National Master Caleb Denby shows two exciting games from the 2021 Magnus Carlsen Invitational, the fourth leg of the Champions Chess Tour. See wins from Magnus Carlsen himself and Ian Nepomniachtchi.
National Master Caleb Denby equips you with the tools to get on the road to a 2000 chess rating.
2021.03.23
Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Magnus Carlsen, Magnus Carlsen Invitational (2021): B40 Sicilian defence
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Grandmaster Steven Zierk teaches a chess endgame class.
2021.03.23
Nick Risko teaches the Rossolimo Variation of the Sicilian Defense, which is 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5. White's usual intention is to play Bxc6, giving Black doubled pawns.
2021.03.22
B30 Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rossolimo attack (without ...d6)
Nick Risko teaches a specific chess opening.
2021.03.22
B30 Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rossolimo attack (without ...d6)
National Master Caleb Denby shows you the hardest checkmate-in-one ever.
2021.03.02
Grandmaster Steven Zierk looks at Ian Nepomniachtchi's journey through the Magnus Carlsen Invitational, the fourth leg of the online Champions Chess Tour. See Nepo win as Black in the first stage, the quarterfinals, and the semifinals.
International Master Dorsa Derakhshani analyzes Emanuel Lasker's victory over Jose Raul Capablanca in their final game in the 1914 St. Petersburg dual-stage tournament. Eleven players started in a round robin, with the top five advancing to a double round robin. With the victory, Lasker won the event.
2021.03.17
Emanuel Lasker vs Jose Raul Capablanca, St. Petersburg (1914): C68 Ruy Lopez, exchange variation
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Grandmaster Steven Zierk examines the best games from this week in world-class chess.
2021.03.18
Grandmaster Steven Zierk examines the best games from this week in world-class chess.
2021.03.18
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