Nine American juniors face nine of the best juniors from the rest of the world in this team event with two sections: U17 and U14. This morning, the U17 players play their first round. Join GMs Alejandro Ramirez, Maurice Ashley, & WGM Jen Shahade for the move-by-move.
2017.07.26
USChessChamps.com
It's Round 3 of the 2017 Sinquefield Cup, the third leg of the Grand Chess Tour. The Cup is an elite international event, featuring ten of the strongest chess players in the world. Over the course of nine rounds, these competitors will battle for $300,000 in prize money, points toward the Grand Chess Tour, and the coveted title of 2017 Sinquefield Cup Champion. Join GMs Yasser Seirawan, Maurice Ashley, and WGM Jennifer Shahade for the move-by-move.
2017.08.04
GrandChessTour.org
Join the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis for the Opening Ceremony of the first ever Match of the Millennials. The Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis (CCSCSL), in cooperation with the Kasparov Chess Foundation (KCF), U.S. Chess Federation, World Chess Federation (FIDE) and FIDE Trainers’ Commission are proud to announce the Match of the Millennials. Hosted at the CCSCSL from July 26th through the 29th, eight American players will face some of the best juniors from around the world.
Join us for Round 2 of the 2017 Sinquefield Cup. The 2017 Sinquefield Cup is an elite international event, featuring ten of the strongest chess players in the world. Over the course of nine rounds, these competitors will battle for $300,000 in prize money, points toward the Grand Chess Tour, and the coveted title of 2017 Sinquefield Cup Champion. Join GMs Yasser Seirawan, Maurice Ashley, and WGM Jennifer Shahade for the move-by-move.
2017.08.03
GrandChessTour.org
During July, were the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis [CCSCSL] to have a motto; certainly it would be “The Summer of Chess”. Indeed, we might say that it is the Summer of Youth Chess.
The 2017 Sinquefield Cup is an elite international event, featuring ten of the strongest chess players in the world. Over the course of nine rounds, these competitors will battle for $300,000 in prize money, points toward the Grand Chess Tour, and the coveted title of 2017 Sinquefield Cup Champion. Join GMs Yasser Seirawan, Maurice Ashley, and WGM Jennifer Shahade for the move-by-move.
GrandChessTour.org
2017.08.02
Grandmaster Ben Finegold explains tactical challenges from his past games, and tells some funny stories along the way.
2017.06.25
"GM" Ken West teaches Grandmaster Ben Finegold a thing or two about puzzles. Strike that... reverse it.
2017.06.18
Nine American juniors face nine of the best juniors from the rest of the world in this team event with two sections: U17 and U14. In this evening session, the U17 players play their eighth and final round. The U14 players play their fourth and final round. Join GMs Alejandro Ramirez, Maurice Ashley, & WGM Jen Shahade for the move-by-move. Then, stick around for the closing ceremony.
2017.07.29
USChessChamps.com
There was an incident recently that momentarily rocked the chess world. It occurred at the Paris leg of the Grand Chess Tour in an interview of World Champion Magnus Carlsen by Maurice Ashley. In case you missed it, you can easily find the video on youtube.
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