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2017 Champions Showdown Day One

The Saint Louis Chess Club will host a series of four matches, the Champions Showdown, November 9-14. In an exciting twist, the three top American players and current World Champion, Magnus Carlsen, will face their opponents in 10 games of rapid and 20 games of blitz. Tournament play will begin November 9 at 1 p.m., with World Champion Magnus Carlsen and No. 1 Chinese Grandmaster Ding Liren beginning November 11 at 1 p.m. For the first time in recent history, each match will feature play with no delay or increment.

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Don't Get Forked! Episode 1

Grandmaster Cristian Chirila presents endgames where one side is left with a rook and bishop to combat a rook and knight. Consider your candidate moves in these difficult, yet practical, situations.

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Tactical Challenge #28 with Jonathan Schrantz

National Master Jim McLaughlin identifies undefended pieces, or as Siegbert Tarrasch calls them, "unguarded men." Exploit these weaknesses and find the best moves.

Note that halfway through, the audio diminishes. The lecture is still good, but check your tolerance for the audio before you start.

2017.11.07

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Find the Double Attacks | Tactics Time!

National Master Julian Proleiko explores the Cochrane Gambit, an opening out of the Petrov Defense where White exposes Black's king by sacrificing a knight for two pawns.

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2017 Champions Showdown: No Increment, No Delay!

The Saint Louis Chess Club hosts a series of four matches November 9-14. Even though all of the matches have been clinched, the final day features 12 rounds of Carlsen-Ding at G/5. For the first time in recent history, each match features no delay or increment. Join GMs Yasser Seirawan, Alejandro Ramirez, Maurice Ashley, Cristian Chirila, and WGM Jen Shahade for the move-by-move.

USChessChamps.com
2017.11.14

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Scholastic Tournament Blog: 2017 Halloween Havoc

The Halloween Havoc Chess Tournament held on October 29 at SLU marked the one year anniversary for the Saint Louis Chess Club’s monthly scholastic tournament series. As George Bernard Shaw once said, “Progress is impossible without change.” In that spirit, a Chess Grand Prix element was added to the monthly scholastic tournaments to encourage more participation and to make the school year more exciting.

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Vladimir Kramnik vs. Smbat Lputian, 1992 | Games to Know by Heart - GM Cristian Chirila

The Saint Louis Chess Club hosts a series of four matches November 9-14. Today features eight rounds of Carlsen-Ding at G/10. For the first time in recent history, each match features no delay or increment. Join GMs Yasser Seirawan, Alejandro Ramirez, Maurice Ashley, Cristian Chirila, and WGM Jen Shahade for the move-by-move.

USChessChamps.com
2017.11.13

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"JamesKirkland" Knocks out "BanelingKing" | Viewers' Choice - GM Cristian Chirila

Day Three of 2017 Champions Showdown, witness your favorite players battle it out against their hand-chosen opponents. Hikaru Nakamura vs Veselin Topalov. Fabiano Caruana vs Alexander Grischuk. Wesley So vs Leinier Dominguez. Last, but certainly not least, Magnus Carlsen vs Ding Liren. Each set battling it out with rounds of rapid and blitz. Coverage provided by the commentary team of Maurice Ashley, Yasser Seirawan, and Jennifer Shahade.

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Tactical Challenge #27 with Jonathan Schrantz

Day Three of 2017 Champions Showdown, witness your favorite players battle it out against their hand-chosen opponents. Hikaru Nakamura vs Veselin Topalov. Fabiano Caruana vs Alexander Grischuk. Wesley So vs Leinier Dominguez. Last, but certainly not least, Magnus Carlsen vs Ding Liren. Each set battling it out with rounds of rapid and blitz. Coverage provided by the commentary team of Maurice Ashley, Yasser Seirawan, and Jennifer Shahade.

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