Black Wins Against 1.d4 | Games to Know by Heart - IM Eric Rosen
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 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
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International Master Eric Rosen looks at Sicilian games you can learn by heart with 2. Nc3. See the best continuations. Transpositions are included.
International Master Eric Rosen analyzes YouTube game submissions. Take a look at the good and bad, including a crazy final game of (unsound) sacrifices.
2017.05.04
Hiro Higuchi vs. Daniel Bronfeyn, 2017: A13 English opening, Agincourt variation
Cumbres vs. dynamicchess970: A41 Queen's Pawn
Pikay vs. mostafizur: B40 Sicilian defence
War_Demon vs. g30813: E91 King's Indian, 6.Be2
stillsoceebs vs. Rue27: B54 Sicilian
deepdaleduck vs. RainingAnchors (Nolan): C00 French defence
Ben Simon covers the best of the ninth and final day of this international tournament. Twenty-six players from eleven nations compete in two ten-player round robins and one six-player double round robin with a combined $50,000 prize fund. Hear from the champions: GM Varuzhan Akobian, IM Awonder Liang, and GM Samuel Sevian.
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The CCSCSL scholastic tournament series headed to West County this past Saturday for our Mayhem in May event at Christian Brothers College High School. Ninety-five young contestants braved thunderstorms to battle it out on the chessboards. This attendance number is doubly impressive considering it was finals week for many area schools.
Place | K-6 Standings | K-12 Standings |
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1 | OAK BROOK ELEMENTARY | PARKWAY SOUTHWEST MIDDLE |
2 | ARGO | PARKWAY WEST MIDDLE |
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Ben Simon covers the best of the penultimate day of this international tournament. Twenty-six players from eleven nations compete in two ten-player round robins and one six-player double round robin with a combined $50,000 prize fund. Hear from GMs Yaro Zherebukh and Sam Sevian.
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