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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

SANDS: ‘The Yerminator’ enters U.S. Chess Hall of Fame

The 2012 class for the U.S. Chess Hall of Fame in St. Louis is small but select: Alex Yermolinsky, the St. Petersburg-born grandmaster now living in South Dakota, will become the 48th member of the Hall of Fame in a ceremony Tuesday, joining champions of the American game including Paul Morphy, Bobby Fischer and Benjamin Franklin. Published October 23, 2012

SANDS: Magnus Carlsen is a chess champ with a taste for slow torture

Norway’s Magnus Carlsen presents something of a problem for a humble chess columnist. His best wins tend to be slow, sadistic positional squeezes, anacondalike asphyxiations in which Carlsen will happily nurse the tiniest of endgame advantages — or sometimes no advantage at all — before forcing his exhausted opponent to concede on Move 79. It gets the job done, but doesn’t leave much for the annotator to remark on or for the reader to enjoy. Published October 16, 2012

Douglas D.M. Joo (J.M. Eddins Jr./The Washington Times)

Longtime Times executive Joo resigns, takes job in Korea

Douglas D.M. Joo, who has served The Washington Times and its affiliated publications as a senior executive, president, chairman and the company's board chairman for more than two decades, is stepping down, the newspaper's executives announced Sunday. Published October 14, 2012

People make their way into the ballroom for the evening dinner, during “A Symposium on Values and Consequences” as part of the 30th anniversary celebration of The Washington Times at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

Rumsfeld blasts Obama at TWT anniversary gala

Former Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld offered a sharp and at times biting critique of the Obama administration's defense and national security record, saying the president's policies in the Middle East, Europe and East Asia have cost the country prestige and influence and put America on a path to decline. Published October 2, 2012

SANDS: Exchange rate in chess fluctuates for rooks, minor pieces

Through centuries of theoretical investigation and practical results, the relative value of the pieces on the board has been pretty firmly established. If the pawn has a value of one, then the minor pieces (knights and bishops) are worth a little more than three pawns, the rook five, and the queen somewhere between 9.5 and 10. In many games with players of even moderate strength, a material edge of plus-one — a single pawn — is enough to produce a winning advantage. Published October 2, 2012

The Washington Times: A ‘miracle’ that has endured for 30 years

Starting a newspaper "is worth doing, and we make our first public appearance with a heady sense that we can do it. Our confidence rests in part on the zest and skills of the staff we have recruited. Just as importantly, it rests on the need we find expressed all over Washington for a new perspective on local, national and world events." Published October 1, 2012

SANDS: Olympian efforts abound on Istanbul’s lower boards

Just as in the five-ring Olympics where athletes compete in track events and on the ski slopes, many of the competitors and countries that show up at the biennial chess Olympiad arrive knowing they have little hope of earning a medal. Men’s and women’s teams from more than 150 countries took part in the recent 40th Olympiad in Istanbul, which once again was dominated by the globe’s long-standing chess powerhouses: Russia, China, Armenia, Ukraine and the U.S. Published September 25, 2012

Family members and others who filled the 14,000-seat arena for Rev. Moon’s services raise their arms in the three cheers of EokMansei, a traditional Korean gesture. Church officials estimate some 35,000 people made the trip to Gapyeong. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

Funeral for Rev. Moon a time of reflection for church

Hak Ja Han Moon, widow of the Rev. Sun Myung Moon, told 15,000 Unificationists on Monday that she will "be faithful" to his life and tradition and that the worldwide movement should "march forward without pausing" to build God's ideal world. Published September 16, 2012

Mourners leave messages Wednesday for the family of the Rev. Sun Myung Moon at Cheongpyeong Heaven and Earth Training Center near Seoul. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

Rev. Moon lauded for efforts to reunify Koreas

It's just one floral tribute among hundreds here, but the stand of white paper chrysanthemums draped by a ribbon of Korean characters bears some unique political and diplomatic weight. The wreath expresses the condolences of new young North Korean leader Kim Jong-un for the death of Unification Church founder and spiritual guide the Rev. Sun Myung Moon. Published September 13, 2012

Former Zambian Archbishop Emmanuel Milingo is one of thousands gathered in Gapyeong, South Korea, for services for the late Rev. Sun Myung Moon. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

Milingo: Rev. Moon’s legacy is in religious unity

Unification Church founder Rev. Sun Myung Moon's work on behalf of harmony among the world's great faiths will be among his most lasting achievements, Emmanuel Milingo, the onetime Zambian Catholic archbishop defrocked for taking a wife in a ceremony presided over by Rev. Moon in 2001, said in an interview Thursday. Published September 13, 2012

Family members of the Rev. Sun Myung Moon, including (in white) eldest daughter Ya-Jin stand at left waiting to greet mourners bowing at right after placing flowers on a table below a portrait of the reverend. The family members rotate throughout the day but are present from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. to greet mourners as they come to the Cheongpyeong Heaven and Earth Training Center complex near Seoul, Korea to pay tribute to the late reverand, who founded the Unification Church. The official funeral service will be held this Saturday. This image was made Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

Unification Church is poised for new era, officials say

The Unification Church is strongly positioned to preserve and expand both its global spiritual outreach and its commercial holdings as tens of thousands of believers gather to say a final goodbye to founder Rev. Sun Myung Moon, two top church officials said this week. Published September 12, 2012

SANDS: Armenia edges Russian to claim Olympiad gold in chess

The Little Country That Could did it again as tiny Armenia on Sunday won its third gold medal in the past four years, nipping mighty Russia on tiebreaks after the two chess powerhouses finished 9-1-1 at the 40th biennial Olympiad in Istanbul. Published September 11, 2012

Vice President Joseph R. Biden has declared, “General Motors is alive,” but new numbers on the bailout’s cost could be problematic for the administration. (Associated Press)

Democrats’ rhetoric driven by auto bailout

Democrats here clearly think they have a political winner in President Obama's decision to bail out the American auto industry, but numbers on the bailout's cost released this week suggest that the move could pose some political potholes for both presidential campaigns this fall. Published September 6, 2012

In this file photo, the skyline of Charlotte, N.C., rises behind the Bank of America Stadium (foreground). The city, which hosted the 2012 Democratic convention, is bidding to be the host city for the 2020 Republican convention. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton) **FILE**

Obama scrubs stadium speech over weather concerns

There will be no replay of Denver 2008 as organizers of the Democratic National Convention announced Wednesday that President Obama's planned outdoor acceptance speech at the Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, N.C., has been moved indoors because of threatening rain in the forecast. Published September 5, 2012

SANDS: Young Hua schools his elders on way to chess victory

He’s an excellent student, has played a piano recital at Carnegie Hall and just scored an unexpected triumph in one of Washington’s signature chess tournaments. It will be interesting to see what David Hua will achieve when he’s old enough to drive. Published September 4, 2012

** FILE ** Maricopa County, Ariz., Sheriff Joe Arpaio answers questions May 10 in a news conference. (Associated Press)

Arpaio pulls in $7.5 million for re-election bid

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, seeking re-election to his sixth term as the chief law enforcement officer in Phoenix, has raised more than $7.5 million in campaign contributions, including more than $600,000 over the past two months. Published August 22, 2012