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2020 U.S. Chess Championships: Preview

The quintet of U.S. Chess Championships is rapid and online this year. Can Hikaru Nakamura, Jennifer Yu, Alexander Shabalov, and Carissa Yip successfully defend their titles? It's 17 days of scintillating national championship chess like you've never seen before.

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2020 Cairns Cup: Growing up in Moldova and Armenia

International Master Almira Skripchenko and WGM Tatev Abrahamyan discuss growing up in Moldova and Armenia, respectively. Hear about how they learned the game and eventually moved to their current countries.

2020.02.05
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Insane in the Endgame - GM Joel Benjamin

Three-time U.S. Champion Grandmaster Joel Benjamin delivers his first lecture on the Chess Club's YouTube channel! Benjamin is only the third U.S. Chess Hall of Famer (following Seirawan and Ashley) to lecture at the Club.

2020.02.18

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2020 Cairns Cup: Det. Tracy Hallquist Interview

Grandmaster Alejandro Ramírez interviews the St. Louis Police Department "Do The Right Thing" program's Det. Tracy Hallquist on the last day of the 2020 Cairns Cup.

2020.02.16
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2020 Cairns Cup: Carissa Yip Beats Ju Wenjun!

The biggest underdog in the 2020 Cairns Cup, Carissa Yip, defeated the Women's World Chess Champion Ju Wenjun in the eighth round. See how it all happened in this highlight.

2020.02.15
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2020 Cairns Cup: Closing Ceremony

Ten of the world’s best female chess players competed in Saint Louis. Join GM Alejandro Ramirez live from the World Chess Hall of Fame for the championship presentation and closing remarks.

2020.02.17
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