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”
For the first time ever, see a knockout tournament featuring the Saint Louis Chess Club’s greatest YouTube personalities! Intense Chess is a G/1;d10 time control, a brainchild of Mike Kummer. Join GM Pepe Cuenca and NM Caleb Denby for the move-by-move.
2019.10.12
SINGLE-ELIMINATION BRACKET
Jonathan Schrantz (1894 USCF)
vs.
Arjun Puri (1876 USCF)
Dennis LaRue (1446 USCF)
vs.
Michael Pugachev (1525 USCF)
NM Julian Proleiko (2310 USCF)
vs.
Tracee Stewart (893 USCF)
Grandmaster Pepe Cuenca reviews the best games from this week in world class chess.
2020.10.29
Grandmaster Pepe Cuenca teaches a chess class on a topic of his choice.
2020.10.29
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