The Queen’s Gambit’s Beth Harmon Compared to the Infamous World Chess Champion, Bobby Fischer
By GM Jesse Kraai
Grandmaster Daro Swiercz shows Anti-Grunfeld endgames based on Radjabov-MVL from the 2021 Opera Euro Rapid.
2021.02.16
Grandmaster Daro Swiercz shows Anti-Grunfeld endgames based on Radjabov-MVL from the 2021 Opera Euro Rapid.
2021.02.16
Nick Risko shows how to play the Declined Variation of the Nimzowitsch Defense, which begins 1.e4 Nc6 2.Nf3.
2021.02.22
B00 KP, Nimzovich defence
C04 French, Tarrasch, Guimard main line
Grandmaster Daro Swiercz examines two miniature victories by Daniil Dubov from the ongoing Opera Euro Rapid, the third leg of the 2021 Champions Chess Tour. Dubov inspirationally beat China's-best Ding Liren in just 18 moves!
The Corporate Chess League holds a pre-season exhibition online. Join Mike Kummer for the move-by-move. At the end, Kummer will select the most outstanding game of the tournament. The winner of the most outstanding game will receive a special gift!
The winner of the Outstanding Game was vindy's seven-move win over TheAbhay. Due to transmission error, the Most Outstanding Game presentation was not shown.
2021.02.18
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The Saint Louis Chess Club is officially expanding its world-class facility in Saint Louis’ Central West End neighborhood. Once complete, the expansion will allow us to host larger community events and tournaments, attracting more chess fans to the city of Saint Louis!
Expert Arjun Puri is back with a dozen more chess items. See twelve dynamic difficult chess openings, and how to beat them.
Grandmaster Daro Swiercz looks at chess games where opposite-color bishop endgames occurred. Usually, these types lead to draws. However, that is not always the case. See different scenarios where the pawn structure made the difference.
International Master Dorsa Derakhshani looks at two fun Sicilian games, including a thriller over Bulgarian IM Dimitar Marholev from the 2016 Hotel Sajam Open. Plus, get a full hour of tactical endgame puzzles.
2021.02.10
Dorsa Derakhshani vs. Dimitar Marholev, 2016: B90 Sicilian, Najdorf
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Derakhshani vs. Aleksandra Lach, 2015: B90 Sicilian, Najdorf