North America

Daaim ShabazzJuly 1, 2001
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The Making of Chess Brotherhoods

Looking at the expanse of the Black chess world, there apparently exists the desire to sharpen one’s game on those friends who are considered to be worthy opponents. Steel sharpens steel, the saying goes. Chicago Chess Clashes In the early to mid 80s, Chicago had a raging debate on whether…
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Daaim ShabazzMarch 1, 2001
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Historic Moments: Baraka Shabazz & K.K. Karanja

Baraka Shabazz was 15 when this picture was taken in 1982 and strode onto the American chess scene with the grace of a gazelle. Baraka started playing chess while living in Alaska with her parents. It was her father who gave her a chess set to relieve her of the…
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Daaim ShabazzFebruary 12, 2001
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Historic Moments: Morris Giles, Charles Lawton & R.O. Mitchell

Pictured above is NM Charles Lawton (L) analyzing with FM Morris Giles (R) after their last round encounter at the 1982 Midwest Masters Invitational in Chicago, IL. This game showed the fighting spirit of both players. Neither Giles nor Lawton are currently active. FM Giles had nearly earned a 2500…
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