News Briefs Index (2014)

December

• The Chess Drum’s Highlights of 2014! (31 December 2014)
• New in Chess (2014/8) (31 December 2014)
• Millionaire Chess #2 opens January 1st!! (31 December 2014)
• ‘A Fork, A Spoon and A Knight’ (30 December 2014)
• African Chess: 2014 in Perspective (30 December 2014)
• Gambia gets new chess home! (30 December 2014)
• Chess in Burkina Faso (28 December 2014)
• Lesotho launching “MiniChess” program! (26 December 2014)
• Holiday Message from Jamaican Chess Prez (25 December 2014)
• Moten, HEAF… chess instruction revisited (24 December 2014)
• King Solomon reigns at 2014 African Championship! (22 December 2014)
• 2014 African Individual Championships (Windhoek, Namibia) (21 December 2014)
• Anand wins 2014 London Chess Classic! (17 December 2014)
• ‘Pushing Wood’ at Millionaire Chess (16 December 2014)
• Josh Colas launches GM campaign! (14 December 2014)
• GM Jean-Marc N’Djofang… Draughts’ African Lion (13 December 2014)
• 2014 World Mind Games (Beijing, China) (11 December 2014)
• 2014 London Classic (London, England) (8 December 2014)
• New in Chess (2014/7) (7 December 2014)
• DC Girls Chess…Queens Rule! (5 December 2014)
• 9th Annual ‘Bum Rush The Boards’ (2 December 2014)
• ‘Living Like Kings’… a royal treat! (2 December 2014)

November

• WCC2014: Closing Ceremonies (27 November 2014)
• Nakamura beats Aronian in Showdown! (27 November 2014)
• WCC2014-11: Carlsen defends Title 6.5-4.5! (23 November 2014)
• 2014 South Sudan Chess Nationals (23 November 2014)
• WCC2014-10: Curry hot + Nordic cool = draw (22 November 2014)
• Alpha Phi Alpha hosts 2014 Cleveland Scholastic Chess (20 November 2014)
• WCC2014-9: Carlsen still +1 after quick draw (20 November 2014)
• Lupita Nyong’o to star in ‘Queen of Katwe’ film (19 November 2014)
• WCC2014-8: Draw! Zzzzzzzzzz! (18 November 2014)
• WCC2014-7: Tortuous battle drawn in 122 moves (18 November 2014)
• WCC2014-6: Knightmare loss for Anand! (15 November 2014)
• The Journal of Chess Research (15 November 2014)
• WCC2014-5: Tense draw… match still tied (14 November 2014)
• 2014 Ghana National Championships (14 November 2014)
• Kenya nets 5000 sets from Kasparov (KCF) (14 November 2014)
• Invitation 2014 African Individuals (Namibia) (14 November 2014)
• WCC2014-4: No fireworks in Sicilian (12 November 2014)
• WCC2014-3: Tiger breaks Thor’s hammer! (11 November 2014)
• WCC2014-2: Anand slips, Carlsen ahead (10 November 2014)
• WCC2014-1: Wild Ride… Soft Landing (8 November 2014)
• WCC2014: Opening Day (8 November 2014)
• 2014 World Chess Championship (Carlsen vs. Anand) (7 November 2014)
• 2014 World Chess Championship begins tomorrow! (6 November 2014)
• Cleveland Alphas host Colas, Black (4 November 2014)

October

• Be Someone in Lithonia on 11/15 at 10! (30 October 2014)
• Murphy’s Law: Thoughts on Millionaire Chess (28 October 2014)
• Detroit City Chess Club on Public TV! (26 October 2014)
• Reflections of the Millionaire Chess Open (22 October 2014)
• “Living Like Kings” panel… HOT!!! (20 October 2014)
• Drum Interviews @ Millionaire Chess Open (17 October 2014)
• Wesley So wins 1st Millionaire Open!! (16 October 2014)
• Millionaire Chess Open: Day Three (12 October 2014)
• Millionaire Chess Open: Day Two (11 October 2014)
• Millionaire Chess Open: Day One (10 October 2014)
• HHCF and WCHOF present ‘Living Like Kings’ (10 October 2014)
• October 2014 FIDE Ratings (9 October 2014)
• 2014 Millionaire Chess Open (Las Vegas, NV) (5 October 2014)
• Harlem’s Flower and Chess Man (3 October 2014)

