Grandmaster Ben Finegold reviews a viewer submission and a game between a Club employee and author Sasha Chapin. Recommendations for playing the London system and Chigorin defense are given.
2017.06.15
Michael Shuey vs. Russell: A41 Queen's Pawn
Isaac Schrantz vs. Sasha Chapin, 2017: D07 Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin defence
Grandmaster Ben Finegold shows four different endgames spanning from the mid-80s to the mid-90s. Remind yourselves of active pieces vs. passive pieces and when to trade.
Grandmaster Eric Hansen relives his favorite game from Wijk aan Zee 2017: his final round victory over Israeli grandmaster Ilya Smirin.
2017.06.08
Eric Hansen vs Ilya Smirin, Tata Steel (Challengers) (2017): B42 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Bd3
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1860401
Grandmaster Eric Hansen tours through a fascinating opposite-colored bishops endgame between Max Euwe and the first Canadian grandmaster Daniel Yanofsky. Despite White's advantage of two connected passed pawns, winning isn't easy.
2017.05.30
Max Euwe vs Daniel Abraham Yanofsky, Groningen (1946)
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1042592
Caleb Denby substitutes for the GM to review a game he does not yet know by heart: Alekseev vs. Krush from the 2013 Baku Open. This game is only 25 moves long and is an entertaining attacking game you could memorize.
2017.05.25
Evgeny Alekseev vs Irina Krush, Baku Open (2013): B51 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Nimzovich-Rossolimo, Moscow) attack
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1732230
Caleb Denby substitutes for the GM to review a game from the 2017 Spring Chess Classic, held at the Club. See one of Awonder's victories that helped him secure 1st Place in Group B.
2017.05.25
Awonder Liang vs Aleksandr Lenderman, St. Louis Spring Classic (Group B) (2017): B11 Caro-Kann, two knights, 3...Bg4
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1876391
International Master Eric Rosen equips you with some openings for Black against 1.d4. See games where Black wins when White opens with the queen pawn.
International Master Eric Rosen takes a look at the blunder-fest that was the blitz game in Forest Park between Mike Kummer and Club member Junior Banks. Plus, toxic_hunter sends his games in.
2017.05.11
toxic_hunter vs. RobertJamesFischer11: A01 Nimzovich-Larsen attack
toxic_hunter vs. jalalshamsi67: A01 Nimzovich-Larsen attack, modern variation
Mike Kummer vs. Junior Banks, 2017: C00 French defence
Saman-Kano vs. Mayank1999Sharma: E30 Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad variation
International Master Eric Rosen challenges you with a bunch of endgame tactics. Several themes are explored, such as "pig on the seventh" or both rooks dominating the seventh rank.
2017.05.09
Eric S Rosen vs. Joshua E Friedel, 2015
https://chess-db.com/public/game.jsp?id=2032562.2017199.61718528.28789
International Master Eric Rosen looks at Sicilian games you can learn by heart with 2. Nc3. See the best continuations. Transpositions are included.
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