Grandmaster Ben Finegold revisits a game he played in Charlotte, N.C. This kids lecture emphasizes piece development, castling,
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Queen’s Gambit Declined, Exchange | Carlsbad Structure – Chess Openings Explained
Jonathan Schrantz follows a line in the Exchange Variation of the Queen’s Gambit Declined. Plus, learn to identify
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LIVE Blitz Chess Commentary #331: QGD, Slav w/ 4….a6
This is a blitz chess game I played as black with time control 3|2. The opening was the
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Steinitz vs. Zukertort | World Championship 1886 – GM Ben Finegold
Grandmaster Ben Finegold profiles the first game of the first world championship match between Wilhelm Steinitz and Johannes
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The Worst of the 2015 Club Championship – Beginner Breakdown
Mike Kummer recaps the lower boards from the Chess Club Championship. These are actually probably not the “worst”
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LIVE Blitz Chess Commentary #330: QGD, Slav w/ 4.e3
This is a blitz chess game I played as white with time control 5|0. The opening was the
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Anand vs. Topalov | World Championship 2010 – GM Ben Finegold
Grandmaster Ben Finegold reviews Game 8 of the 2010 World Chess Championship. Topalov won the game, but Anand
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Lasker vs. Capablanca | World Championship 1921 – GM Yasser Seirawan
Grandmaster Yasser Seirawan goes way back to the end of the longest reign in world championship history: Emanuel
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Blitz Bounty: Mike Kummer vs. Martin Zhongxu He
Mike Kummer offers a $100 bounty to a young chess player at the Club, Martin He. All Martin
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Best of the 2015 U.S. Chess League – Mastering the Middlegame
Mike Kummer is excited that the 2015 Saint Louis Arch Bishops of the U.S. Chess League are going
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