September

• New in Chess (2014/6) (30 September 2014)
• Reflections of 2014 Sinquefield Cup (30 September 2014)
• Carlsson 3rd in 2014 Swedish Closed (20 September 2014)
• Make Chess look like a Million Bucks! (17 September 2014)
• FIDE’s African Problem (13 September 2014)
• Is Caruana the next contender? (11 September 2014)
• Ashley interview on Millionaire Chess, Part 3 (8 September 2014)
• 2014 Sinquefield Cup: Round #10 (7 September 2014)
• 2014 Sinquefield Cup: Round #9 (6 September 2014)
• 2014 Sinquefield Cup: Round #8 (6 September 2014)
• 2014 Sinquefield Cup: Round #7 (4 September 2014)
• 2014 Sinquefield Cup: Round #6 (2 September 2014)
• New in Chess (2014/5) (2 September 2014)
• 2014 Sinquefield Cup: Round #5 (1 September 2014)

August

• 2014 Sinquefield Cup: Round #4 (31 August 2014)
• 2014 Sinquefield Cup: Round #3 (30 August 2014)
• 2014 Sinquefield Cup: Round #2 (29 August 2014)
• 2014 Sinquefield Cup: Round #1 (28 August 2014)
• 2014 Sinquefield Cup (St. Louis, USA) (27 August 2014)
• James “Black Knight” Taylor: 1947-2014 (26 August 2014)
• Relections on Tromso Olympiad (22 August 2014)
• Drum Interviews @ ’14 Olympiad (18 August 2014)
• 2014 Chess Olympiad: Closing Ceremonies (17 August 2014)
• 2014 Chess Olympiad: Round #11 (14 August 2014)
• 2014 Chess Olympiad: Round #10 (13 August 2014)
• Ilyumzhinov wins 2014 FIDE election 110-61 (12 August 2014)
• 2014 Chess Olympiad: Round #9 (11 August 2014)
• 2014 Chess Olympiad: Round #8 (11 August 2014)
• African tensions boil at 2014 Olympiad (10 August 2014)
• 2014 Chess Olympiad: Round #7 (10 August 2014)
• 2014 Chess Olympiad: Round #6 (9 August 2014)
• The Chess Drum with Claudia Munoz (8 August 2014)
• Conrad “Lightening” Holt wins U.S. Open! (8 August 2014)
• 2014 Chess Olympiad: Round #5 (7 August 2014)
• 2014 Chess Olympiad: Round #4 (6 August 2014)
• Darrian Robinson in the news! (5 August 2014)
• 2014 Chess Olympiad: Round #3 (4 August 2014)
• 2014 Chess Olympiad: Round #2 (4 August 2014)
• 2014 Chess Olympiad: Round #1 (3 August 2014)
• 2014 Chess Olympiad: Opening Ceremonies (3 August 2014)
• 2014 Chess Olympiad (Tromso, Norway) (1 August 2014)
• Josh Colas @ 2014 Denker (1 August 2014)
• 2014 Olympiad starts tomorrow! (1 August 2014)

July

• 2014 Olympiad starts tomorrow! (31 July 2014)
• 2014 U.S. Open (Orlando, USA) (30 July 2014)
• Images of Prison Chess… by Oliver Fluck (27 July 2014)
• Hip-Hop Educational Pedagogy? (26 July 2014)
• The Legacy of the ‘Black Knight’ (22 July 2014)
• Dispute solved… all teams on for ’14 Olympiad (21 July 2014)
• New in Chess (2014/4) (19 July 2014)
• Russia women to miss 2014 Olympiad? (17 July 2014)
• Millionaire Chess July 31st deadline coming! (16 July 2014)
• HHCF Grand Opening! (16 July 2014)
• Black Stars @ ’14 World Open (15 July 2014)
• Meeting Walter Harris, Chess Pioneer (15 July 2014)
• Emory Tate wows in NORCAL simul (15 July 2014)
• Aikhoje denounces FIDE fight in Africa (13 July 2014)
• “Gabon-Gate” heats up… legal docs fly (13 July 2014)
• Ghana’s 1st FIDE-rated tourney! (12 July 2014)
• Drum Interviews @ ’14 World Open (10 July 2014)
• Smirin conquers ’14 World Open (10 July 2014)
• 2014 World Open (Arlington, USA) (5 July 2014)
• Kassa Korley gets 3rd IM norm…title! (2 July 2014)
• Visit pontus-carlsson.com! (1 July 2014)

