2/15/2019 – Live games and commentary beginning at 19:00 UTC (20:00 CET, 14:00 EST) by GM Yasser Seirawan, GM Maurice Ashley and WGM Jennifer Shahade. Ten of the world's top female chess players compete at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis from February 6th to 16th. The tournament is similar to the Sinquefield Cup, but for women. Official site: USChessChamps.com
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The tournament format is a classical round-robin with ten players. Nine rounds will be played, one each day through February 15th (except the rest day on the 11th) with a possible playoff on Saturday, February 16th.
The total prize fund of USD $150,000 includes $40,000 for first, $30,000 for second and $20,000 for third.
Players receive 90 minutes for 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game plus a 30-second bonus per move starting from move one.
The aim of this course is to help you understand how to make tactical opportunities arise as well as to sharpen your tactical vision - these selected lectures will help to foster your overall tactical understanding.
Commentary by GM Yasser Seirawan, GM Maurice Ashley and WGM Jennifer Shahade
Current standings
The players
Participants include players from seven different countries, including former Women's World Champion Alexandra Kosteniuk, former Women's World Rapid Champion Nana Dzagnidze, four-time US Women's Champion Anna Zatonskih and seven-time US Women's Champion Irina Krush.
Even without the leading six players on the February Elo rating list (Hou Yifan, Ju Wenjun, Kateryna Lagno, Anna Muzychuk, Humpy Koneru and Mariya Muzychuk), it will be one of the strongest women's tournaments ever in this format.
On this DVD, well-known Indian WGM Tania Sachdev shows you how to evaluate certain positions and then find the right concepts and plans on the basis of her own games.
Group photo at the opening ceremony | Photo: Lennart Ootes
FIDE World Cup 2025 with analyses by Adams, Bluebaum, Donchenko, Shankland, Wei Yi and many more. Opening videos by Blohberger, King and Marin. 11 exciting opening articles with new repertoire ideas and much more.
GM Blohberger presents a complete two-part repertoire for Black: practical, clear, and flexible – instead of endless theory, you’ll get straightforward concepts and strategies that are easy to learn and apply.
GM Blohberger presents a complete two-part repertoire for Black: practical, clear, and flexible – instead of endless theory, you’ll get straightforward concepts and strategies that are easy to learn and apply.
GM Blohberger presents a complete two-part repertoire for Black: practical, clear, and flexible – instead of endless theory, you’ll get straightforward concepts and strategies that are easy to learn and apply.
Opening videos: Sipke Ernst brings the Ulvestad Variation up to date + Part II of ‘Mikhalchishin's Miniatures’. Special: Jan Werle shows highlights from the FIDE Grand Swiss 2025 in the video. ‘Lucky bag’ with 40 analyses by Ganguly, Illingworth et al.
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