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Don't Be Sweet: Play the Tartakower! | Chess Openings Explained

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CCSCSL Staff
on June 28, 2021 in

Nick Risko teaches all about the Tartakower Defense from the Queen's Gambit Declined.

2021.06.28
D55 Queen's Gambit Declined, Petrosian variation
D58 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) system
D59 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower variation

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The REAL Chess Class | Dorsa's Choice

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CCSCSL Staff
on June 28, 2021 in

International Master Dorsa Derakhshani teaches the first chess class at the Saint Louis Chess Club since March 2020. Welcome back live audience. Welcome to the old normal. We did it.

2021.07.01

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The Real Chess Class | Grandmaster's Choice

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CCSCSL Staff
on June 24, 2021 in

A Grandmaster to-be-determined teaches the first chess class at the Saint Louis Chess Club since March 2020. Welcome back live audience. Welcome to the old normal. We did it.

2021.07.01

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