Woman Grandmaster Jen Shahade pays tribute to the first Women’s World Champion, Vera Menchik. These games focus on
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Swiss Miss Swiss Games – Beginner Breakdown – 2015.01.20
Mike Kummer is “live” from the Swiss Miss Swiss. The tournament is named as such because all players
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The Legend: Tigran Petrosian – GM Varuzhan Akobian – 2015.01.08
Grandmaster Var Akobian pays tribute to his countryman, former World Champion Tigran Petrosian. “Iron Tigran” didn’t attack often,
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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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Beat Carlsen after his Big Blunder! – GM Yasser Seirawan – 2014.11.16
Grandmaster Yasser Seirawan takes us through the mind of Magnus Carlsen in Game 6 of the champ’s 2014
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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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Ding Liren vs Levon Aronian – 2013 Alekhine Memorial
The 2013 Alekhine Memorial chess tournament game between the young exceptional Chinese talent, Ding Liren, and Armenia’s longtime
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Imbalanced Material – GM Maurice Ashley – 2014.08.13
Grandmaster Maurice Ashley shows fun positions. This time, the openings and players aren’t important. In fact, one of
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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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