National Master Caleb Denby analyzes two Magnus Carlsen wins from the ongoing 2022 Tata Steel in Wijk aan Zee. The mysterious masked Caleb is shocked that, while the world champion is +4 after nine rounds, Carlsen's live classical FIDE rating only rose two points!
Grandmaster Josh Friedel recaps the day's game at Tata Steel between Nils Grandelius-Caruana and Fabiano Caruana.
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2022.01.25
Nils Grandelius vs Fabiano Caruana, 84th Tata Steel Masters (2022): C02 French, advance, Euwe variation
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Grandmaster Josh Friedel recaps the day's game at Tata Steel between Nils Grandelius-Caruana and Fabiano Caruana.
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2022.01.25
Nils Grandelius vs Fabiano Caruana, 84th Tata Steel Masters (2022): ???
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Grandmaster Atanas Kolev talks about deciding what opening lines to play. The mysterious masked Atanas gives you insight into his own playbook!
International Master Dorsa Derakhshani details the Kalashnikov Sicilian, or 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5. This is the penultimate entry in her series on playing against the Sicilian Defense with White.
2022.01.19
B32 Sicilian, Labourdonnais-Loewenthal (Kalashnikov) variation
B32 Sicilian defence
Grandmaster Atanas Kolev analyzes games that liquidated immediately from the opening. The mysterious masked Atanas has no time for the middlegame!
International Master Dorsa Derakhshani continues her series on her favorite ways to play against the Sicilian Defense with White.
2022.01.19
National Master Caleb Denby looks at the amazing opening played at Tata Steel 2022 between Shakhriyar Mamedyarov and Andrey Esipenko. The mysterious masked Caleb admires Mamedyarov's unexpected 3.g4 move!
Grandmaster Atanas Kolev analyzes games that liquidated immediately from the opening. The mysterious masked Atanas has no time for the middlegame!
National Master Caleb Denby equips you with tools to get on the road to a 2000 chess rating.
2022.01.18
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