For the tenth straight year the Saint Louis Chess Club is hosting the U.S. Chess Championships. This event features 12 of the strongest Chess Players and 12 of the strongest Female Chess Players in America. Join WGM Jennifer Shahade, GM Yasser Seirawan, and GM Maurice Ashley for live Commentary.
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As the 2017-2018 chess season comes to an end, 215 young chess players participated in the Spring Fever Chess Tournament on Saturday, April 14th, at Webster Groves High School. After four strenuous rounds, the winners were picked below.
For the tenth straight year the Saint Louis Chess Club is hosting the U.S. Chess Championships. This event features 12 of the strongest Chess Players and 12 of the strongest Female Chess Players in America. Join WGM Jennifer Shahade, GM Yasser Seirawan, and GM Maurice Ashley for live Commentary.
USChessChamps.com
Por décimo año consecutivo, el Saint Louis Chess Club organiza el Campeonato de ajedrez de los EE. UU. Este evento presenta 12 de los jugadores de ajedrez más fuertes y 12 de los jugadores de ajedrez femeninos más fuertes de Estados Unidos. Únete a Gm Alejandro Ramirez y
WIM Ivette Garcia para el comentario en vivo.
The Bill Wright Saint Louis Open is one of the premier open tournaments hosted by the Saint Louis Chess Club and this year’s edition had 23 players in the Open section and 57 players in the Under 2000 section, for a total of 80 players. The time control for both sections of the tournament was 90 minutes with a 30 second increment starting on move one.
Grandmaster Yasser Seirawan analyzes Aronian-Kramnik from Round 3 of the Candidates Tournament 2018. See how Levon became a victim of Vladimir's brilliancy.
2018.04.12
Levon Aronian vs Vladimir Kramnik, World Championship Candidates (2018): C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin defence
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Grandmaster Yasser Seirawan shares an inspirational game from his friend GM Lubomir Kavalek. Kavalek sacrificed two exchanges and a piece to promote with Black. Also, see how Hou Yifan missed a pawn breakthrough against Fabiano Caruana at GRENKE 2018.
Grandmaster Yasser Seirawan dissects Fabiano Caruana's amazing game as Black against Vladimir Kramnik in Round 4 of the 2018 Candidates Tournament. See how Fabi stopped Kramnik's momentum and began his campaign to the world championship match.
2018.04.03
Vladimir Kramnik vs Fabiano Caruana, World Championship Candidates (2018)
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National Master Jim McLaughlin shows combinations where you identify unprotected pieces and find the combination that forks two pieces or a piece and checkmate. Most of the positions are from Eugene Znosko-Borovsky's book.
International Master Vitaly Neimer reflects on Fabiano Caruana's legendary 7-win streak at the second Sinquefield Cup. As a preview of Caruana's world championship showdown with Carlsen in November 2018, see the American game against the Norwegian champion from the legendary tournament in Saint Louis.
2018.03.29
Magnus Carlsen vs Fabiano Caruana, Sinquefield Cup (2014): C24 Bishop's opening, Berlin defence
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1772638
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