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National Master Jim McLaughlin tackles two tactical themes with tons of positions from Siegbert Tarrasch. Remove the defender to pick up a hanging piece, plus expose pieces that seem to be defended but actually are not defended.

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.

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.

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!