2019 Saint Louis Chess Club Year Calendar
Review the Chess Club's calendar of tournaments and events for 2019!
Review the Chess Club's calendar of tournaments and events for 2019!
Grandmaster Varuzhan Akobian takes us back to the romantic era of the royal game, where gambits and sacrifices were king. See two games from the 19th century, featuring Paul Morphy and writer Josep Tolosa.
Grandmaster Varuzhan Akobian analyzes viewer-submitted games, including two by Club staff and a strong member.
2019.01.03
Ashish Panda (1931 FIDE) vs. (1800 player): B53 Sicilian, Chekhover variation
danielmaia vs. DocWasabi: A80 Dutch
shawneric vs. castledqueen: A41 Queen's Pawn
Perry Colson (1047 USCF) vs. barbosa12: D37 Queen's Gambit Declined, 4.Nf3
A streamed event that features GM Denes Boros.
2019.01.10
Schedule
Tuesdays at noon - Jonathan Schrantz Plays The People!
Wednesdays at 3pm - Ryan Chester Plays The People!
Thursday at 3pm - GM Plays The People!
Friday at 2:30pm - Mike Kummer Plays The People!
2018 U.S. Champion Grandmaster Sam Shankland gives a lecture on how enticing or forcing your opponent to push a pawn can lead to a victory. Every pawn push creates weak squares or an open king.
Purchase Sam's book: https://samshankland.com/
2018.11.29
A streamed event that features Ryan Chester!
2019.01.09
A streamed event that features Jonathan Schrantz!
2019.01.08
A streamed event that features Mike Kummer!
2019.01.04
National Master Roman Kozelov pays tribute to Carl Schlechter on the 100th anniversary of the Austrian master’s death. Kozelov also offers insight into the elite chess scene of the early 20th century.
2018.12.27
Bernhard Fleissig vs Carl Schlechter, Vienna (1893): A00 Polish (Sokolsky) opening
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1120921
Grandmaster Varuzhan Akobian accepts challenges on lichess.org. Along the way, Var candidly answers chat questions. Can Akobian avoid blunders while talking about current events in the chess world?
Challenge us here:
https://lichess.org/@/SaintLouisChessClub
2019.09.26