La Bourdonnais Storms Pawns & Morphy Smothers | Games to Know by Heart - GM Ben Finegold
Grandmaster Ben Finegold explains tactical challenges from his past games, and tells some funny stories along the way.
2017.06.25
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Games from Garrett Deutermann | Viewers' Choice - GM Ben Finegold
"GM" Ken West teaches Grandmaster Ben Finegold a thing or two about puzzles. Strike that... reverse it.
2017.06.18
Ben's Great Endgames... and Stories | Endgame Exclam!! - GM Ben Finegold
Nine American juniors face nine of the best juniors from the rest of the world in this team event with two sections: U17 and U14. In this evening session, the U17 players play their eighth and final round. The U14 players play their fourth and final round. Join GMs Alejandro Ramirez, Maurice Ashley, & WGM Jen Shahade for the move-by-move. Then, stick around for the closing ceremony.
2017.07.29
USChessChamps.com
GM Blog: Not Such Smooth Sailing
There was an incident recently that momentarily rocked the chess world. It occurred at the Paris leg of the Grand Chess Tour in an interview of World Champion Magnus Carlsen by Maurice Ashley. In case you missed it, you can easily find the video on youtube.
2017 U.S. Junior Championships: Round 9
Nine American juniors face nine of the best juniors from the rest of the world in this team event with two sections: U17 and U14. In this morning session, the U17 players play their seventh round. Join GMs Varuzhan Akobian, Maurice Ashley, & WGM Tatev Abrahamyan for the move-by-move.
2017.07.29
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2017 U.S. Junior Championships: Round 8
Nine American juniors face nine of the best juniors from the rest of the world in this team event with two sections: U17 and U14. In this evening session, the U17 players play their sixth round and the U14 players play their third round. Join GMs Alejandro Ramirez, Maurice Ashley, & WGM Jen Shahade for the move-by-move.
2017.07.28
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2017 U.S.Junior Championships: Round 7
Join Commentators WGM Tatev Abrahamyan, GM Alejandro Ramirez, and GM Cristian Chirila Live as we go into Day 3 of the Match of the Millennials. This is an historical first time event hosted by The Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis (CCSCSL), in cooperation with the Kasparov Chess Foundation (KCF), U.S. Chess Federation, World Chess Federation (FIDE) and FIDE Trainers’ Commission. USA Junior Chess Players vs World Junior Chess Players.
2017 U.S. Junior Championships: Round 6
Nine American juniors face nine of the best juniors from the rest of the world in this team event with two sections: U17 and U14. In this evening session, the U17 players play their fourth round and the U14 players play their second round. Join GMs Alejandro Ramirez, Maurice Ashley, & WGM Jen Shahade for the move-by-move.
2017.07.27
USChessChamps.com
Don't Queen, Underpromote for the Victory! | Tactics Time!
Nine American juniors face nine of the best juniors from the rest of the world in this team event with two sections: U17 and U14. In this morning session, the U17 players play their third round. Join GMs Alejandro Ramirez, Maurice Ashley, & WGM Jen Shahade for the move-by-move.
2017.07.27
USChessChamps.com
Demetrious Johnson Chess Tournament Results
Every year, the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis (CCSCSL) partners with the Demetrious Johnson Charitable Foundation to introduce chess to students during summer camps at the Demetrious Johnson Center (DJC). This summer, the partnership continued on with the CCSCSL providing chess classes and hosting a chess tournament to complete the camp on July 11th.
