Officially Deutscher Schachbund Champion with my club SC Viernheim with one round to go 🏆🥇
Personally scored 8.5 points out of 11 💪🏻
Congratulations to all my teammates ,captains, all club members and our sponsor d-fine for this historic victory 👏🎉

Caleb Parker is 2024 HBCU Chess Champion! thechessdrum.net/blog/2024/04/2… Florida A&M University HBCU Buzz Daaim Shabazz

Video Interview: Daaim Shabazz, Ph.D.

🇺🇸 Hikaru Nakamura (2789) vs 🇮🇳 Gukesh D (2743) concludes in a draw.
Will 🇺🇸 Fabiano Caruana (2803) manage to convert his advantage against Ian Nepomniachtchi (2758) and force a tie-break against Gukesh?
❗If Caruana vs Nepomniachtchi ends in a draw, Gukesh will be declared the…

Maurice Ashley speaks on new books! thechessdrum.net/blog/2024/04/0… @uschess Maurice Ashley

2024 HBCU Chess Classic (Atlanta, GA) thechessdrum.net/blog/2024/03/3…

Why are men dominant in chess? – Why Evolution Is True whyevolutionistrue.com/2024/03/24/why…

Join me for an exciting conversation with International Master Levy Rozman, to celebrate the release of my new book MOVE BY MOVE: Life Lessons on and off the Chessboard. Greenlight Books at St. Joseph’s University, Mon Apr 8 at 7:30pm. See you there!! eventbrite.com/e/book-event-m…

Amin, February win 2024 African Individuals! thechessdrum.net/blog/2024/03/2… African Chess Confed Daaim Shabazz

Jacorey Bynum makes National Master! thechessdrum.net/blog/2024/03/2… US Chess Daaim Shabazz

Trinidad & Tobago takes 1st CARICOM Chess Classic! thechessdrum.net/blog/2024/03/2…

♟️ The pairings of the #FIDECandidates and the FIDE Women's Candidates have been announced! ♟️

The countdown to the FIDE Candidates 2024 began in Toronto, Canada, with the drawing of lots. It was held in the famous Torontian chess pub' Madison Avenue' by Chief Arbiter Aris…

13th All-African Games (Accra, Ghana) thechessdrum.net/blog/2024/03/1…

Tani Adewumi gets required IM norm! thechessdrum.net/blog/2024/02/2… International Chess Federation @uschess African Chess Confed Daaim Shabazz

I secured my final IM norm at the southwest class championship in TX with an overall score at 5.5/9 last weekend. Our God is Awesome!

Congratulations, Tanitoluwa Adewumi! 👏 13-year-old ChessKid star FM Tani Adewumi secured his final IM norm at the Southwest Class Championship in TX with an overall score of 5.5/9. 🏆 Going up against 5 GMs in the process! 💪

Now, all he has to do is cross 2400 to get the IM title!

Rochelle Ballantyne on chess career, new path thechessdrum.net/blog/2024/02/2… US Chess Chess.com Daaim Shabazz

Shakira Luster: Marist’s Chess Queen thechessdrum.net/blog/2024/02/2… Marist HS Chicago @uschess Daaim Shabazz

How Will Chess Address Cyberbullying? thechessdrum.net/blog/2024/02/1…

The Chess Drum celebrates 23 years!

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Black History Month 2024 Tribute: Week 1 thechessdrum.net/blog/2024/02/0…