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Today in Chess | 2020 Candidates Tournament: Round 7 Recap
Grandmaster Maurice Ashley highlights results from Round 7 of the 2020 Candidates Tournament in Yekaterinburg, Russia.
2020.03.25
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Today in Chess | 2020 Candidates Tournament: Adjournment
Eight players competed in a double round robin in Yekaterinburg to determine who would challenge Magnus Carlsen for the 2020 World Championship. Today, the tournament was adjourned when Russia announced it would cease international travel. Join GMs Alejandro Ramirez, Yasser Seirawan, and Maurice Ashley for updates.
2020.03.26
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Dorsa vs. Shah Sagar, Against the Caro-Kann | Chess and Psychology - IM Dorsa Derakhshani
International Master Dorsa Derakhshani shows a game against IM Shah Sagar at the 2015 Abu Dhabi Chess Festival.
2020.03.24
Dorsa Derakhshani vs. Shah Sagar, 2015: B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz variation
https://www.chessbomb.com/arena/2015-abudhabi/05-Derakhshani_Dorsa-Sagar...
Today in Chess | 2020 Candidates Tournament: The Count's Key Moments 2
Grandmaster Cristian Chirila looks at key moments that affected the trajectories of Nepomniachtchi, Wang, Grischuk, and Alekseenko in the first half of the 2020 Candidates Tournament.
2020.03.25
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Today in Chess | 2020 Candidates Tournament: The Count's Key Moments 1
Grandmaster Cristian Chirila looks at key moments that affected the trajectories of Ding, Vachier-Lagrave, Caruana, and Giri in the first half of the 2020 Candidates Tournament.
2020.03.25
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2020 Candidates: MVL vs. Grischuk | Games of the Week - GM Dariusz Swiercz
Grandmaster Daro Swiercz looks at the best game from Round 4 of the 2020 Candidates Tournament in Yekaterinburg, Russia.
2020.03.26
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Alexander Grischuk, World Championship Candidates (2020): C67 Ruy Lopez, Berlin defence, open variation
https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1993333
Daro Swiercz at the 2019 World Team | Grandmaster's Choice - GM Dariusz Swiercz
Grandmaster Dariusz Swiercz teaches a lecture on a topic of his choice.
2020.03.26
Bassem Amin vs Dariusz Swiercz, World Team Chess Championship (2019): C53 Giuoco Piano
https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1946503
Dariusz Swiercz vs Rinat Jumabayev, World Team Chess Championship (2019): C50 Giuoco Piano
https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1946637
2020 Candidates: Rounds 4-5 | Games of the Week - GM Dariusz Swiercz
Grandmaster Daro Swiercz looks at the best games from Round 4-5 of the 2020 Candidates Tournament in Yekaterinburg, Russia.
2020.03.26
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Alexander Grischuk, World Championship Candidates (2020):
https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1993333
Carlsen's Bishop Pair Wins Croatia 2019 | Insane in the Endgame - GM Dariusz Swiercz
Grandmaster Daro Swiercz teaches an endgame class, specifically on bishop endgames. See chess games from 2019 Grand Chess Tour Croatia, where Magnus Carlsen has two bishops and demonstrates the pair's superiority.