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Asia
Kasimdzhanov reignites discussion on draws
In a recent ChessBase article, Uzbekistan’s Rustam Kasimdzhanov made a pronouncement about the state of professional chess and its appeal to sponsors. In a very stark admission, Kasimdzhanov opened with, I am writing this open letter, addressed both to FIDE and the entire chess playing world, due to a certain…
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Photo Impressions of Ghana
Schoolgirl from Ghana who I plan to send a chess set. Last month, I traveled to Ghana, West Africa for the second time. Thirteen years ago, I was a doctoral student attending a technology conference and interviewing subjects for my research. Ghana was a bustling place with a lot of…
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James Black makes Master!
At the recently-ended 2011 World Open in Philadelphia, James Black, Jr. had calculated that he had barely eclipsed the 2200 barrier, but the calculations from the USCF online rating application were perhaps inaccurate. However, there is no doubt now since Black broken one of the highest barriers in chess. Call…
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Diamond off to Polgar Girl’s
Diamond Shakoor will be heading to Lubbock, Texas to compete in the 8th Annual Susan Polgar Girl’s Invitational to compete for glory and perhaps scholarships. During the Heritage Concert Series, radio personality Warren Stevens ran into Diamond and father, Abdul Shakoor and spoke to the talented 10-year old. The two…
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2011 World Team Championship (Ningbo, China)
The bienniel World Team Championships will commence with round one on Sunday, July 17th. The ten teams are comprised of host China, Russia (defending champion), Ukraine, Israel Hungary (2010 Olympiad finishers), Azerbaijan, Egypt, India, USA (the continental champions) and Armenia (nomination from FIDE President). The field will prove to be…
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Tournaments
2011 Jamaican National Championship
The Jamaican National Championships will begin on tomorrow, Saturday July 16th through July 31st. The game will take place on Saturdays and Sundays at the Norman Manley Law School, UWI Mona campus at 6pm. On July 22nd and 29th, the games will be held at the Spanish Court Hotel. Many…
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Hip-Hop Chess Summer Camp
This is the second year of HHCF keeping it real in Norfolk, Virginia by providing free chess camp to any and all kids in the city and surrounding areas. We have 160 kids signed up but with only enough sets to play 20 kids at a time we are rotating…
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July 2011 FIDE Ratings
Sergey Karjakin is finally living up to his early promise. The record-holder for the world’s youngest Grandmaster at 12 years, 7 months, the Ukrainian emigre is now #4 on the rating chart. Photo by ugra-chess.com. Magnus Carlsen reclaimed the top spot on the FIDE rating chart by gaining six points…
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