Mike Kummer reviews games of his student and others from The 12-13-14 Open at the Saint Louis Chess
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The Legend: Vasily Smyslov – GM Ben Finegold – 2014.12.04
Grandmaster Ben Finegold pays tribute to one of the original grandmasters, former World Champion Vasily Smyslov. This is
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How NOT to Lose in the Opening – Beginner Breakdown – 2014.12.02
Mike Kummer shows five games he played against his student. In these miniatures, the student makes mistakes at
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Blitz Match: GM Levon Aronian vs. GM Yasser Seirawan
Two days before Grandmasters Levon Aronian and Hikaru Nakamura squared off in a match, Levon warmed up against
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The Worst of Harper Evan Smith – Beginner Breakdown – 2014.11.18
Mike Kummer is out for blood! Today, he reviews a position and a game from a co-worker, Class
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LIVE Blitz Chess Commentary #295: Queen’s Gambit Declined, Slav w/ 4.Qb3
This is a blitz chess game I played against a random opponent who was selected from the ChessNetwork
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Caruana vs. Mamedyarov | Baku 2014 – GM Yasser Seirawan – 2014.10.08
Grandmaster Yasser Seirawan is still excited about Fabiano Caruana’s amazing 7-0 start and victory in the Sinquefield Cup!
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“Get Those Bishops and Knights Out!” – GM Ben Finegold – 2014.08.17
The kids are losing too many pieces! Grandmaster Ben Finegold shows two of his games that demonstrate good
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Chess Kibitzing #67: Untitled vs Grandmaster (Axel Bachmann) – QGD, Exchange
Here’s a kibitz of a 5-minute blitz chess game between an Untitled and Grandmaster Axel Bachmann that was
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Finegold vs. Mario Roper, and Others! – GM Ben Finegold – 2014.07.22
Grandmaster Ben Finegold analyzes Club members’ games, including one he played that day against a novice player. Games
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