Grandmaster Denes Boros teaches his methods to combat the London System, turning it into a "London Defense." Ideas are also explored for the corresponding bishop and pawn formation for Black.
National Master Jim McLaughlin explores many ideas to attack your opponent's king. Themes include: queenside castling dangers, bishop pair attacks, smothered mates, and back-rank mates. As usual, the positions come from Siegbert Tarrasch's 1935 book.
2018.01.02
National Master Julian Proleiko substitutes for the GM to look at three
games of world champion Mikhail Tal. The game are all from after the "Magician from Riga's" 1960 reign.
National Master Julian Proleiko substitutes for the GM and analyzes three viewer submission games. Keshav has the first and last games.
2017.12.28
KeshavJindal19 vs. pjhealey: B31 Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rossolimo attack (with ...g6, without ...d6)
xxanizxx vs. brne: D00 Queen's pawn, Mason variation
WhyDraw vs. KeshavJindal19: C13 French, classical, Anderssen variation
SAINT LOUIS (January 8, 2018) – For the tenth consecutive year, the Saint Louis Chess Club will host the U.S. Chess Championship and U.S. Women’s Chess Championship. Since the 2009 Championships, the Chess Club has awarded more than two million dollars in prize money, with an additional $294,000 on the line for this year’s 24 competitors.
National Master Jim McLaughlin substitutes for the GM to teach several essential endgames. Learn when you can and how you can promote a pawn when it is the only material on the board. Plus, we add rooks to learn the Philidor (drawing) and Lucena (winning) positions.
2017.12.26
National Master Jim McLaughlin continues to look at positions from Siegbert Tarrasch that deal with attacking the h7 and h2 squares, usually to checkmate. The defending side has castled kingside but is vulnerable.
2017.12.26
Grandmaster Denes Boros critiques the AlphaZero vs. Stockfish computer match. AlphaZero soundly defeated its opponent, but is it really the best thing ever? See why Boros likens AlphaZero to former world champion Mikhail Tal.
The Kasparov Chess Foundation (KCF) and The Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis (CCSCSL) have run the very successful Young Stars – Team USA for the past six years. The Team USA program has helped develop several American chess prodigies from across the country.
Grandmaster Denes Boros analyzes three viewer submissions, including a big upset by video producer Ben Simon at the Club's 2017 Holiday Bash. Submit your games at info@saintlouischessclub.org.
2017.12.21
Egorka25 vs. theones: D85 Gruenfeld, modern exchange variation
Krystian Furmanski (1558 FIDE) vs. Piotr Rutkowski (1542 FIDE), 2016: B90 Sicilian, Najdorf, Byrne (English) attack
Dennis E Humphries (1700 USCF) vs. Ben Simon (1458 USCF), 2017: C78 Ruy Lopez, Moeller defence
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