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Rook Endgames You Should Know | Beginner Breakdown

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CCSCSL Staff
on August 25, 2022 in

Instructor Alex Moellering breaks down rook endgames all chess players should know, like opposition, the Lucena position, the Philidor position, "building a bridge," and more!

Originally on Twitch.
2022.08.15

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2022 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz: Day 2

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CCSCSL Staff
on August 24, 2022 in

The sixth annual Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz is also the fourth leg of the Grand Chess Tour. Seven Tour players (Vachier-Lagrave, Aronian, Caruana, Firouzja, Nepomniachtchi, Dominguez, and Mamedyarov) are joined by wildcards (Nakamura, Shankland, and Xiong) for a rapid round robin and blitz double round robin event. Today has the middle three rapid rounds, live from 308 N Euclid Ave. Join GMs Peter Svidler, Yasser Seirawan, and Cristian Chirila for the move-by-move.

2022.08.27
KasparovChess.com
GrandChessTour.org

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2022 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz | PROMO

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CCSCSL Staff
on August 18, 2022 in

The sixth annual Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz is also the fourth leg of the Grand Chess Tour. Eight Tour players (Vachier-Lagrave, Aronian, Caruana, Firouzja, Nepomniachtchi, Dominguez, Rapport, and Mamedyarov) are joined by wildcards (Nakamura and Shankland) for a rapid round robin and blitz double round robin event, live from 308 N Euclid Ave. Join GMs Peter Svidler, Yasser Seirawan, and Cristian Chirila from August 26-30 at 12:50 P.M. CDT.

KasparovChess.com
GrandChessTour.org

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Ben Simon Plays The People for CHESS Cops!

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CCSCSL Staff
on August 17, 2022 in

The main event of a nine-hour marathon to raise money for CHESS Cops, Ben Simon plays the viewers and talks about chess ratings, pro wrestling, his disdain for Twitch, and more! The marathon included Jonathan Schrantz and GM Bryan Smith.

Originally on Twitch
2021.11.24

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