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Blitz Bounty Live! | Dennis LaRue vs. Jacob Sanders (Preview)

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CCSCSL Staff
on February 19, 2019 in

Event Date: February 26th, 2019 8:45 P.M.

Club instructor Dennis LaRue tries to avoid embarrassment in a rated blitz match for cash against one of the many children at the club who are responsible for bringing him to his UCSF rating floor!

Hosts: GM Pepe Cuenca & Ben Simon
Players: Dennis LaRue & Jacob Sanders

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Blitz Bounty Live Stream! | Dennis LaRue VS Jacob Sanders | Preview

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CCSCSL Staff
on February 16, 2019 in

Event Date: February 26th, 2019 8:45 P.M.

Preview:
Club instructor Dennis LaRue tries to avoid embarrassment in a rated blitz match for cash against one of the many children at the club who are responsible for bringing him to his UCSF rating floor!

Host: Ben Simon
Co-host: GM Pepe Cuenca
Players: Dennis LaRue & Jacob Sanders

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2019 Cairns Cup: Women's Prize Funds

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CCSCSL Staff
on February 15, 2019 in

International Master Tania Sachdev and WGM Jennifer Shahade discuss prize funds in women's events and the importance of having something for which female players can fight, before the 2019 Cairns Cup.

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2019 Cairns Cup: Is Chess Sexist?

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CCSCSL Staff
on February 15, 2019 in

International Master Tania Sachdev and WGM Jennifer Shahade discuss sexism in chess, and why gender lines exist in the game, before the 2019 Cairns Cup.

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2019 Cairns Cup: Caïssa Club Appreciation Event

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CCSCSL Staff
on February 15, 2019 in

Before the first-ever Cairns Cup, the Saint Louis Chess Campus recognized donors with a night full of grandmasters and tandem chess. It was the 2019 Caïssa Club Appreciation night at the World Chess Hall of Fame.

2019.02.04
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2019 Cairns Cup: GM Cristian Chirila Interview

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CCSCSL Staff
on February 15, 2019 in

Grandmaster Maurice Ashley interviews GM Cristian Chirila during Round 9 of the first-ever Cairns Cup. Chirila has just announced he will coach the new Mizzou Chess Team.

2019.02.15
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Planning In Chess | Road To 2000

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CCSCSL Staff
on February 15, 2019 in

Caleb Denby equips you with the planning skills needed to get on the road to a 2000 rating. In closed positions, look for play on the flanks.

Follow along: https://lichess.org/study/jS5G4Iij

2019.02.06
The Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings classifies the King's Indian Defence under the codes E60 through E99

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