7/25/2024 – The strongest junior and senior chess players in the United States have returned to Saint Louis. On July 16-26, the top 10 players across three divisions - juniors, girls, and seniors - are competing for more than $135,000 in prizes. Find here all games, standings and the daily recap produced by the Saint Louis Chess Club. | Pictured: Vladimir Akoprian, who won the Seniors Championship with a round to spare. | Photo: Lennart Ootes
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I give promising mainlines for white against all black’s main replies to 1.d4 d5 that are engine-proof, easy to learn and can be played almost instantly.
In this video course, experts including Dorian Rogozenco, Mihail Marin, Karsten Müller and Oliver Reeh, examine the games of Boris Spassky. Let them show you which openings Spassky chose to play, where his strength in middlegames were and much more.
Larry Christiansen grabbed his third win of the event on Wednesday | Photo: Lennart Ootes
1.e40c602.d40d503.e50Bf504.Nf30e605.Be20Nd706.0-00a507.a40f608.Nbd20fxe50 White has an edge.9.dxe50Bc5010.Nb30Ba7011.Nbd41:3611.Bg5Qc712.Nbd411...Ne7=2:5612.Bd311:25
aiming for Bxf5.12...Nc56:2613.Bxf54:30Nxf52314.Nxf51:14exf5515.Be36:040-02:3816.Bxc541Bxc54017.Qd336Qb65:2218.b33:58Rad811:1719.Rae11:34Qb41:2820.Re21:43Qf49:4221.Rfe13:58Rde83:3122.c36:38Re715:0623.g312:07Qh63:0824.Kg21:19 Repels Qh3+g515:5325.Nd410:3425.e6=25...Bxd41:1925...f426.gxf426.Nf5Rxf527.Qxf5Rf7-+26...Bxd426...gxf427.Kh126...Rxf427.Nf5+-27.cxd4Rxf427...gxf428.Kh1=26.cxd447Much worse is26.Qxd4f427.gxf4Rxf426...f41227.Kh17:45Qh34:43
...f3 would now be deadly.28.Rd22:45f32:3829.Qf134 Prevents Qg2+Qf51630.Qd31:35Qg48 Black wants to play ...Re6.31.Qf1!3:40Re62832.Re33:42Rh69:47 And now ...Qh5 would win.33.Rdd3!1:12Rf73:24 White needs to defend precisely.33...Qh5!?34.Qg1Qg4=34.Qd1?4:40 Now White is beyond hope.34.Kg1=34...Qh3-+1:33 Black is clearly winning.35.Qg15g413 ( -> ...Rf5)36.e642Re7637.Re538Rhxe61838.Rde334Rxe52339.dxe54Kf71:35 Weighted Error Value: White=0.43/Black=0.19 (very precise) . Loses game: White=1 --- Mistake: White=2 Black=1 Inaccurate: White=4 Black=3 OK: White=10 Black=13 Best: --- Black=4 Strong: White=2 ---0–1
Let endgame expert Dr Karsten Müller show and explain the finesses of the world champions. Although they had different styles each and every one of them played the endgame exceptionally well, so take the opportunity to enjoy and learn from some of the best endgames in the history of chess.
Jason Wang missed a big chance to take down sole leader Christopher Yoo in a crucial encounter | Photo: Crystal Fuller
1.Nf30d502.g30Bg403.Bg20Nd704.c40e605.d40Ngf606.Qb30Rb807.Nc30dxc408.Qxc40 Weiß steht etwas besser.a609.Bf40Bxf35:2910.Bxf30Bd6611.0-04:16Bxf427:0812.gxf46Nb62:4513.Qd318:49Qd61:5114.e35:38c51:2515.Rfd12:07 Zielt auf dxc5 ab.cxd47:4716.Qe23:060-04:4817.Rxd4817.exd4Qxf418.Bg2Qh6-+17...Qe71:3618.Rad14:10Rfe84:3319.Qd37:18e57:3419...h620.fxe5!±23Qxe5421.a410:3021.Ne4vereinfachtNxe422.Qxe4Qxe423.Bxe4Kf824.Bf321...g61:1022.Rd611:0122.h4vereinfachtNa823.Ne4Nxe424.Qxe4Qxe425.Rxe4Rxe426.Bxe4Kf827.Rd722...Nc83:03 Droht stark ...Qg5+.23.Rd81:00Ne71:24
Besser ist23...Rxd8!24.Qxd8+Kg724.Rxb8!2:31Finger weg von24.Rxe8+Nxe825.Bg2b524...Rxb86:2025.Qd62:40Qg5+4726.Qg35:36 Weiß hat aktiveres Spiel.26.Kf1±Re827.Rd427.Bxb7Nf5±26...Qxg3+3227.hxg36b62:1827...Nc628.Rd658Kg72:1729.e42:13Ne83:5630.Rd715Nc619
In this video course, kings will play a role of strong and active pieces. We will explore how Kings can be helpful in defence and prophylaxis, or even in attack!
Alice Lee beat Zoey Tang in round 8 | Photo: Crystal Fuller
Carlos Alberto ColodroCarlos Colodro is a Hispanic Philologist from Bolivia. He works as a freelance translator and writer since 2012. A lot of his work is done in chess-related texts, as the game is one of his biggest interests, along with literature and music.
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