In the second “Drum Beat” segment, we look at the latest news on The Chess Drum including the an exclusive article titled, “The Rise of the ‘Asian Dragons’,” which looks at the rapid development of four chess nations. Also...
Warren Elliott’s WECHESS

Chess has become part of Jamaica’s island culture since the 70s and continues to make strides to bring chess to more of the 2.7 million inhabitants. Six-time national champion FM Warren Elliott is one of Jamaica’s finest sons of...
Haiti in Transition!

Dear Chessdrum, I am a co-founder of an organization called “Haiti in Transition”, and we have been doing some amazing work in Haiti with the youth and chess! We are a group of young Haitians living abroad, that are...
Twin feat

I know Nigel and Jehron very well. They used to play many tournaments at my Chess Center in Forest Hills. Both are very nice kids and they also have wonderful parents. Congratulations to the Bryant brothers and I am...
Help for Haitian Chess Family

Help for Haitian Chess FamilyJan 30th, 2010 by Daaim ShabazzThe Chess Drumhttp://www.thechessdrum.netwebmaster@thechessdrum.net The world has been gripped by the horrific images stemming from the Haitian earthquake. There has been support to various non-govermental and humanitarian organizations. However, there is...
The Chess Drum

In case if you have not seen it before, www.TheChessDrum.net is a fantastic chess website that is maintained by Dr. Daaim Shabazz. It offers excellent chess contents, including many events and tournaments which are often ignored by the popular...
The Chess Drum

Dr. Daaim Shabazz of The Chess Drum website covered the Dresden Olympiad quite extensively for his own website. You can check out all the good stuff by going to www.thechessdrum.net. Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
A marvelous feat by Amon Simutowe

Picture by Fred Lucas I recently posted about Amon Simutowe getting his third and final GM norm. I first met Amon when I invited him to the NYC Mayor’s Cup in 2001. He is a good chess player and...