2017 Champions Showdown: Day 2
Ben Simon picks up this GM- and IM-norm event in progress. Learn about what it takes to earn a chess title. Hear from IM Daniel Gurevich and Aaron Grabinsky.
2017.11.19
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2017 Champions Showdown: Grischuk vs. Caruana
Ben Simon covers this GM- and IM-norm event, where Justin Wang has earned his first IM norm. Learn about what it takes to earn a chess title. Hear from IM John Michael Burke and Justin Wang.
2017 Champions Showdown Players are asked about their Opponents
Day Two of 2017 Champions Showdown, witness your favorite players battle it out against their hand-chosen opponents. Hikaru Nakamura vs Veselin Topalov. Fabiano Caruana vs Alexander Grischuk. Wesley So vs Leinier Dominguez. Last, but certainly not least, Magnus Carlsen vs Ding Liren. Each set battling it out with rounds of rapid and blitz. Coverage provided by the commentary team of Maurice Ashley, Yasser Seirawan, and Jennifer Shahade.
2017 Champions Showdown Day Two
Day Two of 2017 Champions Showdown, witness your favorite players battle it out against their hand-chosen opponents. Hikaru Nakamura vs Veselin Topalov. Fabiano Caruana vs Alexander Grischuk. Wesley So vs Leinier Dominguez. Last, but certainly not least, Magnus Carlsen vs Ding Liren. Each set battling it out with rounds of rapid and blitz. Coverage provided by the commentary team of Maurice Ashley, Yasser Seirawan, and Jennifer Shahade.
2017 Champions Showdown: Day 1
Jonathan Schrantz challenges you to find the best move. Find a mate or win material with pins, forks, skewers, and more. If you find a good move, see if you can find an even better one.
2017 Champions Showdown Day One
The Saint Louis Chess Club will host a series of four matches, the Champions Showdown, November 9-14. In an exciting twist, the three top American players and current World Champion, Magnus Carlsen, will face their opponents in 10 games of rapid and 20 games of blitz. Tournament play will begin November 9 at 1 p.m., with World Champion Magnus Carlsen and No. 1 Chinese Grandmaster Ding Liren beginning November 11 at 1 p.m. For the first time in recent history, each match will feature play with no delay or increment.
Don't Get Forked! Episode 1
Grandmaster Cristian Chirila presents endgames where one side is left with a rook and bishop to combat a rook and knight. Consider your candidate moves in these difficult, yet practical, situations.
Tactical Challenge #28 with Jonathan Schrantz
National Master Jim McLaughlin identifies undefended pieces, or as Siegbert Tarrasch calls them, "unguarded men." Exploit these weaknesses and find the best moves.
Note that halfway through, the audio diminishes. The lecture is still good, but check your tolerance for the audio before you start.
2017.11.07
Find the Double Attacks | Tactics Time!
National Master Julian Proleiko explores the Cochrane Gambit, an opening out of the Petrov Defense where White exposes Black's king by sacrificing a knight for two pawns.
2017 Champions Showdown: No Increment, No Delay!
The Saint Louis Chess Club hosts a series of four matches November 9-14. Even though all of the matches have been clinched, the final day features 12 rounds of Carlsen-Ding at G/5. For the first time in recent history, each match features no delay or increment. Join GMs Yasser Seirawan, Alejandro Ramirez, Maurice Ashley, Cristian Chirila, and WGM Jen Shahade for the move-by-move.
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2017.11.14
