News Briefs Index (2011)

December

• James Black on the march! (31 December 2011)
• Take Me Home: Ashley in Jamaica (31 December 2011)
• K.I.D.S. Chess Academy (Trinidad) (31 December 2011)
• 2011 Cameron Open (Jamaica) (17 December 2011)
• RZA and Jay-Z in Chess Clash?? (10 December 2011)
• HHCF hosts “Pawn Storm” tourney (9 December 2011)
• Warren Elliott’s WECHESS featured! (9 December 2011)
• Interview with Bunmi Olape (8 December 2011)
• Steel, Kobese win S. Africa Closed (7 December 2011)
• Williams, Colas, Black get HEAF backing (7 December 2011)
• Zambia prepares for African Youth (6 December 2011)
• Schoolboys expelled for chess competition (3 December 2011)
• 2011 London Chess Classic (1 December 2011)

November

• 2011 Botswana Closed (30 November 2011)
• Shabazz visits Chess Hall of Fame (28 November 2011)
• Carlsen sprints to victory at Tal Memorial (26 November 2011)
• WWC2011-8: Hou defends crown! (24 November 2011)
• 5-way tie at Tal 2011 with 2 to go (24 November 2011)
• WWC2011-7: Humpy falls again… down 3 (23 November 2011)
• Quinton Smith dies at K-12 Nationals (22 November 2011)
• Pontus Carlsson offering lessons! (22 November 2011)
• WWC2011-6: Hou wins to widen gap (21 November 2011)
• WWC2011-5: Another draw in Game Five (20 November 2011)
• Olebile wins Botswana Junior! (20 November 2011)
• WWC2011-4: Hou still at +1 (18 November 2011)
• WWC2011-3: Humpy falls behind in game 3 (17 November 2011)
• 2011 World Youth Championship (Brazil) (17 November 2011)
• Norfolk State University considers SPICE (16 November 2011)
• 3-D Chess by Raja Concepts (16 November 2011)
• WWC-2011-2: Hou under pressure, but holds (15 November 2011)
• 2011 Tal Memorial (Moscow, Russia) (15 November 2011)
• WWC 2011-1: 1st game ends in lengthy draw (15 November 2011)
• Vaux Glory Days Revisited (13 November 2011)
• “Young Lions” in New York Times! (13 November 2011)
• 2011 Women Chess Championship (Tirana, Albania) (12 November 2011)
• New in Chess (2011/7) (11 November 2011)
• Ashley in Jamaica for Caribbean tour (11 November 2011)
• UMADA Cup 2011 (Barbados) (10 November 2011)
• ‘Brooklyn Castle’ coming soon! (9 November 2011)
• T&T’s Harper bags 6th title! (3 November 2011)
• Kasparov-Nakamura establish alliance (3 November 2011)
• November 2011 FIDE Ratings (3 November 2011)

October

• E. St. Louis recounts Chess History (23 October 2011)
• 1st International Open in Guadeloupe (18 October 2011)
• Zambian Closed Championship (14 October 2011)
• Mudongo is conferred WIM title (13 October 2011)
• 64 Squares host Lish Memorial (13 October 2011)
• Colas launches joshuacolas.com (12 October 2011)
• 2011 Jamaican Open (12 October 2011)
• Magnus Carlsen wins Bilbao! (12 October 2011)
• Haiti in Transition! (6 October 2011)
• Carlsson in European Team Championship (6 October 2011)
• Ivanchuk robbed in Sao Paulo! (4 October 2011)
• Jere wins Botswana Open (3 October 2011)
• New In Chess (2011/6) (2 October 2011)
• Arbiter’s Training in Jamaica (1 October 2011)
• Wilkinson at FIDE ‘World Court’ (1 October 2011)

September

• Jehron Bryant: National Master (30 September 2011)
• Homeless Chess Player wins Award! (24 September 2011)
• 2011 Bilbao Chess Grand Slam (23 September 2011)
• Justus Williams plays gem in USCL (22 September 2011)
• 2011 World Cup: Finals (15 September 2011)
• 2011 World Cup: Semi-Finals (12 September 2011)
• James Black honored in New York! (11 September 2011)
• All-Africa Games in full swing! (10 September 2011)
• 2011 World Cup: Round #5 (9 September 2011)
• 2011 World Cup: Round #4 (6 September 2011)
• Ethics at 2011 World Cup (4 September 2011)
• ‘Chess for Peace’ in Ghana (4 September 2011)
• 2011 World Cup: Round #3 (2 September 2011)

August

• 2011 World Cup: Round #2 (30 August 2011)
• 2011 World Cup: Round #1 (28 August 2011)
• 2011 World Cup (Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia) (25 August 2011)
• William Griffin… chess pioneer in 1900s (23 August 2011)
• Politics behind World Cup snubs? (23 August 2011)
• 10th All-Africa Games (Maputo, Mozambique) (22 August 2011)
• New In Chess (2011/5) (21 August 2011)
• Manhattan Open attracts surprise entries! (19 August 2011)
• Chess at Chicago’s Dumas Tech (18 August 2011)
• OnlineChessLessons.net … HOT! (17 August 2011)
• Rodwell Makoto: 2011 Zimbabwe Champion (15 August 2011)
• Interview with FM Kazim Gulamali (12 August 2011)
• Lenderman wins 2011 U.S. Open (9 August 2011)
• Justus Williams is K8 co-champ! (5 August 2011)
• Vanita & Dyhemia conquer adversity (4 August 2011)
• Damion Davy is 2011 Jamaican Champ! (4 August 2011)
• The “Exterminator” annotates! (3 August 2011)
• MUI hosts the Chicago Southside Classic (2 August 2011)
• 2011 Caribbean Carnival (Trinidad) (2 August 2011)

