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Black's Italian Game | Chess and Psychology - IM Dorsa Derakhshani

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CCSCSL Staff
on April 29, 2020 in

International Master Dorsa Derakhshani teaches a two-hour class on the Italian Game, and how to play this incredibly popular opening with Black.

2020.04.28
Dharia Parnali vs. Dorsa Derakhshani, 2013
Babak Khaghani vs. Derakhshani, 2011
Elizaveta Chetina vs. Derakhshani, 2013
Alberto Dieli vs. Derakhshani, 2017: C52 Evans gambit
Mariam Choladze vs. Derakhshani, 2013

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Italian Game | Chess and Psychology - IM Dorsa Derakhshani

By
CCSCSL Staff
on April 28, 2020 in

International Master Dorsa Derakhshani teaches a two-hour class on the Italian Game.

2020.04.28
Dharia Parnali vs. Dorsa Derakhshani, 2013
Babak Khaghani vs. Derakhshani, 2011
Elizaveta Chetina vs. Derakhshani, 2013
Alberto Dieli vs. Derakhshani, 2017: C52 Evans gambit
Mariam Choladze vs. Derakhshani, 2013

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The Online Match: STL vs. Charlotte

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CCSCSL Staff
on April 27, 2020 in

The Saint Louis Chess Club (with GM Liem Le) faces off against the Charlotte Chess Center & Scholastic Academy (with GM Daniel Naroditsky) in a 16-on-16 online match with progressively fast time controls. The format is below. Join NM Caleb Denby for the move-by-move.

2020.04.30
Chess.com
First team to 128.5 points wins!
7:35 PM Part 1 (games worth two points each)
G/3, each player plays 4 times
8:00 PM Part 2 (games worth one point each)
G/1, each player plays 8 times
Players are re-paired every two games.

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