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by Tony Rich No longer International Master, but for the first time, Grandmaster-Elect Akshat Chandra earned his final GM norm at the 2016 Saint Louis Autumn Invitational. Chandra shares the limelight with FIDE Masters Konstantin Kautskiy and Lefong Hua. Newly-crowned 2015 U.S. Junior Champion Akshat Chandra with his father, Tarun...

View on lichess.org [Event "CCSCSL Autum Invitational"] [Site "?"] [Date "2016.11.22"] [Round "9.1"] [White "Hambleton, Aman"] [Black "Finegold, Ben"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [BlackElo "2493"] [WhiteElo "2445"] [LiveChessVersion "1.4.8"] [ECO "A48"] 1. d4 {[%clk 1:30:58]} Nf6 {[%clk 1:30:56]} 2. Nf3 {[%clk 1:31:23]} g6 {[%clk 1:31:21]} 3. Bf4 {[%clk 1:31:47]} Bg7 {[%clk 1:31:47]}...

View on lichess.org [Event "CCSCSL Autum Invitational"] [Site "?"] [Date "2016.11.21"] [Round "8.1"] [White "Finegold, Ben"] [Black "Jayaram, Ashwin"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [BlackElo "2477"] [WhiteElo "2493"] [LiveChessVersion "1.4.8"] [ECO "D14"] 1. d4 {[%clk 1:30:57]} d5 {[%clk 1:30:55]} 2. c4 {[%clk 1:31:23]} c6 {[%clk 1:31:20]} 3. Nf3 {[%clk 1:31:51]} Nf6 {[%clk 1:31:42]}...

View on lichess.org [Event "CCSCSL Autum Invitational"] [Site "?"] [Date "2016.11.20"] [Round "7.1"] [White "Ponizil, Cyril"] [Black "Finegold, Ben"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [BlackElo "2493"] [WhiteElo "2504"] [LiveChessVersion "1.4.8"] [ECO "C10"] 1. e4 {[%clk 1:30:59]} e6 {[%clk 1:30:48]} 2. d4 {[%clk 1:31:26]} d5 {[%clk 1:31:12]} 3. Nd2 {[%clk 1:31:53]} dxe4 {[%clk 1:31:29]}...

View on lichess.org [Event "CCSCSL Autum Invitational"] [Site "?"] [Date "2016.11.20"] [Round "6.1"] [White "Finegold, Ben"] [Black "Paikidze, Nazi"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [BlackElo "2368"] [WhiteElo "2493"] [LiveChessVersion "1.4.8"] [ECO "B13"] 1. e4 {[%clk 1:30:57]} c6 {[%clk 1:30:54]} 2. d4 {[%clk 1:31:13]} d5 {[%clk 1:31:17]} 3. exd5 {[%clk 1:31:19]} cxd5 {[%clk 1:31:41]}...

View on lichess.org [Event "CCSCSL Autum Invitational"] [Site "?"] [Date "2016.11.19"] [Round "5.1"] [White "Shetty, Atulya"] [Black "Finegold, Ben"] [Result "1-0"] [BlackElo "2493"] [WhiteElo "2413"] [LiveChessVersion "1.4.8"] [ECO "A11"] 1. c4 {[%clk 1:30:56]} c6 {[%clk 1:30:54]} 2. g3 {[%clk 1:31:13]} d5 {[%clk 1:31:18]} 3. Bg2 {[%clk 1:31:36]} Nf6 {[%clk 1:31:19]}...

View on lichess.org [Event "CCSCSL Autum Invitational"] [Site "?"] [Date "2016.11.19"] [Round "4.1"] [White "Finegold, Ben"] [Black "Kannappan, Priyadharshan"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [BlackElo "2520"] [WhiteElo "2493"] [LiveChessVersion "1.4.8"] [ECO "D20"] 1. d4 {[%clk 1:30:57]} d5 {[%clk 1:30:50]} 2. c4 {[%clk 1:31:05]} dxc4 {[%clk 1:31:07]} 3. e3 {[%clk 1:30:48]} Nf6 {[%clk 1:31:29]}...

View on lichess.org [Event "CCSCSL Autum Invitational"] [Site "?"] [Date "2016.11.18"] [Round "3.1"] [White "Chandra, Akshat"] [Black "Finegold, Ben"] [Result "1-0"] [BlackElo "2493"] [WhiteElo "2509"] [LiveChessVersion "1.4.8"] [ECO "A56"] 1. d4 {[%clk 1:30:56]} Nf6 {[%clk 1:30:09]} 2. c4 {[%clk 1:31:18]} c5 {[%clk 1:30:21]} 3. Nf3 {[%clk 1:31:17]} cxd4 {[%clk 1:29:47]}...

View on lichess.org [Event "CCSCSL Autum Invitational"] [Site "?"] [Date "2016.11.18"] [Round "2.1"] [White "Finegold, Ben"] [Black "Sachdev, Tania"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [BlackElo "2431"] [WhiteElo "2493"] [LiveChessVersion "1.4.8"] [ECO "A46"] 1. d4 {[%clk 1:30:55]} Nf6 {[%clk 1:30:22]} 2. Nf3 {[%clk 1:31:17]} e6 {[%clk 1:30:23]} 3. e3 {[%clk 1:31:38]} c5 {[%clk 1:30:18]}...

by Jonathan Schrantz This week the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis will be hosting a IM/GM norm tournament for the second time this year. The 2016 Saint Louis Autumn Invitational features a strong field of competitors and young talent seeking to earn their Grandmaster or International Master...

View on lichess.org [Event "CCSCSL Autum Invitational"] [Site "?"] [Date "2016.11.17"] [Round "1.1"] [White "Abrahamyan, Tatev"] [Black "Finegold, Ben"] [Result "0-1"] [BlackElo "2493"] [WhiteElo "2364"] [LiveChessVersion "1.4.8"] [ECO "B19"] 1. e4 {[%clk 1:30:56]} c6 {[%clk 1:30:55]} 2. d4 {[%clk 1:31:22]} d5 {[%clk 1:31:21]} 3. Nd2 {[%clk 1:31:48]} dxe4 {[%clk 1:31:04]}...