2017 London Chess Classic: Round 1 Recap
Round 1 wrapped up with all the Players leaving the board with a Draw. GM Maurice Ashley recaps the Round.
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2017 London Chess Classic: Round 1
The final leg of the 2017 Grand Chess Tour is upon us with Round 1 of the London Chess Classic today. Watch your favorites, GM Hikaru Nakamura, GM Fabiano Caruana, GM Wesley So, GM Levon Aronian, GM Ian Nepomniachtchi, GM Magnus Carlsen, GM Mickey Adams, GM Sergey Karjakin, GM Vishy Anand, and GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vie for the 2017 Grand Chess Tour and 2017 London Chess Classic Winners' Crown. Commentary provided by GM Cristian Chirila, GM Yasser Seirawan, and WGM Jennifer Shahade, with GM Maurice Ashley reporting live from London.
2017 London Chess Classic: Ronda 1
El tramo final del Grand Chess Tour 2017 está sobre nosotros con la Ronda 1 del London Chess Classic hoy. Mire a sus favoritos, GM Hikaru Nakamura, GM Fabiano Caruana, GM Wesley So, GM Levon Aronian, GM Ian Nepomniachtchi, GM Magnus Carlsen, GM Mickey Adams, GM Sergey Karjakin, GM Vishy Anand y GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave compiten por el 2017 Grand Chess Tour y 2017 London Chess Classic Winners 'Crown. Comentarios proporcionados por GM Alejandro Ramirez y WIM Ivette Garcia.
Big Turnout, New Faces in 2017 Thanksgiving Open
On Thanksgiving weekend, a total 114 players (including seven Grandmasters) came to the Saint Louis Chess Club to compete for their share of $10,000. There were a lot of new faces in the Chess Club and lot of excitement in both sections (Open and U2000).
Destruction of a Guard + Illusory Protection | Tactics Time!
National Master Jim McLaughlin tackles two tactical themes with tons of positions from Siegbert Tarrasch. Remove the defender to pick up a hanging piece, plus expose pieces that seem to be defended but actually are not defended.
The 4...a6 Slav Defense | Chess Openings Explained
National Master Julian Proleiko explains why Black playing a6 on move four is good to play in the Slav. This is the first of three lectures where Julian deals with a complex where Black puts his pawns on d5 and c6.
How to better manage your time
Let’s face it. A lot of players struggle with time management. Moving too quickly or too slowly can be an easily overlooked problem for many. Regardless of the time control, it is important to move quickly enough to avoid time trouble, but also slowly enough to play good moves. In my opinion, time management is not talked about enough.
Polugaevsky vs. Nezhmetdinov, 1958 | Games to Know by Heart - GM Varuzhan Akobian
Today is Round 4 of the 2017 London Chess Classic. Watch your favorites, GM Hikaru Nakamura, GM Fabiano Caruana, GM Wesley So, GM Levon Aronian, GM Ian Nepomniachtchi, GM Magnus Carlsen, GM Mickey Adams, GM Sergey Karjakin, GM Vishy Anand, and GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vie for the 2017 Grand Chess Tour and 2017 London Chess Classic Winners' Crown. Commentary provided by GM Cristian Chirila, GM Yasser Seirawan, and WGM Jennifer Shahade, with GM Maurice Ashley reporting live from London.
Akobian vs. Mareco, 2017 Spring Classic | Games to Know by Heart - GM Varuzhan Akobian
Today is Round 3 of the 2017 London Chess Classic. Watch your favorites, GM Hikaru Nakamura, GM Fabiano Caruana, GM Wesley So, GM Levon Aronian, GM Ian Nepomniachtchi, GM Magnus Carlsen, GM Mickey Adams, GM Sergey Karjakin, GM Vishy Anand, and GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vie for the 2017 Grand Chess Tour and 2017 London Chess Classic Winners' Crown. Commentary provided by GM Cristian Chirila, GM Yasser Seirawan, and WGM Jennifer Shahade, with GM Maurice Ashley reporting live from London.