July

• Orelvis Perez Mitjans making his mark! (29 July 2011)
• Egypt’s Shoker shocks for GM norm! (28 July 2011)
• Armenia wins World Team title! (26 July 2011)
• Lubbock welcomes Dyhemia Young (25 July 2011)
• Dutch GM visits Kenya (23 July 2011)
• Dyhemia Young at Polgar Invitational (24 July 2011)
• Armenia seeking to hold off field (22 July 2011)
• Nigeria hosts Nigel Short! (22 July 2011)
• Kasimdzhanov reignites discussion on draws (22 July 2011)
• Photo Impressions of Ghana (18 July 2011)
• James Black makes Master! (18 July 2011)
• Diamond off to Polgar Girl’s (16 July 2011)
• 2011 World Team Championship (Ningbo, China) (15 July 2011)
• 2011 Jamaican National Championship (15 July 2011)
• Emory Tate Extravaganza in Indiana! (15 July 2011)
• Hip-Hop Chess Summer Camp (12 July 2011)
• July 2011 FIDE Ratings (12 July 2011)
• Philip Corbin’s bio, ‘Calypso Chess’ (11 July 2011)
• Vanita Young triumphs with Chess (11 July 2011)
• Kasparov in Africa (10 July 2011)
• New in Chess (2011/4) (9 July 2011)
• ‘Chess Olympiad’ in Belize (8 July 2011)
• Lerrenzo “JR” Davis wins again! (7 July 2011)
• St. Nicholas Chess & Backgammon Club (6 July 2011)
• James Black stars at World Open! (6 July 2011)
• Kamsky wins the 2011 World Open! (6 July 2011)
• Adams, van Wely lead World Open (3 July 2011)

June

• 2011 World Open (Philadelphia, USA) (30 June 2011)
• Chess Salvation for James Black (26 June 2011)
• South Africa hosts the Commonwealth (26 June 2011)
• Korley gets 1st IM Norm! (24 June 2011)
• Adly, Khaled are new African Champions! (14 June 2011)
• Ilyumzhinov visits Libya’s Qaddafi (13 June 2011)
• The Chess Drum beats in Ghana! (9 June 2011)
• 2011 African Individual Championships (7 June 2011)
• Seattle Officer helps chess cause (4 June 2011)

May

• FIDE President in Nigeria (31 May 2011)
• Botswana-Zambia friendly match (31 May 2011)
• 2011 Chicago Open (30 May 2011)
• Nakamura, Robson storm to victory! (27 May 2011)
• U.S. Summer Chess Circuit (23 May 2011)
• New In Chess (2011/3) (22 May 2011)
• 64 Squares Chess Club (21 May 2011)
• 2011 CUCA International (Luanda, Angola) (19 May 2011)
• Wilkinson Jamaica’s “top lawyer” (11 May 2011)
• World candidates matches heat up! (11 May 2011)
• Emojong to raise Ugandan flag at zonals (8 May 2011)
• May 2011 FIDE Ratings out! (6 May 2011)
• 1st Jamaican Qualifier(2011) (3 May 2011)

April

• 2011 Bahamas National Open (25 April 2011)
• Warren Seymour: Bahamian Chess Pioneer (24 April 2011)
• Orrin Tonsingh: Jamaican Chess Legend (13 April 2011)
• Asher wins Jamaican Junior! (13 April 2011)
• Ugandans set for 4.2 Zonal in Sudan (5 April 2011)
• Zone 4.3 Individual Championships (Botswana) (5 April 2011)

March

• New in Chess gets makeover (27 March 2011)
• Uganda hosts Zabasajja Memorial (26 March 2011)
• Shogi finds a home in Africa! (26 March 2011)
• 2011 Martinique Championship (26 March 2011)
• Bassem Amin tours South Africa! (19 March 2011)
• The Drum beats in the Bahamas! (19 March 2011)
• 2011 2.3 Zonal (Dominican Republic) (19 March 2011)
• Orrin Hudson makes strong moves! (15 March 2011)
• 2011 Melody Amber (Monaco) (12 March 2011)
• Interview with Botswana’s Mudongo (12 March 2011)
• Josh Colas on ‘The Scoop’ (9 March 2011)
• Angola’s Erickson wins African Junior! (9 March 2011)
• The Lebron James of Chess? (1 March 2011)

February

• 1st Qualifier in Trinidad (27 February 2011)
• Ashley in Martinique! (25 February 2011)
• Ghana and Liberia pawn off! (25 February 2011)
• Will Gwaze be next African GM? (25 February 2011)
• Nakamura gets key to Memphis! (20 February 2011)
• Diamond ‘threepeats’ as K5 Champion! (18 February 2011)
• Lazslo Nagy’s 1st Saturday in Hungary! (18 February 2011)
• The Chess Drum turns 10! (12 February 2011)
• Do Blacks have a Chess History? (10 February 2011)
• Times’ S. African Diary, Pt. 1 (2 February 2011)

January

• Nakamura wins 2011 Tata Steel! (30 January 2011)
• Uganda elects 2011-2012 Officer (30 January 2011)
• 2011 Botswana Chess Calendar (29 January 2011)
• Matthews gets FM title… 12 years late! (28 January 2011)
• Mandizha joint 1st at Liberty Bell (19 January 2011)
• Tata Steel Chess (Wijk ann Zee) (15 January 2011)
• Marshall CC to honor Williams! (14 January 2011)
• 10th Annual M.L. King Holiday Tournament (12 January 2011)
• Mutesi’s trek to Siberia (5 January 2011)
• Tyler Perry gives $14,000 to Besomeone! (2 January 2011)
• January 2011 FIDE Rating list released! (1 January 2011)