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May 1, 2008

Check out the video for the #4 game in the Game of the Week countdown for the US Chess League, Christiansen-Wolff . Visit the official USCL blog post about the game for more details.

Also, congratulations to Dennis Monokroussos for achieving the title of FIDE Master with his excellent recent return to tournament chess.

April 24, 2008

We've posted Dennis Monokroussos' analysis of Bhat-Nakamura, the USCL 5th place Game of the Year. Bhat stages a ferocious comeback, and his effort earned the game first place in the U.S. Chess League Game of the Year fan poll. The judges awarded the game 5th place. Watch the video to see Dennis' thoughts!



You can also watch Dennis' video analyzing ... [Read More]

April 11, 2008

Watch Dennis analyze an old tournament game he played against Philip Colbert. The game was a Maroczy Bind with some wild moves. On top of that, there's an interesting discussion of the early middlegame. Make sure to check it ... [Read More]

April 4, 2008

We've posted a new video from Dennis in which he analyzes the games Milman-Burnett and Friedel-Serper, ranked 8 and 9 in the U.S. Chess League Game of the Year standings respectively. Milman-Burnett is especially entertaining, and one that Dennis describes as making "a pleasing aesthetic ... [Read More]