The Qd8 Scandinavian is a very underrated defense for black! Flexible, solid and rich in chances, it’s a
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Scandinavian Defense Main Line
The Main Line Scandinavian (Qa5) is a very solid and very flexible defense for black, and it also
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Scandinavian Defense | Ideas, Principles and Common Variations
The Scandinavian Defense is a very dangerous weapon to have against e4. It’s flexible, aggressive, and it doesn’t
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Is This An Unknown Masterpiece Or A Composed Game?
Ralf Runau vs Schmidt W. Germany (1972) Nimzowitsch Defense: Scandinavian. Exchange Variation (B00) 1. e4 Nc6 2. d4
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Alekhine Defense | Ideas, Principles and Common Variations
An introduction to the hyper-aggressive Alekhine (or Aljehin) Defense with plans and setups for both colors. The eight
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Evan Kelly vs. Nick Risko | Viewers’ Choice
Caleb Denby substitutes for the grandmaster as he analyzes YouTube viewers’ games live. Submit yours at Info@SaintLouisChessClub.org 2019.03.07
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Modern Ideas from the 1800s | Romantic Chess – GM Atanas Kolev
Grandmaster Atanas Kolev shows that players in the 19th century produced modern ideas, in use by today’s elites.
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Caruana vs. Carlsen, 2014 Olympiad | Secret Life of Pawns – GM Jesse Kraai
Grandmaster Jesse Kraai looks back at Fabiano Caruana’s game with Magnus Carlsen at the 2014 Olympiad. Anticipating the
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The Quadrupled Pawns Of Alexander Alekhine! Are They Useful?
Alexander Alekhine vs Vladimir Nenarokov Moscow Club Autumn (1907), Moscow RUE Queen Pawn Game: Zukertort Variation (D02) 1.
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Amateur Openings & Gambits | Play Like a Pro – IM Eric Rosen
International Master Eric Rosen shows openings which, although uncommon amongst professionals, are popular with amateurs. See the Goering,
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