Rochelle Wu at the World U12 | Chess in the 21st Century – GM Ben Finegold

December 22, 2016 NHaselton Chess Lectures

Saint Louis Chess ClubThu, December 22, 2016 6:00pmURL:
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Grandmaster Ben Finegold looks at games from Alabama’s Rochelle Wu, the Girls Under 10 World Champion. See games from the World Cadets U12, where Wu went undefeated.

2016.12.08
Maria Chiara Manca vs Rochelle Wu, World Cadets U12 (2016): A48 King’s Indian, Torre attack
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1842861
Evita Cherepanova vs Rochelle Wu, World Cadets U12 (2016)
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1846718
Olga Melenchuk vs Rochelle Wu, World Cadets U12 (2016): A16 English, Anglo-Gruenfeld defense
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1844643

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