Mentee Chess Tournament
On February 10, 2018, the Nu Chi Foundation, with the support of the Brothers of Omega Psi Phi-Nu Chi Chapter, hosted a Mentee Chess Tournament.
On February 10, 2018, the Nu Chi Foundation, with the support of the Brothers of Omega Psi Phi-Nu Chi Chapter, hosted a Mentee Chess Tournament.
From the visionary creator of Blunders comes a brand new video series that will dazzle, amaze and confuse you.
Prepare to enter a world of cutlery so devastating that you won’t want to go into the kitchen for weeks.
Witness a world where average Chess players are given puzzles just above their ratings. . .
Timer Music: Too Much Coffee - Grilled Cheese and Tomato
Grandmaster Josh Friedel shows his 6th round game against FM Sean Vibbert from the 2017 Chicago Open. Friedel notes the importance of patience and not simplifying.
2018.02.06
Sean Vibbert vs. Josh Friedel, 2017: C72 Ruy Lopez, modern Steinitz defence, 5.O-O
https://chesstempo.com/gamedb/game/4188889
National Master Jim McLaughlin shows tactical combinations based on games from the time of Siegbert Tarrasch. Themes include: advancing pawns to save a game, and targeting squares. It's the final batch of content from Tarrasch's 1935 book.
2018.02.06
Akiba Rubinstein vs Isaac Kashdan, Hamburg (1930)
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1119866
Grandmaster Josh Friedel shows the respective last round games of Pentala Harikrishna and Michael Adams at the 2018 Gibraltar Chess Festival.
2018.02.01
Michael Adams vs Nils Grandelius, Tradewise Gibraltar (2018)
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1910450
Mariya Muzychuk vs Pentala Harikrishna, Tradewise Gibraltar (2018): E00 Catalan opening
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1910555
The 2018 Saint Louis Norm Congress consists of two classical 10-player round robins where players attempt to earn Grandmaster or International Master norms. Join GM Josh Friedel and Ben Simon with the move-by-move of Round 9, the final round.
https://uschesschamps.com/2018-saint-louis-norm-congress-gm
https://uschesschamps.com/2018-saint-louis-norm-congress-im
USChessChamps.com
2018.02.13
The 2018 Saint Louis Norm Congress consists of two classical 10-player round robins where players attempt to earn Grandmaster or International Master norms. Join GM Josh Friedel and Ben Simon with the move-by-move of Round 8.
https://uschesschamps.com/2018-saint-louis-norm-congress-gm
https://uschesschamps.com/2018-saint-louis-norm-congress-im
USChessChamps.com
2018.02.12
The 2018 Saint Louis Norm Congress consists of two classical 10-player round robins where players attempt to earn Grandmaster or International Master norms. Join GM Josh Friedel and Ben Simon with the move-by-move of Rounds 6 and 7.
https://uschesschamps.com/2018-saint-louis-norm-congress-gm
https://uschesschamps.com/2018-saint-louis-norm-congress-im
USChessChamps.com
2018.02.11
The 2018 Saint Louis Norm Congress consists of two classical 10-player round robins where players attempt to earn Grandmaster or International Master norms. Join GM Josh Friedel and Ben Simon with the move-by-move of Rounds 4 and 5.
https://uschesschamps.com/2018-saint-louis-norm-congress-gm
https://uschesschamps.com/2018-saint-louis-norm-congress-im
USChessChamps.com
2018.02.10
The 2018 Saint Louis Norm Congress consists of two classical 10-player round robins where players attempt to earn Grandmaster or International Master norms. Join GM Josh Friedel and Ben Simon with the move-by-move of Rounds 2 and 3.
https://uschesschamps.com/2018-saint-louis-norm-congress-gm
https://uschesschamps.com/2018-saint-louis-norm-congress-im
USChessChamps.com
2018.02.09