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David R. Sands

David R. Sands

Raised in Northern Virginia, David R. Sands received an undergraduate degree from the University of Virginia and a master's degree from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. He worked as a reporter for several Washington-area business publications before joining The Washington Times.

At The Times, Mr. Sands has covered numerous beats, including international trade, banking, politics and Capitol Hill, and spent eight years on the foreign desk as senior diplomatic correspondent. He is currently the deputy editor for politics. In addition, he has reviewed books and written feature stories for the newspaper and authored The Times' weekly chess column since 1993. He is also senior writer for Washington GolfStyles, a monthly publication covering the Mid-Atlantic golf scene.

 

Articles by David R. Sands

Acholonu-Frenkel after 52. Qe2.

Celebrating D.C.’s role as the ‘cradle of Black chess in America’

"As a matter of fact, one can claim the greater Washington D.C. metropolitan area was the cradle for Black chess in America." Local writer and two-time D.C. chess champion Gregory Kearse made that claim in a seminal 1998 article for Chess Life, which noted that the thriving local area chess scene in the 1960s helped develop the first officially rated African American chess masters -- Walter Hill. Ken Clayton and Frank Street -- and helped nurture a new generation of strong Black players such as William Morrison, Vincent Moore, Emory Tate and Baraka Shabazz. Published August 20, 2024

Lagarde-Anand after 16. b3.

Keep it short: A late summer bouquet of chess miniatures

For the DMV chess community, the mid-August lull puts us in that nice pocket between the very successful, just-completed U.S. Open hosted by Norfolk and the end-of-summer milestone that is the District's 56th Atlantic Open, which starts Aug. 23 at the Omni Shoreham Hotel. Published August 13, 2024

Zhou-Molner after 24...Bc4.

With Norfolk as host, Khanin claims hard-fought U.S. Open

It was a fight to the finish as grandmasters from Russia and China topped the leaderboard at the 124th U.S. Open, which wrapped up play in Norfolk, Virginia, with a scintillating final round and playoff Sunday. Published August 6, 2024

Guo-Yoo after 24. Nf3.

A trio of champs: Yoo, Lee, Akopian claim U.S. national chess titles

The U.S. has a generation-spanning trio of new champs as the U.S. Senior, Junior and Junior Girls Championships were all decided at the Chess Club of St. Louis last week. GM Vladimir Akopian picked up his first American senior title in style, dusting a field that included such veterans as GMs Joel Benjamin, Alex Shabalov and Gregory Kaidanov and clinching the title with a round to spare with an undefeated 7-2 score. Published July 30, 2024

Apsenieks-Euwe after 23...Rf8.

An Olympic Games debut for chess in Paris — 100 years ago

Chess won't be winning any medals at the Paris Olympic Games that open later this week, but it was a very different story at the Paris Games 100 years ago. The 1924 Paris Games played a little-known role in kicking off one of the great international traditions in the game, a tradition that is still going strong. Published July 23, 2024

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg speaking to members of the media at the NATO summit on Wednesday, July 10, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke).

Ukraine on ‘irreversible’ path to NATO membership, chief Stoltenberg says

NATO leaders gave the clearest sign yet that Ukraine will one day be a part of the world's most powerful military alliance, with Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg telling reporters at NATO's 75th anniversary summit in Washington Wednesday that Kyiv's acceptance into the club is now "not a question of if, but when." Published July 10, 2024