Don't Queen, Underpromote for the Victory! | Tactics Time!
Caleb Denby shows instances of underpromotion, where the best move is to promote a pawn to something other than a queen. Although rare, promoting to a queen in these situations could lose you...
View Article2017 U.S. Junior Championships: Round 6
Join The Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis for Round Six of the 2017 U.S. Junior/Girls Junior Closed Championship. This is the first year we host the U.S. Girls Junior Championship along...
View Article2017 U.S.Junior Championships: Round 7
Join The Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis for Round Seven of the 2017 U.S. Junior/Girls Junior Closed Championship. This is the first year we host the U.S. Girls Junior Championship...
View Article2017 U.S. Junior Championships: Round 8
Join The Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis for Round Eight of the 2017 U.S. Junior/Girls Junior Closed Championship. This is the first year we host the U.S. Girls Junior Championship...
View Article2017 U.S. Junior Championships: Round 9
Join The Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis as we host the 2017 U.S. Junior/Girls Junior Closed Championship Round 9. This year marks the first year of hosting the U.S. Girls Junior...
View ArticleBen's Great Endgames... and Stories | Endgame Exclam!! - GM Ben Finegold
Grandmaster Ben Finegold shares his endgame victories with the class. An endgame against a young Eric Hansen is also explored.CCSCSL Staff
View ArticleGames from Garrett Deutermann | Viewers' Choice - GM Ben Finegold
Grandmaster Ben Finegold takes your submissions. The more love you give him, the more love he gives you... Nah. Send in your games to Info@SaintLouisChessClub.org.2017.06.29 Garrett Thomas Deutermann...
View ArticleLa Bourdonnais Storms Pawns & Morphy Smothers | Games to Know by Heart - GM...
Grandmaster Ben Finegold tours through two games from the 19th century. McDonnell has pawns thrown at him by La Bourdonnais in the first unofficial world championship match and Paul Morphy executes a...
View ArticleYour Scandinavian Games Reviewed! | Viewers' Choice - GM Josh Friedel
Grandmaster Josh Friedel reviews viewer-submitted games, up to the points at which they are no longer competitive.2017.07.06 RajeevLochan vs. LuvUngar: B01 Scandinavian defence Mac2224 vs....
View ArticleBulgarian-American Chess Camp
During July, were the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis [CCSCSL] to have a motto; certainly it would be “The Summer of Chess”. Indeed, we might say that it is the Summer of Youth...
View ArticleBen Gets Crushed by Magnus | Kids' Class - GM Ben Finegold
Grandmaster Ben Finegold shows winning ideas from his past games, including how Magnus Carlsen gave him the smack-down in the PRO Chess League Championship.2017.06.11CCSCSL Staff
View ArticleMatch of the Millennials Opening Ceremony
Join the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis for the Opening Ceremony of the first ever Match of the Millennials. The Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis (CCSCSL), in...
View ArticleMatch of the Millennials: Day 1 (Morning Session)
Nine American juniors face nine of the best juniors from the rest of the world in this team event with two sections: U17 and U14. This morning, the U17 players play their first round. Join GMs...
View ArticleMatch of the Millennials: Opening Ceremony
Nine American juniors face nine of the best juniors from the rest of the world in this team event with two sections: U17 and U14. In this evening session, the U17 players play their second round and...
View ArticleMatch of the Millennials: Day 1 (Morning)
Join the CCSCSL for the evening session of Day 1 of the Match of the Millennials. Commentators GM Alejandro Ramirez, WGM Jennifer Shahade, GM Maurice Ashley will be live on the scene providing full...
View ArticleMatch of the Millennials: Day 1 (Evening Session)
Join the CCSCSL for the evening session of Day 1 of the Match of the Millennials. Commentators GM Alejandro Ramirez, WGM Jennifer Shahade, GM Maurice Ashley will be live on the scene providing full...
View ArticleMatch of the Millennials: Round 2
Nine American juniors face nine of the best juniors from the rest of the world in this team event with two sections: U17 and U14. In this evening session, the U17 players play their second round and...
View ArticleMatch of the Millennials: Round 1
Nine American juniors face nine of the best juniors from the rest of the world in this team event with two sections: U17 and U14. In this evening session, the U17 players play their second round and...
View ArticleMatch of the Millennials: Day 2 (Morning Session)
Join the CCSCSL for Day 2 Live Commentary of the Match of the Millennials provided by GM Alejandro Ramirez, WGM Jennifer Shahade and GM Maurice Ashley. The Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint...
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