Leo Correa and "BishoptoC4" send their Best | Viewers’ Choice - GM Elshan Moradiabadi
Grandmaster Elshan Moradiabadi analyzes viewer submissions. Send yours to info@saintlouischessclub.org.
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Caleb at the 2017 Bill Wright Saint Louis Open | Road to 2000
Caleb Denby looks at two of his games from the 2017 Saint Louis Open, an event where he earned 70 USCF rating points.
2019.04.24
https://lichess.org/study/hqB3nMJJ
Caleb Denby vs. Michael Brooks, 2017: A41 Robatsch defence, Rossolimo variation
Denby vs. Katerina Nemcova, 2017: A90 Dutch defence
Critical Moments to Remember - GM Elshan Moradiabadi
Grandmaster Elshan Moradiabadi shows games from the GRENKE Classic and more. Identify turning points and identify the bias each player lets influence his decisions.
Jonathan Schrantz Beats a Grandmaster? | Jonathan Plays The People
Does Jonathan Schrantz Beat a Grandmaster on lichess.org? Watch to find out!
2019.04.23
Jonathan Schrantz vs. GM Ianchester1: E20 Nimzo-Indian, Kmoch variation
Today in Chess | Zugdidi vs. Saint Louis 2 | lichess.org
Eight scholastic players from the Saint Louis Chess Club play students from the Zugdidi Chess School in the country of Georgia in a friendly one-round rapid match on lichess.org. Join Mike Kummer & Ben Simon for the move-by-move.
2019.04.20
https://chesszugdidi.bitrix24.site/ZugdidivsSaintLouis/#block220
G/25;+10
The Tale of Zukertort, Steinitz, & Blackburne | Romantic Chess - GM Elshan Moradiabadi
Grandmaster Elshan Moradiabadi profiles Wilhelm Steinitz, Johannes Zukertort, and Joseph Henry Blackburne and the early tournaments of international chess.
Lenhardt’s Loss in the Bundesliga | Viewers’ Choice - GM Elshan Moradiabadi
Grandmaster Elshan Moradiabadi analyzes a submission from Lenhardt, which was probably played in the German League.
2019.04.18
NN vs. Lenhardt: A81 Dutch defence, Blackburne variation
NN vs. Henry Rankin, 2019
Scholastic Tournament Blog: 2019 Spring Fever
Check out the results of our April schoalstic tournament, Spring Fever!
Experiences As GM in Residence During the U.S. Championships
It has been nearly five years since I was last in Saint Louis. In 2014, shortly after I became a Grandmaster, I was invited to be the Grandmaster-In-Residence at the Saint Louis Chess Club – a position I had not even known existed.
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I’m not quite sure exactly how many lessons I’ve given on how the rook moves, what fork is, or how to properly hit the clock when you’ve made a move – it’s too many to count. Being a teacher, time kind of flows in a different way in my schools, almost like each classroom is a time capsule. However, even as the semesters pass by, I will never forget my very first day teaching in front of a group of students.
