Our first two festivals proved very popular! More than $225 in prizes were given out so far! By popular demand, I am going to host another one. It will take place On Saturday, April 10, at 12:00 PM. It will be a combination of a chess class for so...
Chess!! Tournaments!! Money Prizes!! Bughouse!! And much more!! Message me if you are interestedÂ
I do not beat FMs too often in puzzle battle. But when I do, I post about it
I want to thank everyone who attended my Online Chess Festival Today! $128 were given out in prizes. I want to congratulate all the prize winners: Sujay and Sudeep Vadderaju, Liam Zeng, Andrew Thomadsen, Charlie Glass, and Edan Shoghi! And, of c...
For winning the tournament in the Saint Louis Chess Club today and drawing a FM in the process!!
Will he lose?! Watch and find out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HA2Y_Xrn0vc
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I am doing a one-week online mini-camp in the end of June for my advanced students. There will be a tournament during camp with money prizes
Nine year old vs. Nakamura in puzzle battle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-pePy_1_Ts&t=1033s
In order to encourage my private students to work more on chess while also giving them more experience playing longer games, I want to organize an online chess tournament: Participation is free Only for my private students Students will be put...
In the beginning of June I will organize a camp online for my top students. As a part of the camp, I will also organize a tournament with money prizes involved
I started a chess channel. It is going to be both instructive and fun. Please check it out: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGr0UI5xJR-UCNYFXttsvAA Also, I welcome ideas for future videos
My former student, and a very good player, Chaim Zaromb started a chess channel on youtube. Check it out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1rob7hsXt4&t=216s
Congratulations to my great students for amazing performances in the St. Louis Class Championship~Max Xu who won his section with a perfect score, won $200 and raised his rating to 1618~Mark Li who went undefeated and reached a new rating high of ...
Congratulations to Aidan, Zach, and Liam for winning their games in the first round of the Knights! Special congratulations to Liam who defeated a much higher-rated opponent (while taking his time!)! Good luck to everyone in round 2!
Congratulations to my amazing students for great performances in the February Knights: ~Mark Li who tied for second place, reached a new rating high of 1502, and won $80 ~Zach Barrett who defeated two higher-rated opponents, gained 100 rating...
For great victories in round 3 of the Knights! Additional congratulations to Mark and Zach who defeated higher-rated opponents!
For an amazing blitz tournament and a victory over NM Roman Kozelov
Congratulations to a number of my students for an excellent performance in the monthly January Knights:~Sujay Vadderaju who finished in second place, gained 60+ rating points and reached a new rating high of 1441~Joshua Gu who defeated two higher-...
