National Master Caleb Denby looks at Alireza Firouzja's games from the FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament 2021, where two spots in the next Candidates Tournament were at stake. The mysterious masked Caleb plays Firouzja's hits from the event.
2021.11.09
Alireza Firouzja vs David Howell, FIDE Grand Swiss (2021): C50 Giuoco Piano
https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=2097552
Grandmaster Alex Lenderman leads a challenging class on queen chess endgames. The mysterious masked Alex shows his best (and not so best) games as visual aids.
Grandmaster Alex Lenderman defeats a Budapest Gambit player on lichess.org. The Budapest Gambit (or Budapest Defence) is a chess opening that begins with the moves 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5.
Originally on Twitch.
2021.10.20
Alex Lenderman vs. Jules_04, 2021: A52 Budapest, Alekhine, Abonyi variation
https://lichess.org/zSy0mz0erv6Z
Grandmaster Alex Lenderman gives a master class on how to convert winning chess positions.The mysterious masked Alex shows his own games and games from his students.
International Master Dorsa Derakhshani begins her series on her favorite ways to play against Sicilian Defense with White, beginning with the Hungarian Variation (or Chekhover) after 2...g6.
International Master Dorsa Derakhshani begins her series on playing against the Sicilian Defense with White.
International Master Dorsa Derakhshani begins her series on playing against the Sicilian Defense with White.
National Master Caleb Denby digs deep into king and pawn endgames. The mysterious masked Caleb teaches concepts like outside passed pawn, mutual zugzwang, trading down into an advantageous endgame, the "box" rule, and more!
National Master Caleb Denby equips you with the tools to get on the road to a 2000 chess rating. The mysterious masked Caleb teaches concepts like outside passed pawn, mutual zugzwang, trading down into an advantageous endgame, the "box" rule, and more!
Twelve of the country’s strongest players battle for the national title and $194,000 in a round robin event. Plus, the U.S. Women's title is decided in an identical format with $100,000 at stake. Join GMs Cristian Chirila, Yasser Seirawan, and Maurice Ashley for the move-by-move.
2021.10.18
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