School is back in session, and the Back to School Bash Scholastic Tournament resounded like the first bell on the first day of school. Loud and exciting! This tournament also heralded the very first Scholastic Tournament across the river.
Grandmaster Denes Boros reviews viewer submissions. Two Romanian players have great game, until White botches it up. Plus, a Greek gift sacrifice is displayed in the finale.
2017.10.12
Michalache vs. Calin: A74 Benoni, classical, 9...a6, 10.a4
Serrafus vs. ilto: E20 Nimzo-Indian defence
toxic_hunter vs. westmanc: D20 Queen's Gambit Accepted, 3.e4
Farouk, E vs. Lioutas, T: B01 Scandinavian (centre counter) defence
International Master Vitaly Neimer explains four different ways to beat inexperienced players in the opening. Deal with copycats, scholar's mate, Légal's mate, and the fried liver attack.
2017.09.10
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Find out the answers to the September 2017 chess puzzles!
Grandmaster Denes Boros looks at endgames that were so close, world championship history could have been changed. Profiled are 1951, 1987, and 2014.
National Master Julin Proleiko teaches you to play the Spanish Four Knights, also known as the Ruy Lopez variation of the Four Knights. See the critical lines to play after 4.Bb5.
2017.10.09
Peter Svidler vs Anatoly Karpov, Cap D'Agde FRA (2003): C49 Four knights, symmetrical, Metger unpin
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Grandmaster Denes Boros looks at games that take from the legacy of Tigran Petrosian: the exchange sacrifice. See when minor pieces are more valuable than rooks.
Grandmaster Denes Boros analyzes viewer submissions. Learn that developing pieces and castling first are more important than pawn hunting.
2017.10.05
Ethgar vs. Simon29996: B20 Sicilian defence
JohnnyBWizer vs. CR_Flamengo: B90 Sicilian, Najdorf
ilto vs. nader10: D21 Queen's Gambit Accepted, 3.Nf3
Alexander Bursch vs. Severin Paul Hoefer: A01 Nimzovich-Larsen attack, modern variation
I was supposed to write this blog long time ago. Unfortunately, two things prevented me from doing so: first, my second residency this year at the Saint Louis Chess Club, second and main reason for this postponed article, is the never ending schedule of chess events and activities that have hit me up in the past three months!
Grandmaster Denes Boros walks through some of Vassily Ivanchuk's greatest endgames. Boros talks about conceptualizing a plan in the endgame.
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