SAINT LOUIS (February 26, 2021) - The Saint Louis Chess Club is pleased to announce that Grandmaster (GM) Levon Aronian will relocate to Saint Louis, MO and represent the USA in future competitions.
Grandmaster Daro Swiercz examines all eight games of the final match of the online Opera Euro Rapid, featuring Wesley So's defeat of Magnus Carlsen.
Grandmaster Daro Swiercz explains why Anatoly Karpov's middlegame mastery is so influential to himself. See the Russian world champ take on Boris Spassky and Vlastimil Hort.
Grandmaster Daro Swiercz teaches a chess class on a topic of his choice.
2021.02.25
Grandmaster Daro Swiercz examines the final match of the online Opera Euro Rapid, featuring Wesley So and Magnus Carlsen.
2021.02.25
ST. LOUIS, Thursday, February 25, 2021 - The Saint Louis Chess Club has announced their 2021 tournament calendar that will include national, international, and local tournament opportunities for spectators and chess players alike.
International Master Dorsa Derakhshani shows her own games against higher-rated grandmasters, that she could not save. Learn the lessons that Dorsa took away from these painful losses. It's two solid hours of Dorsa not winning!
2021.02.24
Ivan Rozum vs. Dorsa Derakhshani, 2016: A15 English opening
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Ilmars Starostits vs. Derakhshani, 2016: A13 English, Wimpey system
International Master Dorsa Derakhshani shows her own games against higher-rated grandmasters, that she could not save. It's two solid hours of Dorsa not winning!
2021.02.24
Grandmaster Daro Swiercz shows Akiba Rubinstein's notable rook endgames. Rubinstein innovated several endgame concepts, which have been endorsed by chess engines, a century later.
Grandmaster Daro Swiercz teaches a chess endgame class.
2021.02.23
OUR MISSION It is the mission of the Saint Louis Chess Club, an educational organization, to maintain a formal program of instruction to teach the game of chess and to promote and support its educational program through community outreach and local and national partnerships to increase the awareness of the educational value of chess.
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