Grandmaster Pepe Cuenca reviews Wesley So vs. Jeffery Xiong from the 9th round of the 2020 U.S. Championship, online and rapid for the first time. The game was a key matchup, as the two players were at the top of the leaderboard.
2020.10.29
Wesley So vs Jeffery Xiong, US Championship (2020): B33 Sicilian, Pelikan, Chelyabinsk variation
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Grandmaster Pepe Cuenca looks a classic king march game between Nigel Short and Jan Timman. See the beautiful final combination where one player treks his king across the board to enable checkmate.
2020.10.29
Nigel Short vs Jan Timman, Interpolis 15th (1991): B04 Alekhine's defence, modern, fianchetto variation
https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1124533
The 2020 U.S. Championship is an online national championship event, featuring 12 of the strongest chess players in America. Over the course of a rapid round robin, these competitors will battle for $150,000 in prize money and the title of 2020 U.S. Chess Champion. Join GMs Yasser Seirawan, Maurice Ashley, and WGM Jen Shahade for the move-by-move.
2020.10.28
USChessChamps.com
The 2020 U.S. Championship is an online national championship event, featuring 12 of the strongest chess players in America. Over the course of a rapid round robin, these competitors will battle for $150,000 in prize money and the title of 2020 U.S. Chess Champion. Join GMs Yasser Seirawan, Maurice Ashley, and WGM Jen Shahade for the move-by-move.
2020.10.29 USChessChamps.com
International Master Dorsa Derakhshani analyzes her best games from the 2020 U.S. Women's Championship. Dorsa exceeded expectations to finish 3rd Place, and she was in championship contention through the final round.
Grandmaster Pepe Cuenca looks at artistic compositions by the Latvian Platov brothers, Vassily and Mikhail.
2020.10.27
International Master Dorsa Derakhshani analyzes her best games from the 2020 U.S. Women's Championship. Dorsa exceeded expectations to finish 3rd Place, and she was in championship contention through the final round.
Grandmaster Pepe Cuenca teaches a chess endgame class.
2020.10.27
The 2020 U.S. Championship is an online national championship event, featuring 12 of the strongest chess players in America. Over the course of a rapid round robin, these competitors will battle for $150,000 in prize money and the title of 2020 U.S. Chess Champion. Join GMs Yasser Seirawan, Maurice Ashley, and WGM Jen Shahade for the move-by-move.
2020.10.27
USChessChamps.com
The Saint Louis Chess Club, World Chess Hall of Fame, and legendary world chess champion Garry Kasparov invite you to attend Strategy Across the Board, the virtual 4th annual gala. It's a fundraiser to advance Saint Louis through the artistic, cultural, and educational value of chess. Strategy Across the Board will be held online, Tuesday, December 1st from 6:30 to 8 P.M. CST. Come celebrate with us! Reserve your virtual ticket at 2020satb.givesmart.com.
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