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2021 Superbet Chess Classic: Preview

The second Superbet Chess Classic is the first leg of the 2021 Grand Chess Tour, live from the Sheraton Bucharest Hotel in Romania. Eight of the nine tour players are joined by two wildcards for nine rounds of classical chess. Watch from June 5-14!

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2013 World Chess Championship: The Final Blow | Chess and Psychology - IM Dorsa Derakhshani

International Master Dorsa Derakhshani revisits Magnus Carlsen's Round 9 win over World Champion Viswanathan Anand in the 2013 World Championship match. The victory over Vishy put Carlsen at an insurmountable three points ahead.

2021.06.02
Viswanathan Anand vs Magnus Carlsen, Anand - Carlsen World Championship Match (2013): E25 Nimzo-Indian, Saemisch variation
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2021 Grand Chess Tour Promo

The dates for the first two events are in June.

The 2021 Grand Chess Tour will feature two classical and three rapid & blitz events, picking up after the cancellation of the 2020 season. Tour participants will compete for a total prize fund of $1.275 million, including $325,000 per classical tournament and $150,000 in prizes for rapid & blitz events.

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Beating GM Perez at World Cup Qualifier | Insane in the Endgame - GM Varuzhan Akobian

Grandmaster Varuzhan Akobian shows his quarterfinal World Cup Qualifier game against Cuban GM Luis Manuel Perez at the online hybrid knockout tournament. Akobian won his match against Perez, but ultimately failed to qualify for the Cup.

2021.06.01
Varuzhan Akobian vs. Luis Manuel Perez Rodriguez, 2021: D10 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav defence, exchange variation
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Holy Cow! I Won the Chicago Open! (U2300) | Road to 2000 - NM Caleb Denby

National Master Caleb Denby shares lessons he learned during the 2021 Chicago Open, where he won clear first in the U2300 section.

2021.06.01
Caleb Denby vs. Evan Huang, 2021: E98 King's Indian, orthodox, Aronin-Taimanov, 9.Ne1
Benjamin Tang vs. Denby, 2021: B18 Caro-Kann, classical variation
Denby vs. Sergei Muratov, 2021: D31 Queen's Gambit Declined, semi-Slav, Marshall gambit
Max Zinski vs. Denby, 2021: B10 Caro-Kann, two knights variation

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Holy Cow! I Won the Chicago Open! (U2300) | Road to 2000 - NM Caleb Denby | lichess.org

National Master Caleb Denby shares lessons he learned during the 2021 Chicago Open, where he won clear first in the U2300 section.

2021.06.01
Caleb Denby vs. Evan Huang, 2021: E98 King's Indian, orthodox, Aronin-Taimanov, 9.Ne1
Benjamin Tang vs. Denby, 2021: B18 Caro-Kann, classical variation
Denby vs. Sergei Muratov, 2021: D31 Queen's Gambit Declined, semi-Slav, Marshall gambit
Max Zinski vs. Denby, 2021: B10 Caro-Kann, two knights variation

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