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Big Turnout, New Faces in 2017 Thanksgiving Open

On Thanksgiving weekend, a total 114 players (including seven Grandmasters) came to the Saint Louis Chess Club to compete for their share of $10,000. There were a lot of new faces in the Chess Club and lot of excitement in both sections (Open and U2000).

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Thanksgiving Open

The 4...a6 Slav Defense | Chess Openings Explained

National Master Julian Proleiko explains why Black playing a6 on move four is good to play in the Slav. This is the first of three lectures where Julian deals with a complex where Black puts his pawns on d5 and c6.

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How to better manage your time

Let’s face it. A lot of players struggle with time management. Moving too quickly or too slowly can be an easily overlooked problem for many. Regardless of the time control, it is important to move quickly enough to avoid time trouble, but also slowly enough to play good moves. In my opinion, time management is not talked about enough.

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Polugaevsky vs. Nezhmetdinov, 1958 | Games to Know by Heart - GM Varuzhan Akobian

Today is Round 4 of the 2017 London Chess Classic. Watch your favorites, GM Hikaru Nakamura, GM Fabiano Caruana, GM Wesley So, GM Levon Aronian, GM Ian Nepomniachtchi, GM Magnus Carlsen, GM Mickey Adams, GM Sergey Karjakin, GM Vishy Anand, and GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vie for the 2017 Grand Chess Tour and 2017 London Chess Classic Winners' Crown. Commentary provided by GM Cristian Chirila, GM Yasser Seirawan, and WGM Jennifer Shahade, with GM Maurice Ashley reporting live from London.

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Akobian vs. Mareco, 2017 Spring Classic | Games to Know by Heart - GM Varuzhan Akobian

Today is Round 3 of the 2017 London Chess Classic. Watch your favorites, GM Hikaru Nakamura, GM Fabiano Caruana, GM Wesley So, GM Levon Aronian, GM Ian Nepomniachtchi, GM Magnus Carlsen, GM Mickey Adams, GM Sergey Karjakin, GM Vishy Anand, and GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vie for the 2017 Grand Chess Tour and 2017 London Chess Classic Winners' Crown. Commentary provided by GM Cristian Chirila, GM Yasser Seirawan, and WGM Jennifer Shahade, with GM Maurice Ashley reporting live from London.

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2017 Turkey Tango Tournament Results

During Thanksgiving, many of us will reflect upon our blessings this past year. Here at the Saint Louis Chess Club, we are sincerely grateful for the support given by our chess players, family members, and community partners. As a result of everyone’s cooperation, the Turkey Tango Chess Tournament at SLU’s Center for Global Citizenship drew a record-breaking 207 participants!

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Scholastic Tournament Blog: Turkey Tango

During Thanksgiving, many of us will reflect upon our blessings this past year. Here at the Saint Louis Chess Club, we are sincerely grateful for the support given by our chess players, family members, and community partners. As a result of everyone’s cooperation, the Turkey Tango Chess Tournament at SLU’s Center for Global Citizenship drew a record-breaking 207 participants!

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2017 Saint Louis Invitational: Round 9

Today is Round 3 of the 2017 London Chess Classic. Watch your favorites, GM Hikaru Nakamura, GM Fabiano Caruana, GM Wesley So, GM Levon Aronian, GM Ian Nepomniachtchi, GM Magnus Carlsen, GM Mickey Adams, GM Sergey Karjakin, GM Vishy Anand, and GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vie for the 2017 Grand Chess Tour and 2017 London Chess Classic Winners' Crown. Commentary provided by GM Cristian Chirila, GM Yasser Seirawan, and WGM Jennifer Shahade, with GM Maurice Ashley reporting live from London.

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