Grandmaster Atanas Kolev shows two of his three losses from his homeland’s national championship. Originally intended to be his final competition, Kolev was the third seed in this event.
GM Atanas Kolev accepts live challenges on lichess.org.
https://lichess.org/@/SaintLouisChessClub
2019.01.31
Schedule
Tuesdays at noon - Jonathan Schrantz Plays The People!
Wednesdays at 3pm - Ryan Chester Plays The People!
Thursday at 3pm - GM Plays The People!
Thursday at 8pm - Ladies Knight Stream!
Friday at 3pm - Mike Kummer Plays The People!
Grandmaster Atanas Kolev shows that players in the 19th century produced modern ideas, in use by today’s elites. See games from Morphy, Paulsen, Anderssen, and Loewenthal.
Caleb Denby equips you with tactical tools to get on the road to a 2000 rating. See forks, deflections, mating nets, X-rays, clearances, and more.
Follow along: https://lichess.org/study/NJ4QJB16
2019.01.23
A40 Queen's pawn, Charlick (Englund) gambit
Perry Colson accepts live challenges on lichess.org
https://lichess.org/@/SaintLouisChess...
Schedule
Tuesdays at noon - Jonathan Schrantz Plays The People!
Wednesdays at 3pm - Ryan Chester Plays The People!
Thursday at 3pm - GM Plays The People!
Thursday at 8pm - Ladies Knight Stream!
Friday at 3pm - Mike Kummer Plays The People!
Grandmaster Atanas Kolev looks at painful losses against Alexander Grischuk in an Olympiad and against fellow Bulgarian Boris Chatalbashev.
2019.01.22
Alexander Grischuk vs Atanas Kolev, 34th Olympiad (2000): C02 French, advance, Euwe variation
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1402090
Boris Chatalbashev vs. Atanas Kolev, 2007: D30 Queen's Gambit Declined, Vienna variation
Jonathan Schrantz accepts live challenges on lichess.org
https://lichess.org/@/SaintLouisChessClub
2019.01.29
Schedule
Tuesdays at noon - Jonathan Schrantz Plays The People!
Wednesdays at 3pm - Ryan Chester Plays The People!
Thursday at 3pm - GM Plays The People!
Thursday at 8pm - Ladies Knight Stream!
Friday at 3pm - Mike Kummer Plays The People!
Grandmaster Denes Boros gives puzzles from GM games. They were able to solve them and reach Puzzlers' Paradise. Can you do the same?
2019.01.13
Find the answers to the chess puzzles posted on Facebook and Twitter each Sunday in January!
Join us for a live event with computer chess expert Jacob Wilkins and GM Dénes Boros as they discuss the finer details of neural-network based engines vs. the human mind.
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