June

• Raising a Champion… The Carlsen Way (30 June 2014)
• 2014 U.S. Junior Closed (Round #9) (30 June 2014)
• 2014 U.S. Junior Closed (Round #8) (29 June 2014)
• 2014 U.S. Junior Closed (Round #7) (27 June 2014)
• 2014 U.S. Junior Closed (Round #6) (26 June 2014)
• 2014 U.S. Junior Closed (Round #5) (24 June 2014)
• 2014 U.S. Junior Closed (Round #4) (24 June 2014)
• 2014 U.S. Junior Closed (Round #3) (24 June 2014)
• FIDE Election Rumble in “Gabon-Gate” (23 June 2014)
• 2014 U.S. Junior Closed (Round #2) (22 June 2014)
• 2014 U.S. Junior Closed (Round #1) (21 June 2014)
• Williams gets 2nd IM norm (18 June 2014)
• 2014 U.S. Junior Closed (16 June 2014)
• 2014 Olympiad drawing near! (15 June 2014)
• Wilkinson in Greece @ FIDE World Court (11 June 2014)
• Emory Tate @ Cali Chess Camp (6 June 2014)
• Follow the Drum Beat!! (1 June 2014)
• New in Chess (2014/3) (1 June 2014)

May

• 2014 Froemke Memorial (Tallahassee) (31 May 2014)
• Sargissian takes 2014 Chicago Open (31 May 2014)
• 2014 Olympiad prep progressing (31 May 2014)
• Will Smith touts Millionaire Chess (30 May 2014)
• Anand in Tanzania June 5th (22 May 2014)
• Sean Miller interviews Shabazz (The Chess Drum) (22 May 2014)
• 2014 U.S. Championships: Kamsky, Krush repeat! (21 May 2014)
• 2014 U.S. Championships: Going to Playoffs! (20 May 2014)
• 2014 Jamaica National Championships (19 May 2014)
• 2014 U.S. Championships: More Thrills (19 May 2014)
• 2014 U.S. Championships: Fire on Board! (17 May 2014)
• Hudson seeking $10K grant… needs votes (17 May 2014)
• Millionaire Chess… “Spread the Word” (17 May 2014)
• 2014 U.S. Championships: Blunderful Round (17 May 2014)
• 2014 U.S. Championships: Akobian on top! (15 May 2014)
• 2014 U.S. Championships: Fit to be Tied (14 May 2014)
• 2014 U.S. Championships: Krush continues rampage (13 May 2014)
• 2014 U.S. Championships: Lenderman leads (13 May 2014)
• 2014 U.S. Championships (Round #3) (13 May 2014)
• 2014 U.S. Championships (Round #2) (13 May 2014)
• 2014 U.S. Championships (Round #1) (13 May 2014)
• 2014 Uganda Olympiad Team (12 May 2014)
• Jamaica’s Wilkinson joins Kasparov2014 (11 May 2014)
• 2014 U.S. Championships (St. Louis, USA) (9 May 2014)
• 2014 Heroes Cup (Barbados) (8 May 2014)

April

• Ashley interview on Millionaire Chess, Part 2 (27 April 2014)
• Theophilus Thompson’s book recreated! (21 April 2014)
• Ivy Amoko: Ugandan Olympiad Ace (18 April 2014)
• Red Bull signs Nakamura (17 April 2014)
• New in Chess (2014/2) (17 April 2014)
• Mutesi, ‘Queen of Katwe’ on 33-day tour! (15 April 2014)
• South Africa’s ‘Moves for Life’ moves on! (12 April 2014)
• Kasparov… Jamaican Chess is ‘vibrant’ (12 April 2014)
• The State of Chess in America (panel) (9 April 2014)
• Millionaire Chess… it’s a go! (7 April 2014)
• Be Someone 2014 Spring Break Camp! (6 April 2014)
• Kasparov2014 campaigns in Jamaica! (5 April 2014)
• Chess Mom for NY Civil Court Judge (5 April 2014)
• The Decision: Millionaire Chess Open (4 April 2014)
• HHCF starts Los Angeles push! (4 April 2014)

