Grandmaster Varuzhan Akobian shows an important game between Levon Aronian and Alexander Grischuk from the 2018 Sinquefield Cup. Aronian's victory earned himself a three-way tie for first place.
2018.09.04
Levon Aronian vs Alexander Grischuk, 6th Sinquefield Cup (2018): A46 Queen's pawn game
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Diez de los mejores jugadores de ajedrez en el mundo, incluyendo el legendario Garry Kasparov se reunirán Septiembre 11-14 para los Campeones Showdown. Este evento será jugado en el Ajedrez 960 estilo con dos juegos de rápido y dos juegos de Blitz durante los tres primeros días y todos los bombardeos en el día 4. Fondo total del premio de 250.000 con comentarios proporcionados por MI David Martinez y GM Pepe Cuenca .
Ten of the top Chess Players in the World including Legendary Garry Kasparov will gather September 11-14 for the Champions Showdown. This event will be played in Chess 960 style with two games of Rapid and two games of Blitz for the first three days and all Blitz on Day Four. Total Prize Fund of 250,000 with Commentary provided by GM Yasser Seirawan, GM Maurice Ashley, and WGM Jennifer Shahade.
Grandmaster Mauricio Flores shows a game from Boris Gelfand that shows how to play when one has a space advantage. Then, see a similar middlegame played by Awonder Liang.
In this article, I wanted to share some general advice I give those who wish to improve their chess skills systematically. The ideas I am sharing have worked well for me, as well as for the many chess students I have had over the years.
Grandmaster Fabiano Caruana shares his thoughts after his game in Round 9.
2018.08.27
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Grandmaster Wesley So shares his thoughts after his game in Round 9.
2018.08.27
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Rex Sinquefield talks to GM Maurice Ashley during the final round about the tournament and Fabiano Caruana.
2018.08.27
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Russian commentator GM Peter Svidler is interviewed in the English studio. Svidler and GM Evgenij Miroshnichenko are providing outstanding Russian language coverage for both the Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz and the 2018 Sinquefield Cup.
2018.08.24
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Grandmaster Mauricio Flores teaches how to break the "spines" of Black's hedgehog pawn formation. Plus, see how to fight back as Black.
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