(Cancelled) Classical Chess - Master's Thinking

(Cancelled) Classical Chess - Master's Thinking - Online Course

By Pacific Northwest Chess Center | Sun, Feb 27 2022 10:00, Pacific Standard Time | Completed

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General Information
Name	(Cancelled) Classical Chess - Master's Thinking - Online Course [Completed]
Organizer	Pacific Northwest Chess Center [Email : pnwchesscenter@gmail.com Phone : 4258028602]
Event Time Zone	(UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
Dates	Sunday, February 27, 2022 10:00 AM ~ Sunday, March 20, 2022 11:30 AM
Registration Deadline	Sunday, March 20, 2022 10:00 AM
Event Address	Online, Online, WA, USA, 98034
Require Check In	No
Event Details
Format	OTB (Over the Board)
Event Type	Group Lesson
Pairing Rule	Swiss
Rounds	4 [Each sections may have different number of rounds]
Half-Point Byes (HPB)	0 Allowed [Each section may have different number of HPB's]
Time Control	Classical
Rating Type	USCF
Total Seats	12
Prize Fund	$0 [USD - US Dollar]
Flyer Link	https://www.pnwchesscenter.org/
Pairing & Results	https://www.pnwchesscenter.org/
Event Description
GM Khalifman, Jann and Yermolinsky provide online group lessons via ZOOM/Chess.com for players rated USCF 2000+ (limited seats for 1800+). Every Sunday: 10:00~11:30 AM PST. Total 4 sessions in 4 weeks. For registered players, please sign in your nachesshub account to review the Zoom link. Lecture 1 and 2, GM Alexander Khalifman GM Alexander Khalifman was FIDE World Chess Champion in 1999. Khalifman has been coaching GM Vladimir Fedoseev since 2011. Khalifman has been coaching the Azerbaijani national team since 2013 and is its captain. Topic: Advanced Opening Theory - Modern Tarrasch and Hennig-Schara Gambit against the closed systems as Black. Lecture 3, GM Jaan Ehlvest GM Jaan Ehlvest was among the top 10 on the FIDE world rankings, peaking at number 5 in the list of January 1991. He was a member of the gold medal-winning Soviet Union team (Kasparov, Karpov, Yusupov, Beliavsky, Ehlvest, Ivanchuk) at the 28th Chess Olympiad in Thessaloniki 1988. Topic: Different Color Bishops in Modern Chess. How to beat your opponent with different color bishops on board and having equal material. Lecture 4, Alex Yermolinsky GM Alex Yermolinsky won the U.S. Chess Championship in 1993, tying for first place with Alexander Shabalov. He was the sole champion in 1996. He won the World Open three times: in 1993, 1995 and 1996. Topic: The Art of Exchange - Exchanges in Positional Play. Exchanging pieces is a tactical operation, just as a check or an attack on opponent's piece. However, the end goal of such operation may be to attain certain positional advantages.
Sections and Entry Fees
Advanced (USCF 2000+)	4 Rounds \| 0 Byes \| Classical Time Control \| USCF Rated \| Swiss Pairing Entry Fees (USD) $160.00 [ Before 2/25/2022 1:00:00 PM USCF Regular Rating 2000 - 9999 ]
	Play Up : Camp-up for USCF 1700+ \| 6 Seats Entry Fees $200.00 [ Before 2/25/2022 1:00:00 PM USCF Regular Rating 1700 - 1999 ]