Grandmaster Akshat Chandra analyzes two games he played as Black against the English with the Kramnik-Shirov Counterattack (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Bb4).
2023.11.09
Andrew Zheng vs. Akshat Chandra, 2016: A22 English, Bremen, Smyslov system
Seth Homa vs Akshat Chandra, 27th Chicago Open (2018): A21 English, Kramnik-Shirov counterattack
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Live from the World Chess Hall of Fame, the 7th Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz is the fourth of five legs of the Grand Chess Tour. Six of the Tour players are joined by four wildcards (players below) for a rapid round robin and a blitz double round robin. Join GMs Peter Svidler, Yasser Seirawan, & IM Tania Sachdev from November 14-18 at 1:05 P.M. CST.
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2023 US Chess Championships
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Grandmaster Akshat Chandra interacts with the chess audience while tackling tactics puzzles on lichess.org.
2023.11.07
National Master Ralph Tan teaches a chess class about pins. Maybe you can spot a pin in a puzzle, but how do you set up a pin in a real game?
Grandmaster Akshat Chandra teaches a chess class on a topic of his choice.
2023.11.07
National Master Ralph Tan debuts on YouTube's Beginner Breakdown with a chess class on decoys. A decoy is a tactic that lures an enemy piece off its square and away from its defensive role.
Grandmaster Akshat Chandra debuts with the Club with tactics from his own games, including a win over Ben Finegold. Akshat takes questions at the end from Yasser Seirawan.
SAINT LOUIS (October 19, 2023) – Grandmaster Fabiano Caruana and International Master Carissa Yip took top honors out of a field of elite American chess players in the 2023 U.S. Chess Championship and 2023 U.S. Women’s Chess Championship, respectively.
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