Grandmaster Joshua Sheng outlines how to handle the must-win tournament situation.
2023.02.14
Nikhil Kumar vs. Josh Sheng, 2021: D05 Queen's pawn game, Zukertort variation
Gauri Shankar vs. Sheng, 2021: A07 Reti, King's Indian attack (Barcza system)
Daniel Naroditsky vs. Sheng, 2022: B42 Sicilian, Kan, Polugaievsky variation
https://lichess.org/broadcast/us-open-championship-and-invitationals-202...
Alex Moellering teaches a beginner chess class about minimizing game-changing blunders.
2023.02.14
The Saint Louis Arch Bishops field Leinier Dominguez, Benjamin Bok, Nikolas Theodorou, & Alice Lee against the Shanghai Tigers' Wei Yi, Ju Wenjun, Yi Xu, & Lou Yiping in Week 1! Four rounds, each player competes against all opponents, G/10+2. First team to score 8.5 wins the match. Join WGM Nemo & Jonathan Schrantz for the move-by-move.
2023.02.17
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Grandmaster Joshua Sheng demonstrates how to bust through Black's notorious Berlin defense.
Alex Moellering teaches a beginner chess class on identifying tactics, using Emmanuel Neiman's book "Tune Your Chess Tactics Antenna." Learn Neiman's seven signals.
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Alex Moellering teaches a beginner chess class on identifying tactics!
2023.02.07
Grandmaster Joshua Sheng examines the process of decision-making in unfamiliar opening positions.
Grandmaster Joshua Sheng teaches a chess class on preparation.
Grandmaster Joshua Sheng teaches a chess class on middlegames that come from Sicilian openings., specifically on the pawn structures and tactics.
2023.01.31
Craig Hilby vs. Razvan Preotu, 2018: B90 Sicilian, Najdorf, Byrne (English) attack
https://www.365chess.com/game.php?back=1&gid=4133521
Jack Peters vs. Josh Sheng, 2015: B42 Sicilian, Kan, Polugaievsky variation
Alex Moellering teaches a beginner chess class on long diagonals and open files, the interstate highways for bishops, rooks, and queens!
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