nd Qualifiers
Tshenolo Maruatona sent the following press release from Botswana. He described the process as follows: The first qualifiers consists of a open tournament for all eligible players in the country. From that field the top 23 (plus defending champ) advance to 2nd qualifier. The final ten play for the National…
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Nakamura to vie for 2012 U.S. Crown
Nakamura seeks third U.S. Championship Title in St. Louis By Mike Wilmering February 22, 2012 Hikaru Nakamura will be in the strongest U.S. field in history. Photo by Fred Lucas. ST. LOUIS, February 22, 2012 — The fields are set for both the 2012 U.S. Championship and 2012 U.S. Women’s…
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Opinion/Editorials
Reflections… Black History of Chess
February is deemed “Black History Month” for the celebration of important figures in African Diaspora. Originally “Negro History Week” the commemoration was created by Carter G. Woodson in 1926 who wanted to honor the accomplishments of Blacks. The month has primarily focused on those born in America, but there are…
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Interviews
Fischer vs. Carlsen… will history repeat?
Bobby Fischer and Magnus Carlsen In the 1972 60 Minutes interview with Mike Wallace, then-championship challenger Bobby Fischer stated that he like to “crush a man’s ego”. He then played Boris Spassky for the World Chess Championship and beat the Soviet player mercilessly even after forfeiting the second game and…
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“Drum Beat” Vol. #1 launches!
The Chess Drum has introduced a new segment called “Drum Beat”. It is a video feature covering the latest news in chess around the world. In the inaugural half-hour segment, Daaim Shabazz gives a brief tour of the revamped home page, shows the latest Drum stories, takes a look at…
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Diamond continues streak!
2/17/2012 Immediate Press Release: Humble Chess Champion from Columbus, Ohio continues to lead by example! Diamond Shakoor, 11 year old Chess Genius from Columbus, Ohio makes history again in the Chess World! On Febuary 16, 2012, Diamond went 6-0 to win the Elementary District Chess Title for the 4th Consecutive…
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