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Dog Day Duels Tournament Results

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CCSCSL Staff
on August 30, 2017 in
Scholastic Tournament Results
Place K-12 Open U800
1 Parkway Southwest Argo
2 Hixon Middle School Oakbrook Elementary
3 Parkway Northeast
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Scholastic Tournament Blog: Dog Day Duels

By
CCSCSL Staff
on August 30, 2017 in
Scholastic Tournament Results

Dog Day Duels. The name says it all. Even after spending a summer full of sun, fun and naps, the competitive spirit of chess players remains high. During the scorching heat at summer’s end and back-to-school excitement, 111 dedicated chess players clashed on August 27th on the SLU campus to determine the top dog and earn a strong start to the school year.

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Larsen's Opening: 1.b3 | Chess Openings Explained

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CCSCSL Staff
on August 29, 2017 in

Woman Grandmaster Sabina Foisor analyzes viewer submissions, with a focus on the Grünfeld Defence and 1.d4 e5.

2017.08.24
blakeus vs. ShikoBella, 2017: D85 Gruenfeld, exchange variation
Meine Velze vs. multa-tuli, 2017: A40 Queen's pawn, Charlick (Englund) gambit
Nicholas Pinto vs. NN, 2017: A04 Reti opening

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2017 Sinquefield Cup: Nick Ragone on Your Move Chess

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CCSCSL Staff
on August 24, 2017 in

Ben Simon covers the best of the seventh round of this international tournament. Twenty players from 11 nations compete in two round robins with a combined $36,000 prize fund. Hear from GMs Wenjun Ju and Alex Shabalov.

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