The top four American chess players: Hikaru Nakamura, Fabiano Caruana, Wesley So, and Leinier Dominguez compete on lichess.org. The two last games each day in this knockout are worth more, ensuring no runaway scores. The first six games of the semifinals are today. Join GMs Yasser Seirawan, Maurice Ashley, and WGM Jen Shahade for the move-by-move.
2020.05.26
https://lichess.org/broadcast/clutch-chess-day-1/3P0rajij
USChessChamps.com
Grandmaster Denes Boros looks at the best games so far from the ongoing online 12-player super-tournament on Chess24, called the Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge.
National Master Caleb Denby looks at novice games from the private staff tournament held earlier in the day. The Chess.com private stream was a test for the Club's Corporate Chess League.
2020.05.20
Abby Byer vs. Vinny Thatiparthi, 2020: D00 Queen's pawn, Mason variation
Thatiparthi vs. Byer, 2020: C78 Ruy Lopez, 5.O-O
Dennis LaRue vs. Adi Panda, 2020: C14 French, classical, Pollock variation
National Master Caleb Denby gives your brain a chess endgame workout with only bishop vs. knight endgames. Walk the tightrope where just one move on an open board makes the difference between a win and a draw.
Grandmaster Denes Boros teaches a chess class on the topic of his choice.
2020.05.21
National Master Caleb Denby equips you with the tools to get on the road to a 2000 chess rating.
2020.05.20
Grandmaster Denes Boros looks at Magnus Carlsen's best endgames during his rise to World #1 status in this edition of "Insane in the Endgame."
2020.05.19
Magnus Carlsen vs Alexey Shirov, Aerosvit (2008)
https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1494188
Magnus Carlsen vs Alexander Onischuk, Biel Chess Festival (2007)
https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1467756
International Master Dorsa Derakhshani continues with a second week of the Scotch Game. See Kasparov vs. Timman, and even a game of her own.
Grandmaster Denes Boros looks at Magnus Carlsen's best endgames during his rise to World #1 status in this edition of "Insane in the Endgame." 2020.05.19
Magnus Carlsen vs Alexey Shirov, Aerosvit (2008)
https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1494188
National Master Caleb Denby analyzes Vladimir Kramnik vs. Fabiano Caruana from the World Championship Candidates tournament in 2018.
2020.03.12
Vladimir Kramnik vs Fabiano Caruana, World Championship Candidates (2018): C42 Petrov, Cozio (Lasker) attack
https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1914401
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