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Daaim ShabazzSeptember 11, 2013
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2013 Sinquefield Cup: Round #2

2013 Sinquefield CupSeptember 9th-15th, 2013 (St. Louis, USA)Round #2 – Tuesday, 10 September 2013 1 Aronian, L ARM ½-½ Carlsen, M NOR 2 Nakamura, H USA 1-0 Kamsky, G USA Drum Coverage| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 |…
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Daaim ShabazzSeptember 10, 2013
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2013 Sinquefield Cup: Round #1

2013 Sinquefield CupSeptember 9th-15th, 2013 (St. Louis, USA)Round #1 – Monday, 9 September 2013 1 Carlsen, M NOR 1-0 Kamsky, G USA 2 Nakamura, H USA 1-0 Aronian, L ARM Drum Coverage| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 |…
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Daaim ShabazzSeptember 8, 2013
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2013 Sinquefield Cup (St. Louis, USA)

Four of the world’s top chess players will assemble in what has become a major center for chess development. St. Louis will host the 1st Sinquefield Cup beginning tomorrow in a double-round robin event. Magnus Carlsen, the world’s highest-ranked player headlines the event along with the second highest in Levon…
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Daaim ShabazzAugust 20, 2013
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1st IM Norm for Justus!

Justus Williams (right) faced Josh Colas in round six. That game would go four hours and Williams would prevail. Photo by John Upper. Justus Williams may be the most disappointed person ever to earn an IM norm and FM title. The 15-year old scholastic star competed in the North American…
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Daaim ShabazzJuly 6, 2013
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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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Daaim ShabazzMay 30, 2013
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Robson edges Friedel, Mitkov @ ’13 Chicago Open

GM Ray RobsonPhoto by Daaim Shabazz. Chicago is an iconic city for so many reasons… its memorable skyline, museums, restaurants and of course its sports. While chess would not be one of the first sports to characterize Chicago, it does have a fixture here as North Avenue Beach has been…
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Daaim ShabazzMay 18, 2013
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Reflections of 2013 U.S. Championship

St. Louis was settled by Pierre Laclède and Auguste Chouteau and named after French king Saint Louis, this city of 318,000 is known for its baseball and the iconic Gateway Arch. It is also a place of childhood memories for me. When by parents drove from Chicago to East St.…
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Daaim ShabazzMay 17, 2013
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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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Daaim ShabazzMay 14, 2013
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Kamsky, Krush… 2013 U.S. Champions!

While Alejandro Ramirez may have been the crowd favorite, his career tournament would not end with a fitting ending. Ramirez had talled a strong 6.5/9 along with Gata Kamsky, but Kamsky won the Armageddon game convincingly to win the 2013 U.S. Championship. The first two games were hard-fought but petered…
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Daaim ShabazzMay 13, 2013
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2013 U.S. Championships (Round #9)

GM Maurice Ashley did an excellent job with on the spot analysis. WGM Jennifer Shahade and GM Yasser Seirawan gave star commentary and kept the broadcast interesting. What a great team the three make! Wow! What an ending. Alejandro Ramirez came through with a clutch win over Larry Christiansen putting…
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