ST. LOUIS, April 15, 2022 - The Saint Louis Chess Club has announced their 2022 tournament calendar that will include national, international, and local tournament opportunities for spectators and chess players alike.
Grandmaster Romain Édouard uses one of his best preparations ever as Black to show how to use ChessBase to improve your chess game.
International Master Dorsa Derakhshani marches on with the Philidor Defense, based on the teachings of Parimarjan Negi and his book.
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2022.04.13
C41 Philidor, Improved Hanham variation
International Master Dorsa Derakhshani marches on with the Philidor Defense, based on the teachings of Parimarjan Negi and his book.
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2022.04.13
National Master Caleb Denby looks at two of his games from the 2022 Bill Wright Saint Louis Open, one of the premier open tournaments in the city. See how Caleb finished tied 2nd, losing out on 1st at the last moment.
2022.04.12
Caleb Denby vs. Vinee Thatiparthi, 2022: D32 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch defence
Jordan Cohen vs. Denby, 2022: A03 Bird's opening
Grandmaster Romain Édouard debuts as Resident GM at the Club! See attacking masterpieces, featuring strong exchange sacrifices.
GM Robert Hungaski shows some brilliant moves of his own from a game in Saint Louis against Sam Khanin, and another against Diego Valerga from Montevideo 2022.
Originally on Twitch
2022.03.28
Semen Khanin vs Robert Andrew Hungaski, Spring Chess Classic (2022): C11 French, Steinitz, Boleslavsky variation
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Robert Hungaski vs. Diego Valerga, 2022: E25 Nimzo-Indian, Saemisch, Romanovsky variation
GM Hungaski discusses and analyzes a game played between Levon Aronian and Andrey Esipenko from the the third tournament of the FIDE Grand Prix in Berlin.
Originally on Twitch
2022.03.28
Levon Aronian vs Andrey Esipenko, FIDE Grand Prix Leg 3 (2022): E51 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 e8g8, 5.Nf3 d7d5
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Alex Moellering gives you a rook workout! See puzzles that feature rooks in the starring role.
Originally on Twitch
2022.03.22
Grandmaster Josh Friedel gives the first-ever Double Exclam!! class. The mysterious masked Josh shows game with inspirational, strong moves.
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