Ben Simon covers the best of the first round of the GM and IM Norms tournament. Hear from IM Cemil Can "JJ" Ali Marandi and FM Josh Colas. Which future chess superstars will emerge from the two fields?
2017.02.16
Cemil Can Ali Marandi vs. Nikhil Kumar, 2017: B12 Caro-Kann, Tartakower (fantasy) variation
Joshua Colas vs. Aaron Grabinsky, 2017: A00 Benko's opening
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Dennis LaRue substitutes the openings class to teach the Danish Gambit. White sacrifices one or two pawns for the sake of rapid development and attack.
2017.02.13
C21 Danish gambit, Schlechter defence
Grandmaster Denes Boros shows the kids games and puzzles that exhibit positional sacrifices. These sacrifices give away material but gain control of important squares.
Jonathan Schrantz challenges you to find the best move. Find a mate or win material with pins, forks, skewers, and more. If you find a good move, see if you can find an even better one.
2016.11.06
Dennis LaRue walks viewers through a non-Romantic game from the Romantic era: E. Williams-Staunton. This was part of their match to determine the third place of the first international chess tournament.
2017.02.07
Elijah Williams vs Howard Staunton, London (1851): B21 Sicilian, Grand Prix attack
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Jonathan Schrantz closes the book on the Semi-Slav Defense series with the Anti-Moscow Variation. See demonstrations taken from real, strong games.
Grandmaster Denes Boros shows the kids positions where a windmill attack can occur. Windmill attacks are performed by bishops and rooks and are a series of discovered checks and captures.
Jonathan Schrantz looks at two games of the legendary Polish grandmaster Akiba Rubinstein. "Rubinstein's Immortal" game is included.
Jonathan Schrantz substitutes this class where Club members' games are analyzed from the "Wednesday Knights" tournaments. See an upset and a game from Dennis LaRue.
2017.02.02
Daniel J Coryea vs. Andrew John Stevens, 2017: D05 Queen's pawn game, Rubinstein (Colle-Zukertort) variation
Kevin Y Li vs. Dennis La Rue, 2017: B33 Sicilian, Pelikan (Lasker/Sveshnikov) variation
Jonathan Schrantz challenges you to find the best move. Find a mate or win material with pins, forks, skewers, and more. If you find a good move, see if you can find an even better one.
2016.11.06
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