Club Staff Sara Herman demonstrates just how vicious one can strive to be at the chess board.
2024.09.24
Sara Herman vs. Alan-Addin Moussa, 2019: B10 Caro-Kann, two knights variation
Herman vs. Navneet Ramkumar, 2022: B56 Sicilian
Nathan Yan vs. Herman, 2022: B90 Sicilian, Najdorf, Byrne (English) attack
Herman vs. Matthew Wofford, 2023: E01 Catalan, closed
Grandmaster Illia Nyzhnyk tells you what you need to know before you assume the attacking lifestyle in your chess repertoire.
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Tactical advantages from opponent's misplay against the 4 - Pawns Opening.
US Champion Fabiano Caruana visited the Saint Louis Chess Club to face some of the area's best players in the Club's weekly Saturday Night Blitz Tournament. Watch him go head to head with Erik "Mr. Tactics" Tkachenko
After white plays Bxd5, its a pawn race
Arjun breaks down Ke5 for white
Arjun explains the possibility of Ke5
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Arjuns look at the line Bxd5
Club Staff Sara Herman teaches a chess class about managing your attitude when your position on the board seems hopeless.
2024.09.17
Sara Herman vs. David Kassin, 2022: B76 Sicilian, dragon, Yugoslav attack, Rauser variation
Herman vs. Sheena Zeng, 2023: D43 Queen's Gambit Declined semi-Slav
Herman vs. Richard Shtivelband, 2023: A96 Dutch, classical variation
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