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Grischuk vs. MVL, 2021 Candidates | Games of the Week - GM Josh Friedel

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CCSCSL Staff
on May 16, 2021 in

Grandmaster Josh Friedel analyzes Alexander Grischuk's win over Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in the latter half of the 2020/21 Candidates Tournament. This complicated game is one of Friedel's favorite from the event.

2021.05.13
Alexander Grischuk vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, World Championship Candidates (2020/21): B23 Sicilian, closed
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Steinitz at the Dundee Congress | Chess and Psychology - IM Dorsa Derakhshani

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CCSCSL Staff
on May 12, 2021 in

International Master Dorsa Derakhshani analyzes Wilhelm Steinitz's victory over the great Gustav Neumann at the 1867 Dundee Congress, a ten-player round robin in Scotland, considered to be only the fourth modern international tournament. Neumann eventually edged out Steinitz to win the event by a half point.

2021.05.12
Wilhelm Steinitz vs Gustav Neumann, Dundee Congress (1867): C25 Vienna, Steinitz gambit
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