The Cairns Cup features ten of the top female players from around the world. Competing from February 6-16, 2019, the participants play for $150,000 in prizes. Join GMs Yasser Seirawan, Maurice Ashley, IM Tania Sachdev, and WGMs Jennifer Shahade and Tatev Abrahamyan for the move-by-move.
2019.02.10
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Before the 2019 Cairns Cup, GM Yasser Seirawan recalls a humorous story from a road trip from Portland, Ore. to Seattle.
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Before the 2019 Cairns Cup, GM Yasser Seirawan and WGM Jennifer Shahade discuss the influence of Rex Sinquefield and Dr. Jeanne Cairns Sinquefield, specifically the Scouts BSA chess merit badge, the Hall of Fame music series, and high-profile tournaments.
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Grandmaster Yasser Seirawan and WGM Jennifer Shahade discuss the Polgár sisters (Judit, Susan, and Sofia) and the impact they have had on chess history, before the 2019 Cairns Cup.
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Кубок Кейрнс 2019, Супер-турнир, в котором принимают участие десять из сильнейших шахматисток мира. Проходит в шахматном клубе Сент-Луиса с 6-го по 16-e февраля 2019, участники разыграют $150.000 призовых, комментируют в прямом эфире WGM Анастасия Карлович и IM Эльмира Скрипченко
The Cairns Cup features ten of the top female players from around the world. Competing from February 6-16, 2019, the participants play for $150,000 in prizes. Join GMs Yasser Seirawan, Maurice Ashley, IM Tania Sachdev, and WGMs Jennifer Shahade and Tatev Abrahamyan for the move-by-move.
2019.02.09
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Hear from competitors in the 2018 All-Girls National Chess Championships, held in Chicago. Scholastic girl players talk about being the minority gender in the game, and also the awesome experience playing in a girls-exclusive event.
2019.02.07
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Grandmaster Atanas Kolev reviews viewer-submitted games. Many of the games have big blunders.
2019.01.31
deamskl vs. lij4147: C50 Giuoco Pianissimo, Italian four knights variation
MrBriliant vs. wullan: C40 Greco defence
elzanasibovamammadov vs. vitocci31: B20 Sicilian defence
redxx2 vs. Gurubashi: B50 Sicilian
Luis from Indonesia vs. NN: B32 Sicilian, Labourdonnais-Loewenthal (Kalashnikov) variation
Grandmaster Maurice Ashley interviews Grand Chess Tour Spokesman Michael Khodarkovsky during Round 2 of the first-ever Cairns Cup. Hear about the 2019 GCT expansion.
2019.02.07
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Grandmaster Maurice Ashley interviews Kitty Ratcliff, Explore St. Louis President, during Round 1 of the first-ever Cairns Cup.
2019.02.06
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