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Mizzou President Choi’s Blog - Applauding our Chess Team and supporters

On Tuesday, we marked the incredibly quick success of MU’s Chess Team and the global name it is making for itself.  Just three years in the making, our team has scored national and international wins under the leadership of head coach (and Grandmaster) Cristian Chirila. Several top-tier players from across the globe are now coming to MU to compete with this team.  We know there’s still more to do – including winning a national championship.

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Caleb at the 2022 Saint Louis Open | Road to 2000 - NM Caleb Denby

National Master Caleb Denby looks at two of his games from the 2022 Bill Wright Saint Louis Open, one of the premier open tournaments in the city. See how Caleb finished tied 2nd, losing out on 1st at the last moment.

2022.04.12
Caleb Denby vs. Vinee Thatiparthi, 2022: D32 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch defence
Jordan Cohen vs. Denby, 2022: A03 Bird's opening

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Robert's Brilliancy over Khanin | Double Exclam!! - GM Robert Hungaski

GM Robert Hungaski shows some brilliant moves of his own from a game in Saint Louis against Sam Khanin, and another against Diego Valerga from Montevideo 2022.

Originally on Twitch
2022.03.28
Semen Khanin vs Robert Andrew Hungaski, Spring Chess Classic (2022): C11 French, Steinitz, Boleslavsky variation
https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=2256500
Robert Hungaski vs. Diego Valerga, 2022: E25 Nimzo-Indian, Saemisch, Romanovsky variation

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