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2019 Champions Showdown: The Kings - Day 1

Starting February 20th thru February 24th, The 2019 Champions Showdown shall be an exhibition event featuring five individual matches: Hikaru Nakamura vs. Jan-Krzysztof Duda, Fabiano Caruana vs. Pentala Harikrishna, Wesley So vs. David Navara, Leinier Dominguez vs. Veselin Topalov and Sam Shankland vs. Richard Rapport. Over five days, the players shall contest games at rapid and blitz time controls. Each matchup will have a prize fund of $60,000 with first place taking $36,000 and second place taking $24,000.

20.2.19
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Blitz Bounty Live! | Dennis LaRue vs. Jacob Sanders (Preview)

Event Date: February 26th, 2019 8:45 P.M.

Club instructor Dennis LaRue tries to avoid embarrassment in a rated blitz match for cash against one of the many children at the club who are responsible for bringing him to his UCSF rating floor!

Hosts: GM Pepe Cuenca & Ben Simon
Players: Dennis LaRue & Jacob Sanders

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Blitz Bounty Live Stream! | Dennis LaRue VS Jacob Sanders | Preview

Event Date: February 26th, 2019 8:45 P.M.

Preview:
Club instructor Dennis LaRue tries to avoid embarrassment in a rated blitz match for cash against one of the many children at the club who are responsible for bringing him to his UCSF rating floor!

Host: Ben Simon
Co-host: GM Pepe Cuenca
Players: Dennis LaRue & Jacob Sanders

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2019 Cairns Cup: GM Cristian Chirila Interview

Grandmaster Maurice Ashley interviews GM Cristian Chirila during Round 9 of the first-ever Cairns Cup. Chirila has just announced he will coach the new Mizzou Chess Team.

2019.02.15
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2019 Cairns Cup: Women's Prize Funds

International Master Tania Sachdev and WGM Jennifer Shahade discuss prize funds in women's events and the importance of having something for which female players can fight, before the 2019 Cairns Cup.

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