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Grand Chess Tour: 2018 London Chess Classic Finals Rapid and Blitz Games

The exciting finale of the Grand Chess Tour being fought out at the London Chess Classic, in a knockout format for the first time and with $300,000 at stake.
The semi-final battles will feature the 4 top players from the Grand Chess Tour qualifying events in Paris, Leuven and St. Louis; Fabiano Caruana, Hikaru Nakamura, Levon Aronian, and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave. GM Yasser Seirawan, GM Maurice Ashley, and WGM Jennifer Shahade will provide live Commentary from the Saint Louis Chess Club Studio.

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Grand Chess Tour: 2018 London Chess Classic Finals Game 2

The exciting finale of the Grand Chess Tour being fought out at the London Chess Classic, in a knockout format for the first time and with $300,000 at stake.
The semi-final battles will feature the 4 top players from the Grand Chess Tour qualifying events in Paris, Leuven and St. Louis; Fabiano Caruana, Hikaru Nakamura, Levon Aronian, and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave. GM Yasser Seirawan, GM Maurice Ashley, and WGM Jennifer Shahade will provide live Commentary from the Saint Louis Chess Club Studio.

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Caruana vs. Carlsen, 2014 Olympiad | Secret Life of Pawns - GM Jesse Kraai

Grandmaster Jesse Kraai looks back at Fabiano Caruana’s game with Magnus Carlsen at the 2014 Olympiad. Anticipating the 2018 World Championship match, see what Caruana is up against when Carlsen’s pawn structure is at its best.

2018.11.01
Fabiano Caruana vs Magnus Carlsen, Chess Olympiad (2014): B01 Scandinavian (centre counter) defence
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Strategy & Storytelling

Teaching strategy can be difficult.  Learning experiences that are meaningful can make it easier for students to relate to the concepts being taught.  When the lesson can be applied to real life, students tend to have a greater educational take-away. To convey chess concepts like piece protection, consequences, and goal setting, I like to use real-life scenarios or storytelling.

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