Grandmaster Daro Swiercz looks at the best games from Round 4-5 of the 2020 Candidates Tournament in Yekaterinburg, Russia.
2020.03.26
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Alexander Grischuk, World Championship Candidates (2020):
https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1993333
Grandmaster Dariusz Swiercz teaches a lecture on a topic of his choice.
2020.03.26
Bassem Amin vs Dariusz Swiercz, World Team Chess Championship (2019): C53 Giuoco Piano
https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1946503
Dariusz Swiercz vs Rinat Jumabayev, World Team Chess Championship (2019): C50 Giuoco Piano
https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1946637
Grandmaster Daro Swiercz teaches an endgame class, specifically on bishop endgames. See chess games from 2019 Grand Chess Tour Croatia, where Magnus Carlsen has two bishops and demonstrates the pair's superiority.
Grandmaster Dariusz Swiercz reviews the best games played this week in world class chess.
2021.05.05
Grandmaster Dariusz Swiercz teaches a chess class on a topic of his choice.
2021.05.05
The 2020 FIDE Candidates has been postponed: https://www.fide.com/news/462
Join GMs Alejandro Ramirez, Yasser Seirawan, and Maurice Ashley for updates on the situation.
2020.03.26
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National Master Caleb Denby looks at fun chess variants known as "horde" and "atomic," because let's face it, you're not playing rated tournaments anytime soon! Horde chess sees a normal chessmen team take on 36 pawns, and atomic chess sees captures remove pieces around the capture.
2020.03.25
National Master Caleb Denby looks at fun chess variants, because let's face it, you're not playing rated tournaments anytime soon!
2020.03.25
Grandmaster Maurice Ashley highlights results from Round 6 of the 2020 Candidates Tournament in Yekaterinburg, Russia.
2020.03.23
USChessChamps.com
Grandmaster Maurice Ashley highlights results from Round 5 of the 2020 Candidates Tournament in Yekaterinburg, Russia.
2020.03.22
USChessChamps.com
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