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Saint Louis Masters 2024 | PROMO

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CCSCSL Staff
on November 21, 2024 in

A brand-new tournament comes to America's Chess Capital! The Saint Louis Masters is a nine-round Swiss tournament from December 3-7. Up to 60 players compete, including Fabiano Caruana, Sam Sevian, Ivan Saric, and Alice Lee. Join GM Yasser Seirawan, IM Nazi Paikidze, and WGMs Katerina Nemcova & Sabina Foisor for the move-by-move.

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Sam Shankland Goes Down at the 2017 U.S. Champs! | Grandmaster's Choice - GM Varuzhan Akobian

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CCSCSL Staff
on November 20, 2024 in

Grandmaster Var Akobian analyzes his game against Sam Shankland from the 2017 U.S. Chess Championship in Saint Louis. Today is Akobian's birthday, which he shares with Jose Raul Capablanca.

2024.11.14
Varuzhan Akobian vs Sam Shankland, United States Championship (2017): D43 Queen's Gambit Declined semi-Slav, Hastings variation
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Saint Louis Masters Chess Tournament to Showcase Top U.S. and Global Talent with $100,000 Prize Fund

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CCSCSL Staff
on November 20, 2024 in
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Saint Louis Masters Chess Tournament to Showcase

Top U.S. and Global Talent with $100,000 Prize Fund



SAINT LOUIS, November 20, 2024 - The Saint Louis Chess Club is proud to announce the inaugural 2024 Saint Louis Masters, a premier chess event that will bring together up to 60 of the world’s top players in a high-stakes tournament with a prize fund of $100,000. The event will take place from December 3-7, 2024, at the Chase Park Plaza Hotel in Saint Louis, Missouri.

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Win These Opposite-Color Bishop Endgames! | Road to 2000 - IM Tianqi "Steve" Wang

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CCSCSL Staff
on November 19, 2024 in

International Master Tianqi "Steve" Wang debuts on YouTube as the new chess instructor for Road to 2000.

2024.11.19
Tianqi Wang as White, 2024: A37 English, symmetrical variation
Julian Proleiko as White, ???: E06 Catalan, closed, 5.Nf3
Jun Xie vs Alisa Galliamova, World Championship (Women) (1999): B33 Sicilian, Pelikan, Chelyabinsk variation

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Var's Big Birthday Bash! | Grandmaster's Choice - GM Varuzhan Akobian

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CCSCSL Staff
on November 19, 2024 in

Grandmaster Var Akobian analyzes his game against Sam Shankland from the 2017 U.S. Chess Championship in Saint Louis. Today is Akobian's birthday, which he shares with Jose Raul Capablanca.

2024.11.14
Varuzhan Akobian vs Sam Shankland, United States Championship (2017): D43 Queen's Gambit Declined semi-Slav, Hastings variation
https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1870039

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