What Made Bobby Fischer...Bobby Fischer? | Road to 2000 - NM Caleb Denby
National Master Caleb Denby looks at several Bobby Fischer games, including the "Game of the Century" against Donald Byrne, and Game 3 of the 1972 World Championship.
National Master Caleb Denby looks at several Bobby Fischer games, including the "Game of the Century" against Donald Byrne, and Game 3 of the 1972 World Championship.
Challenge GM Pepe Cuenca to live blitz games on chess24! Tony Chen co-hosts.
2019.10.16
National Master Caleb Denby equips you with the tools to get on the road to a 2000 chess rating.
2019.10.16
Grandmaster Pepe Cuenca looks at a pearl of an endgame: the 1931 showdown between Tylkowski and Antoni Wojciechowski. With respect to Najdorf, Cuenca considers this the "real" Polish Immortal.
2019.10.15
Tylkowski vs Antoni Wojciechowski, Poznan (1931): A03 Bird's opening
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1277959
Grandmaster Pepe Cuenca analyzes a first round game from the FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament 2019 on the Isle of Man. For the first time, this tournament is a direct qualifier for the 2020 Candidates.
2019.10.10
Evgeniy Nager vs. Viswanathan Anand, 2019: E46 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O
https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/fide-grand-swiss-2019/1/1/4
Grandmaster Pepe Cuenca analyzes his game at the Iberoamericano Open against GM Jorge Cori, the top seed.
2019.10.10
Pepe Cuenca vs. Jorge Cori, 2019: C11 French, Steinitz, Boleslavsky variation
https://www.chessbomb.com/arena/2019-Iberoamericano-open/07-Cuenca_Jimen...
Chess superstar Mike Kummer and Tony Chen accept challenges on lichess.org. Dennis LaRue also joins the fray.
2019.10.18
In Intense Chess on October 12, 2019, the players each start with 1 minute, but have a 10 second delay per move. Here, Mike Kummer and Tracee Stewart compete in a demonstration game.
That 10 seconds acts like a shot clock, making the game play out more like a tennis match, which is exciting for spectators.
Eight-player knockout tournament
All YouTube Stars
$500 1st
$250 2nd
$75 3rd-4th
$25 5th-8th
In Intense Chess on October 12, 2019, the players each start with 1 minute, but have a 10 second delay per move.
That 10 seconds acts like a shot clock, making the game play out more like a tennis match, which is exciting for spectators.
Eight-player knockout tournament
All YouTube Stars
$500 1st
$250 2nd
$75 3rd-4th
$25 5th-8th
FIRST ROUND:
Jonathan Schrantz vs. Arjun “Adjourn” Puri
Dennis LaRue vs. Michael Pugachev
NM Julian Proleiko vs. "The Sub"
“GM” Ken West vs. “The Mystery Man”
In Intense Chess, the players each start with 1 minute , but have a 10 second delay per move.
That 10 seconds acts like a shot clock, making the game play out more like a tennis match which is exciting for spectators.
8 player Knock-out format
All YouTube Stars
$500 1st
$250 2nd
$75 3rd-4th
$25 5th-8th
Jonathan Schrantz vs. Arjun “Adjourn” Puri
Dennis Larue vs. Michael Pugachev
NM Julian Proleiko vs. Jacob Sanders
“GM” Ken West vs. “Mystery Man”