March

• World Candidates 2014-14: Anand wins… naysayers silenced (31 March 2014)
• 2014 Subzonal 2.3.5 (Port of Spain, Trinidad) (30 March 2014)
• Diamond hopes to sparkle at 2014 Nationals (30 March 2014)
• World Candidates 2014-13: It’s a rematch! (29 March 2014)
• World Candidates 2014-12: Topalov flees cellar (27 March 2014)
• Ashley Statement on the Millionaire Open (27 March 2014)
• World Candidates 2014-11: Kramnik KOed! (25 March 2014)
• 1st Annual Ron Simpson Memorial (25 March 2014)
• Zimbabwe’s 2014 Olympiad Team (24 March 2014)
• World Candidates 2014-9: Anand bolts ahead! (24 March 2014)
• World Candidates 2014-8: 1.5 pts. separates field (23 March 2014)
• World Candidates 2014-7: Fire on Board… Dead Heat! (22 March 2014)
• World Candidates 2014-6: The Plot Thickens! (19 March 2014)
• World Candidates 2014-5: Peter the Great (18 March 2014)
• World Candidates 2014-4: Aronian bounces back! (18 March 2014)
• Millionaire Chess Information Center (17 March 2014)
• World Candidates 2014-3: Anand crushes (16 March 2014)
• 16 days for Millionaire Chess push! (15 March 2014)
• World Candidates 2014-2: Blood Boils in Round 2 (14 March 2014)
• World Candidates 2014-1: The Tiger Pounces! (14 March 2014)
• 2014 World Chess Candidates (Khanty-Mansiysk) (13 March 2014)
• Nakamura joins Florida Panther chess mission! (13 March 2014)
• St. Louis Legend, Leroy Muhammad (1945-2014) (12 March 2014)
• Uganda wins ‘Battle for Migingo’ (11 March 2014)
• FIDE 2014: The Scramble for Africa (7 March 2014)
• chess24.com launches Olympiad website! (6 March 2014)
• HHCF’s ‘Mind Over Matter’ panel rocks! (5 March 2014)
• Ashley interview on Millionaire Chess, Part 1 (3 March 2014)
• “On the Scene” with Jerald Times (2 March 2014)
• The Congo to host 2015 All-Africa Games (1 March 2014)
• RZA repeats as HHCF King! (1 March 2014)
• 2014 Gambia Open kicks off! (1 March 2014)

February

• Chess through the eyes of Black History (26 February 2014)
• Ilyumzhinov in Togo and Cameroon (26 February 2014)
• Malawi and Tanzania Chess in Action! (24 February 2014)
• Ashley: Why should Chess exist at all? (24 February 2014)
• Douglass’ Chess rises in Memphis!? (19 February 2014)
• Zambia’s touts 2014 Olympiad Squad (19 February 2014)
• West African feds support Kasparov2014 (17 February 2014)
• New in Chess (2014/1) (16 February 2014)
• Guyana Chess elects new Cabinet! (16 February 2014)
• FIDE Women’s Commission busy in Africa (15 February 2014)
• 2014 Candidates one month away! (14 February 2014)
• Happy Birthday! The Chess Drum is 13! (12 February 2014)
• Carlsen marches on after Zurich win! (7 February 2014)
• FIDE election heats up… accusations fly (4 February 2014)
• 2013 African Junior Championships (Tiaret, Algeria) (2 February 2014)

January

• Update on Millionaire Chess (29 January 2014)
• Aronian wins 2014 Tata Steel! (29 January 2014)
• Kasparov campaigns in Nigeria (26 January 2014)
• Chess Adventure in Vietnam (25 January 2014)
• Review: Life of a King (21 January 2014)
• Bernadette Hickman passes away (18 January 2014)
• Rap icon RZA to defend chess title in 2014 (12 January 2014)
• 2014 Tata Steel Chess (Wijk aan Zee) (12 January 2014)
• Drum beats in Vietnam! (9 January 2014)
• Krush to face 50 in Detroit (5 January 2014)
• The Chess Drum’s Highlights of 2013! (1 January 2014)