In an effort to raise chess skill level in Saint Louis youths, the Saint Louis Chess Club (STLCC) implemented the Scholastic Chess Grand Prix to our monthly tournaments in order to award consistent tournament players last year. This year on Saturday, October 6, the STLCC added yet another incentive to young chess players by hosting its inaugural Scholastic Invitational Tournament to provide an opportunity for some high level scholastic competition.
International Master Eric Rosen shows positions where the solution features underpromotion, promoting a pawn to a piece other than a queen. Underpromotion is sometimes necessary to avoid stalemate.
2018.10.04
Jon Ludvig Hammer vs Arturs Neiksans, PRO Chess League (Eastern) (2017) (rapid)
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International Master Eric Rosen shows games that demonstrate how to maximize an advantage. See Tatev Abrahamyan at the Olympiad against Italy’s Di Benedetto. Also, Capablanca maneuvers to break through on the flank.
Grandmaster Varuzhan Akobian looks at the most notable game from Round 4 of the Batumi Olympiad. It was USA vs. India as Fabiano Caruana had White against Viswanathan Anand.
Grandmaster Varuzhan Akobian shows a big upset from Round 4 of the 2018 Olympiad in Batumi. Polish GM Jacek Tomczak defeated one of the best in the world, Vladimir Kramnik.
Mike Kummer plays NM Julian Proleiko in the first ever "Intense Chess" game for a chance to earn millions of dollars in the Bahamas!
Grandmaster Varuzhan Akobian goes over lines in the Slav Defense where white can play for an advantage. He also points out some common mistakes that black can make. See if you can remember the ideas of this opening and use them in your future games.
2018.09.23
To close the series, I’d like to share with you my final tip on creating a classroom culture using the final ‘S’ from our acronym C.H.E.S.S.
Grandmaster Varuzhan Akobian encourages us to write out full lines before answering these tactics from Grandmaster games. Pause the video when you see the puzzle, take your time to write out the important lines. See if your ideas get discussed in the video.
2018.09.23
Mike Kummer plays NM Julian Proleiko in the first ever "Intense Chess" game for a chance to earn millions of dollars in the Bahamas!
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