National Master Caleb Denby analyzes games played in Episode 4 ("Middle Game") of Netflix's hit "The Queen's Gambit." The games from the international tournament in Mexico City share the theme of a strong passed pawn. See Beth's game against the prodigy Georgi Girev.
National Master Caleb Denby analyzes games played in Episode 4 ("Middle Game") of Netflix's hit "The Queen's Gambit." The games from the international tournament in Mexico City share the theme of a strong passed pawn.
2021.02.23
Grandmaster Daro Swiercz examines the best games from this week in world-class chess.
2021.02.25
Grandmaster Daro Swiercz teaches a chess class on a topic of his choice.
2021.02.25
Grandmaster Daro Swiercz teaches a chess endgame class.
2021.03.02
Nick Risko teaches all about the Nimzowitsch Defense: Declined Variation.
2021.02.22
National Master Caleb Denby hosts a tactics session where he attempts to get the SaintLouisChessClub lichess.org tactics rating to the 2900 threshold. To begin, it stands at 2895.
2021.01.11
Originally live on twitch.tv/stlchessclub
International Master Dorsa Derakhshani tours through her own games in the Dragon Variation of the Sicilian Defence.
Grandmaster Daro Swiercz shows Anti-Grunfeld endgames based on Radjabov vs. MVL (Knockout Games 2 and 4) from the 2021 Opera Euro Rapid.
International Master Dorsa Derakhshani teaches a chess class on a topic of her choice.
2021.02.17
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