Grandmaster Maurice Ashley hosts the opening ceremony and drawing of lots for the 2019 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz. Play begins Saturday, August 10, 2019 at 12:50 P.M. CDT.
2019.08.09
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The fourth leg on the 2019 Grand Chess Tour begins on August 10, 2019. Three days of rapid chess and two days of blitz for a total prize fund of $150,000.
Caleb Denby looks back at the second-annual Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz, a stop on the Grand Chess Tour.
Grandmaster Steven Zierk shows how to convert two winning endgames into victories. Too often, Zierk sees players throwing away wins by not taking the endgame seriously.
2019.08.06
Viswanathan Anand vs Magnus Carlsen, Anand - Carlsen World Championship Match (2013)
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Alexander Kalikshteyn vs. Steven Zierk, 2018
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Grandmaster Steven Zierk teaches a chess endgame class.
2021.03.23
Grandmaster Varuzhan Akobian challenges you to play like a world champion. See if you can find the winning moves in positions from world championship games.
2018.12.30
Grandmaster Maurice Ashley interviews IM Almira Skripchenko during Day 5 of the fourth Paris Grand Chess Tour.
2019.07.29
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For the fourth year, the Grand Chess Tour lands in Paris. This rapid and blitz tournament is the third stop on the 2019 Tour. Players compete in nine rounds of rapid chess and 18 rounds of blitz chess for a total prize fund of $150,000. Join GMs Peter Svidler, Alejandro Ramirez, Maurice Ashley, and WGM Jennifer Shahade for the move-by-move.
2019.08.01
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Almira Skripchenko in attendance at the Grand Chess Tour event, Paris Rapid & Blitz, cheering Maxime Vachier-Lagrave on during the final day of the Blitz Rounds.
2019.08.01
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