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GM Blog: How to Face a World Champion?

By
CCSCSL Staff
on February 01, 2017 in
Grandmaster Blog

It is never easy to face a legend or your personal idol. The most important thing in these situations is to stay true to your own character and to your own play.

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February Chess Puzzle Answer Key

By
CCSCSL Staff
on January 30, 2017 in
Chess Puzzles

Find out the answers for the February chess puzzles. Be sure to follow us on Facebook and Twitter for your chance to figure out each Sunday chess puzzle! 

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January Chess Puzzle Answer Key

By
CCSCSL Staff
on January 30, 2017 in
Chess Puzzles

Follow the link for all the January chess puzzle answers and this month's theme! Follow us on Facebook and Twitter to try to solve the Sunday chess puzzles. 

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Smothered Mate: Learn the Pattern | Tactics Time!

By
CCSCSL Staff
on January 30, 2017 in
Video

Ben Simon covers the best of the second and third rounds of the GM and IM Norms tournament. Hear from FM Justus Williams from the IM section. Which future chess superstars will emerge from the two fields?

2017.02.17
Aaron Grabinsky vs. Justus Williams, 2017: A45 Queen's pawn game
USChessChamps.com

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Blunders #2 with Catherine & Ryan

By
CCSCSL Staff
on January 28, 2017 in
Video

Ben Simon covers the best of the first round of the GM and IM Norms tournament. Hear from IM Cemil Can "JJ" Ali Marandi and FM Josh Colas. Which future chess superstars will emerge from the two fields?

2017.02.16
Cemil Can Ali Marandi vs. Nikhil Kumar, 2017: B12 Caro-Kann, Tartakower (fantasy) variation
Joshua Colas vs. Aaron Grabinsky, 2017: A00 Benko's opening
USChessChamps.com

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Blunders #1 with Catherine & Ryan

By
CCSCSL Staff
on January 26, 2017 in
Video

Jonathan Schrantz and Mike Kummer determine the order of pairings for the seasonal GM and IM Norm tournaments (2/16 - 2/21). Two Club members face each other on André Breton and Nicolas Calas's "Wine Glass Set and Board," on display at the World Chess Hall of Fame.

Ten random glasses (the pieces) have a seed number attached to them. When one is captured, that number is assigned to two players.

http://uschesschamps.com/2017-winter-invitational/overview

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