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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.

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.

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

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