Sinquefield Cup video highlights, part 1
8/30/2018 – One of the chief draws of any Grand Chess Tour event is the extensive and high-quality coverage on the Saint Louis Chess Club YouTube Channel. The Sinquefield Cup was no exception. Here we've pulled out a number of the interviews and bonus material you may have missed over the past 10 days. Break out the popcorn and kick back!
Master Class Vol.8: Magnus Carlsen
Scarcely any world champion has managed to captivate chess lovers to the extent Carlsen has. The enormously talented Norwegian hasn't been systematically trained within the structures of a major chess-playing nation such as Russia, the Ukraine or China.
Bonus material and interviews
Below you can browse a number of embedded clips or link directly to others. All content is from the Saint Louis Chess Club's extensive and expanding channel on YouTube, indexed here for convenient review.
Autograph signing
Caruana: "I think the last few months I've generally won tournaments in which Magnus is playing".
Carlsen: "I didn't mean to trash talk. I meant to just state something factual".
The transition from rapid to classical chess
Opening package: 1.b3 and Black Secrets in the Modern Italian
Wesley So published two new opening DVDs: 1.b3, the so called Nimzo-Larsen-Attack, for White and his black secrets in the modern Italian. Get them in a package and save money!
So: "In blitz and rapid after a tough loss it's much easier to come back."
Round 1
Confessional visit from Anand, and interviews with House of Staunton and the Houston Rockets.
Confessional Booth visits
Viswanathan Anand discusses moves 14-21
Move the pieces on the live diagram!
14...Rc8 15.Rc1 h6 16.b4 Re8 17.Bd3 Bxf3 18.Qxf3 Ne5 19.Qe2 Rxc1 20.Rxc1 Nxd3 21.Qxd3 d4
The Count’s Corner with GM Cristian Chirila discussing the game Mamedyarov vs So
Interviews
- Jon Crumiller & Frank Camaratta from the House of Staunton
- Daryl Morey, General Manager of the Houston Rockets, NBA Team
- Vachier-Lagrave and Carlsen
- So
- Aronian, who beat Karjakin
- Caruana played the longest game of the round to draw Grischuk
Games of Round 1
Round 1 recap and ChessBase round-up show
Round 2
- The Count’s Corner with GM Cristian Chirila on Anand vs Vachier-Lagrave
- Maurice Ashley gives an update regarding the implementation of chess in Africa
Interviews
- Nick Ragone, Chief Marketing Officer, Ascension
- Anand and Vachier-Lagrave
- Aronian and Caruana
- Carlsen, who played nearly seven hours
Grischuk discusses his games against Caruana and Mamedyarov
Games of Round 2
Round 2 recap and ChessBase round-up show
Round 3
Interviews
Wesley So revealed he wasn't feeling well in the first two rounds, but righted the ship in the third round.
Carlsen had difficulty sleeping after his marathon second-round game. The players of the only decisive game on the day, Grischuk and Nakamura, did not make an appearance after their game went over six and a half hours.
Games of Round 3
Round 3 recap and ChessBase round-up show
Continued in part 2...
