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
National Master Caleb Denby continues his profile series on the Caro-Kann. Today, see the sidelines (like the Pseudo-Panov).
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.
National Master Caleb Denby teaches you about a chess opening of his choice.
2021.02.01
National Master Caleb Denby analyzes Jeffery Xiong vs. Ray Robson from the Saint Louis Spring Chess Classic in 2019.
2020.02.27
Jeffery Xiong vs Ray Robson, Spring Chess Classic (A) (2019): D13 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, exchange variation
https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1947022
National Master Caleb Denby analyzes Alexey Shirov vs. Ju Wenjun from the Prague Chess Festival in 2019.
2020.02.27
Alexey Shirov vs Ju Wenjun, Prague Chess Festival (Challengers) (2019): E10 Queen's pawn game
https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1947043
National Master Caleb Denby analyzes Napoleon Bonaparte vs. The Turk from Schoenbrunn in 1809. What happened when the Emperor of the French played the Mechanical Turk, the famous fake chess-playing machine?
2020.02.27
Napoleon Bonaparte vs The Turk (Automaton), Schoenbrunn (1809): C20 KP, Napoleon's opening
https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1250610
National Master Caleb Denby analyzes key endgames from the ongoing online Chess24 Magnus Carlsen Invitational.
National Master Caleb Denby analyzes games from the Chess24 Magnus Carlsen Invitational, an ongoing online tournament.
National Master Caleb Denby analyzes games from the Chess24 Magnus Carlsen Invitational, an ongoing online tournament.
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