The second Croatia Grand Chess Tour is a rapid and blitz tournament and the third stop on the 2021 Tour. Eleven players compete in nine rounds of rapid chess and 18 rounds of blitz chess, live from the National and University Library in Zagreb. Today has three rapid rounds. Join GMs Cristian Chirila, Yasser Seirawan, and Maurice Ashley for the move-by-move.
2021.07.08
KasparovChess.com
GrandChessTour.org
The 2021 Croatia Grand Chess Tour Rapid and Blitz tournament will be the second Rapid and Blitz event and the third stop on the 2021 Grand Chess Tour. In 2019, Croatia Grand Chess Tour featured all 12 tour participants competing in classical format while this year's 2021 event will feature ten elite grandmasters competing over 9 rounds of rapid chess and 18 rounds of blitz chess.
The 2021 Croatia Grand Chess Tour Rapid and Blitz tournament will be the second Rapid and Blitz event and the third stop on the 2021 Grand Chess Tour. In 2019, Croatia Grand Chess Tour featured all 12 tour participants competing in classical format while this year's 2021 event will feature ten elite grandmasters competing over 9 rounds of rapid chess and 18 rounds of blitz chess.
Read more about the tournament here: https://grandchesstour.org/2021-grand-chess-tour/2021-croatia-rapid-blitz
The 2021 Croatia Grand Chess Tour Rapid and Blitz tournament will be the second Rapid and Blitz event and the third stop on the 2021 Grand Chess Tour. In 2019, Croatia Grand Chess Tour featured all 12 tour participants competing in classical format while this year's 2021 event will feature ten elite grandmasters competing over 9 rounds of rapid chess and 18 rounds of blitz chess.
National Master Caleb Denby shows one of Garry Kasparov's quickest victories, 12 moves against Australian Champion Guy West.
2021.04.28
Garry Kasparov vs Guy West, telex (1977)
https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1069675
International Master Dorsa Derakhshani concludes her June chess series on Magnus Carlsen. See Carlsen lose to Levon Aronian at Norway Chess 2020.
Watch the previous Carlsen videos!
https://youtu.be/IAIs7QcDjQ4
https://youtu.be/YxQA1IXpad4
https://youtu.be/LsfL3Qm7y2o
https://youtu.be/D-RJ_A-VtsA
International Master Dorsa Derakhshani reviews Alireza Firouzja's loss to Levon Aronian at the 2021 Goldmoney Asian Rapid via a devastating combination.
2021.07.01
Alireza Firouzja vs Levon Aronian, Goldmoney Asian Rapid (2021): C27 Vienna game
https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=2054890
International Master Dorsa Derakhshani analyzes Alireza Firouzja's win over world champion Magnus Carlsen at the 2021 Goldmoney Asian Rapid.
This is the first chess class at the Saint Louis Chess Club since March 2020. Welcome back, live audience. Welcome to the old normal. We did it.
2021.07.01
Alireza Firouzja vs Magnus Carlsen, Goldmoney Asian Rapid (2021): C26 Vienna game
https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=2054817
International Master Dorsa Derakhshani reviews the best games from this week in world class chess.
2021.07.01
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