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Daaim Shabazz

  • Daaim ShabazzAugust 21, 2011
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    New In Chess (2011/5)

    The recent cover of New in Chess shows the changing of the guard as both Magnus Carlsen and Sergey Karjakin are featured. The two are the most prominent “prodigies with Carlsen being the top-rated players and Karjakin still the record-holder of making Grandmaster (12 years, 7 months). The new issue…

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  • Daaim ShabazzAugust 19, 2011
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    Manhattan Open attracts surprise entries!

    2011 Manhattan Open at the posh New Yorker Hotel.All photos by Adia Onyango. The Manhattan Open is in full swing and some surprise entrants are competing. Besides U.S. Open Aleksandr Lenderman, GM Maurice Ashley is playing in his first major tournament since the 2003 U.S. Championship. GM Maurice Ashley in…

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  • Scholastic
    Daaim ShabazzAugust 18, 2011
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    Chess at Chicago’s Dumas Tech

    Chicago has a long history of chess. The famed Palmer House was once a hub for major tournaments in the U.S., but over the decades has lost its luster due to a number of factors. Chicago Public Schools also has a history of producing strong scholastic players, but activities are…

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  • Daaim ShabazzAugust 17, 2011
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    OnlineChessLessons.net … HOT!

    Websites and blogs come and go. While the winds of change render some sites passe’, other seize a niche and develop a healthy following. One such site is Online Chess Lessons (onlinechesslessons.net). The site has only been in existence since January, but has wide following and has amassed a large…

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  • Daaim ShabazzAugust 15, 2011
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    Rodwell Makoto: 2011 Zimbabwe Champion

    IM Robert Gwaze is not the only Zimbabwean who can win nine games in a row in an important tournament. Rodwell Makoto won the Zimbabwean National Championship with a perfect 9/9. This dominance follows his credible showing at the African Individuals back in June. His strong showing may identify him…

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  • Daaim ShabazzAugust 12, 2011
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    Interview with FM Kazim Gulamali

    Daaim Shabazz and Kazim Gulamali at the 2003 Peach State Open. Upon visiting the 2011 U.S. Open in Orlando, Florida, I caught up with my long-time friend FM Kazim Gulamali. Kazim is a New York-born, Atlanta-raised resident who began playing chess at the age of three. His father Mumtaz Yusef,…

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  • Daaim ShabazzAugust 9, 2011
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    Lenderman wins 2011 U.S. Open

    Orlando International Airport where the Hyatt Hotel resides. One should never miss a flight! Photos by Daaim Shabazz. Aleksandr Lenderman has had a lot of fortune as of late. He was awarded the Samford Fellowship, a $42,000 award for top young chessplayers and now has joined the hallowed halls of…

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  • Daaim ShabazzAugust 5, 2011
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    Justus Williams is K8 co-champ!

    Dewain Barber with co-champs Michael Brown & Justus Williams. Photo by Melinda Matthews. Justus Williams shared joint 1st with Michael Brown at the K-8 Championship during the U.S. Open in Orlando. Justus finished on a sparkling 5.5/6 to push his USCF rating to 2265. He beat Cadet champion Arthur Shen…

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  • Daaim ShabazzAugust 4, 2011
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    Vanita & Dyhemia conquer adversity

    Both Vanita Young and Dyhemia Young (unrelated) have traveled the beaten path of life. Both have had tremendous challenges to face and both were raised outside of the traditional family setting. The two got to the Polgar tournament on different paths but finally crossed in Lubbock, Texas. Vanita Young (Philadelphia,…

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  • Daaim ShabazzAugust 4, 2011
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    Damion Davy is 2011 Jamaican Champ!

    Jamaican has a new national champion and yet again, it is another face. After years of dominance by a handful of Jamaican veterans such as Shane Matthews, Warren Elliott and Jomo Pitterson, Jamaica’s talent pool has widened and a few new faces have emerged. With the aforementioned stars absent, the…

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