Interviews
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Chevannes’ U.S. tour a smash… eclipses 2200
WIM-elect Sabrina ChevannesPhoto by WIM Ioana Smaranda Padurariu. WFM Sabrina Chevannes was on tour this summer in the U.S. and capped off her visit by attending the historic Sinquefield Cup in St. Louis. Prior to that she had visited Susan Polgar’s Webster Academy, stopped by the iconic and famed Marshall…
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New Nakamura Interview!
Photo by Daaim Shabazz In the latest interview with Hikaru Nakamura, we see a more mature and refined persona of one of the world’s top players. Fading are the visions of his internet days and comments about his ability to excel only at blitz. He has certainly proven himself an…
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Drum Interviews at ’13 U.S. Champs
National Championships generally bring together the country’s top players and thus a diverse collection of personalities. The 2013 U.S. Chess Championship had a nice mixture of veterans and youth to make the tournament interesting from beginning to end. The Chess Drum conducted the following interviews during the Championship. GM Fidel…
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Chess at Washington Square Park, Part #2
Washington Park’s legendary hustlerVincent Livermore National Master Miro Reverby produced an interesting video documentary on a partial history of Washington Square Park. He includes footage of legendary figures in the chess hustle game in New York and provides a candid view inside the life of a small family of chess…
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Drum Interviews @ Istanbul Olympiad
Olympiad tournaments are full of interesting personalities ranging from professional players, to enthusiastic organizers and to national champions in tiny chess countries. IM Kenneth Solomon The Chess Drum was able to get 12 interviews during the 40th Chess Olympiad including its third with three-time Olympic champion Levon Aronian. Please sit…
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Karpov lambastes FIDE (again)
Anatoly Karpov was in St. Louis to participate in an exhibition match with GM Yasser Seirawan. The encounter ended with the former World Champion winning the match 8-6 (1-1 classical, 1-1 rapid, 6-4 blitz-Karpov). The blitz match was thrilling to watch. Anatoly Karpov During the press conference Macauley Petersen relayed…
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Drum speaks with Maurice Ashley
GM Maurice Ashley (right) set to face FM Robert Lagerman at the 2012 Reykjavik Open. Ashley won in a crushing style. Photo by Hrafn Jökulsson. The Chess Drum’s Daaim Shabazz was able to conduct an interview with GM Maurice Ashley and get an update on what the global icon has…
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