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A Nice Day for MVL | Day 1

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on August 26, 2022 in

Maxime Vachier-Lagrave talks to Cristian Chirila after scoring 4/6 in the first three rapid rounds of the 2022 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz.

2022.08.26
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2022 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz: Day 1 | lichess.org

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CCSCSL Staff
on August 26, 2022 in

The sixth annual Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz is also the fourth leg of the Grand Chess Tour. Seven Tour players (Vachier-Lagrave, Aronian, Caruana, Firouzja, Nepomniachtchi, Dominguez, and Mamedyarov) are joined by wildcards (Nakamura, Shankland, and Xiong) for a rapid round robin and blitz double round robin event. Today has the first three rapid rounds, live from 308 N Euclid Ave. Join GMs Peter Svidler, Yasser Seirawan, and Cristian Chirila for the move-by-move.

2022.08.26
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Rook Endgames You Should Know | Beginner Breakdown

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CCSCSL Staff
on August 25, 2022 in

Instructor Alex Moellering breaks down rook endgames all chess players should know, like opposition, the Lucena position, the Philidor position, "building a bridge," and more!

Originally on Twitch.
2022.08.15

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2022 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz: Day 2

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CCSCSL Staff
on August 24, 2022 in

The sixth annual Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz is also the fourth leg of the Grand Chess Tour. Seven Tour players (Vachier-Lagrave, Aronian, Caruana, Firouzja, Nepomniachtchi, Dominguez, and Mamedyarov) are joined by wildcards (Nakamura, Shankland, and Xiong) for a rapid round robin and blitz double round robin event. Today has the middle three rapid rounds, live from 308 N Euclid Ave. Join GMs Peter Svidler, Yasser Seirawan, and Cristian Chirila for the move-by-move.

2022.08.27
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