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Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2020: The Great Rivalry continues!

By GM Denes Boros

 

The first tournament of the year starts on January 11 and ends on January the 26th. The Wimbledon of Chess as it is known in chess circles, 2020 Tata Steel is a gruelling event, spreading through two weeks and thirteen rounds. This is physically very demanding, which means only the fittest and brightest players can win this prestigious event. Even though most of the tournaments are nine rounds long, this will be a perfect practice for grandmasters that qualified for the World Championship Candidates Tournament.

 

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2020 PRO Chess League Week 1: STL Arch Bishops vs. NY Marshalls | chess.com

The Saint Louis Arch Bishops field Fabiano Caruana, Leinier Dominguez, Wesley So, and Liem Le against the New York Marshalls in Week 1 rapid action! Join IM Dorsa Derakhshani and NM Caleb Denby for the move-by-move, and Mike Kummer for a pre-game show.

Originally broadcast live on Twitch
PROChessLeague.com
2020.01.07

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Judit Polgár's Fierce Endgames - GM Denes Boros

Grandmaster Denes Boros profiles the endgames of Judit Polgár in this edition of "Insane in the Endgame." With raging attacks and fierce tactical vision, see why Judit is one of the greats, culminating with her classic against Sergey Karjakin at the 2011 World Cup.

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2019 Pan-Ams vs. Brendan Zhang | Chess and Psychology - IM Dorsa Derakhshani

International Master Dorsa Derakhshani takes us through her game as Black from the 2019 Pan American Intercollegiate Championship against Brendan Zhang. Control your nerves and explore why chess and psychology are closely related.

2020.01.07
Brendan Zhang vs. Dorsa Derakhshani, 2019: E33 Nimzo-Indian, classical, Milner-Barry (Zurich) variation

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