Chess Culture

Short Losses by World Champions, Part 5

By Matthew Grinberg, Founder of Alamogordo Chess Club This week we finish up with World Chess Champions Gary Kasparov, Vladimir Kramnik, Viswanathan Anand and Magnus Carlsen. Deep Blue (computer) – Kasparov, Gary, 1:0, 1997 Caro-Kann Defense   Perhaps it is unfair to include this game in this series since Kasparov’s opponent was a computer.  But make …

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Queen’s Gambit: Historical Accuracy, Inspiration and Girl Power

By Premier Chess CEO National Master Evan Rabin The “Queen’s Gambit” is one of the most common chess openings, in which white temporarily sacrifices a pawn, with the intent of building a strong center. Along with the Ruy Lopez, the Queen’s gambit is one opening that is often played in top-level grandmaster games. However, in …

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Chess Movie and Documentary Recommendations

By Candidate Master Danilo Cuellar, Premier Chess Rockland County Instructor and Founder of  Danilovich Chess  Here’s the list of my recommended chess related documentaries and movies. These films are free on Amazon Prime:   Magnus This film is called “Magnus”. It came out in 2016. It’s a documentary style film about the life of child prodigy, …

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Now Streaming: Premier Chess Twitch LIVE

By Premier Chess CEO National Master Evan Rabin Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura has single-handedly made chess a main-stream activity through his Twitch stream. While Twitch is primarily used by video gamers,  due to COVID-19 and cabin fever, many chess players have started streaming. Several months ago  our Jersey City School Programs manager National Expert Sean Finn  …

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