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| Latest videos: July 02: "An Easy System for White in the Reti" by GM Eugene Perelshteyn July 01: "Bazna 2009: Clash of the Favorites" by IM Bill Paschall June 30: "Bad Preparation" by IM David Vigorito June 29: "Concerning Objectivity; Pt. II" by GM Jesse Kraai June 26: "Instructive Mistakes in the Endgame" by IM Bryan Smith |
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GM Roman Dzindzichashvili GM Roman Dzindzichashvili earned his GM title in 1977, won the US Championship in 1983 and 1989 and led the U.S. Olympiad team in 1984. Roman also had a cameo in the 1993 film Searching For Bobby Fischer. Roman is the star of multiple chess instructional DVDs entitled "Roman's Lab". FIDE: 2550 TITLE: International Grandmaster |
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GM Eugene Perelshteyn GM Eugene Perelshtyen earned his third GM norm after sharing first place in the 2006 Foxwoods Open, giving him the official GM title. He won the Samford Chess Fellowship in 2002, an award that amounts to $64,000, which is awarded to the top American player under 25 years old. Eugene also led the University of Maryland, Baltimore County to a few Pan American championships from 1998-2002. Eugene also won the highly prestigious US Junior Championship in 2000. Eugene recently co-authored the books Chess Openings for Black, Explained and Chess Openings for White, Explained. FIDE: 2536 TITLE: International Grandmaster |
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GM Jesse Kraai
GM Jesse Kraai currently resides in Santa Fe, New Mexico. His most notable chess achievements are winning the Denker Tournament of High School Champions in 1989 and 1990, and competing in the US championship from 2002-2006. Jesse received his final GM norm at the Foxwoods Open 2007 and has a Ph.D in Philosophy from the University of Heidelberg.
Jesse is an active chess coach for many students in the New Mexico area.
FIDE: 2505 TITLE: International Grandmaster |
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IM Bill Paschall
IM Bill Paschall currently resides in Budapest, Hungary. Bill was the Boylston Chess Club Champion 2002, finished 1st at the Foxwoods Open 2002, Two-Time New England Open Champion, and has defeated more than 20 IGM's in tournament play.
Bill has extensive experience training both adults and children privately and in the schools.
FIDE: 2352 TITLE: International Master |
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IM David Vigorito
IM David Vigorito is the 2007 Massachusetts Champion and he has also been the state champion of New Hampshire and Nevada. He is currently rated 2479 USCF and is the Champion of the Boylston (Boston) Chess Club. He played in the 2006 U.S. Championship after finishing in a tie for 3rd place at the U.S. Open in Phoenix. David is a successful chess author - his Challenging the Nimzo-Indian has been very well received by critics and players alike, and his recently released second book, Play the Semi-Slav, has been eagerly anticipated. David is an active chess coach for students of all ages and levels.
FIDE: 2406 TITLE: International Master |
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NM Dana Mackenzie NM Dana Mackenzie started playing tournament chess during the "Fischer boom" of 1971-72 and for some reason never quit. He was the champion of North Carolina in 1985 and 1987, and became a master in 1988. He has a 1-0 career record against world chess champions. (Okay, here's the fine print. The champion in question was the world computer champion, Belle, which Dana defeated in the 1983 U.S. Amateur Team Championship.) Mackenzie now lives in Santa Cruz, California, and runs a chess club for kids at the local public library. FIDE: 2132 TITLE: National Master (USCF) |
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FM Valeri Lilov FM Valeri Lilov is a young chess talent from the small European country of Bulgaria. He currently resides in Varna, Bulgaria and works hard in the field of practical chess and chess pedagogy. In 2000 in Moscow, Russia, he became the European Individual School Chess Champion U10 with the record result of 6,5 out of 7. In 2005 he made a record in the history of Bulgarian chess by achieving 32 wins in a row from national championships, which included two magnificent victories in simuls against the top Bulgarian grandmasters - Veselin Topalov and Kiril Georgiev. In 2008 he became a FIDE master and also achieved two IM norms as well as a new highest ELO rating of 2433! FIDE: 2433 TITLE: FIDE Master |
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GM Josh Friedel
GM Josh Friedel, USCF rating 2528, is one of the United States up-and-coming players. Josh achieved the National Master rating at age 13 and gained his IM title in August of 2005. His tournament victories are many, including the 2001 Pan Am Open, and the 2005 Queen City Open. Josh also obtained his first GM norm in December 2005 by winning the
Berkeley Masters tournament. Josh recently gained his GM title and continues to play in chess tournaments around the globe.
FIDE: 2477 TITLE: International Master |
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IM Bryan Smith
IM Bryan Smith grew up in Anchorage, Alaska, and currently resides in Philadelphia, PA. Some of his accomplishments include clear first in the 2008 National Chess Congress, first place in the 2006 U.S. Masters (qualifying to the 2007 U.S. Championship) and first place in the 2008 King's Island Open, as well as winning many other Grand Prix tournaments. He was on the national champion UMBC chess team from 1999 to 2001. Bryan is the highest rated player ever from Alaska.
FIDE: 2474 TITLE: International Master |
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IM John Watson IM John Watson is a respected chess author with over 21 books to his credit. John's book "Secrets of Modern Chess Strategy" won BCF Book-of-the-Year, ChessCafe.com Book-of-the-Year, and the 1999 Cramer Award for Book-of-the-Year. John is a well respected chess trainer in the United States (his student, Tal Shaked, won the 1997 World Junior Championship). FIDE: 2339 TITLE: International Master |
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IM John-Paul Wallace
IM John-Paul Wallace is from Sydney, Australia currently residing in London, England. John-Paul was the youngest Australian Chess Champion ever at the age of 17 in 1993-94. John-Paul has also won the 2003 Pratt Foundation Australian Open Chess Championship and has represented Australia in two chess Olympiads.
John-Paul is a chess journalist and a chess coach for students online and over-the-board.
He is also available for after-dinner speaking and school appearances on topics such as 'the psychology of winners' and conducts management training days together with a top English poker professional, applying winning chess and poker strategy to the business world. Feel free to contact John-Paul on johnpaulwallace@gmail.com or read more at http://www.wallacechess.com FIDE: 2398TITLE: International Master |
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IM Mark Diesen
IM Mark Diesen sadly passed away in December of 2008 at his home in Conroe, Texas. Before passing away Mark worked with the ChessLecture.com staff for a number of years offering excellent and well remembered lectures. All of these videos are still available in our archive. Mark was the World Junior Champion in 1976, the US Junior Co-Champion in 1976, and the Louisiana State Champion in 1986, 1987, and 1988. FIDE: 2409TITLE: International Master |
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IM Attila Turzo
IM Attila Turzo currently resides in Hungary. Attila's keachievementsts are 1998 Hungarian Junior Champion and earned his IM title in 1997. Attila also won the First Saturday Chess Tournament in May 2004.
Turzo is a professional chess coach for students on the ICC and WCN.
FIDE: 2331 TITLE: International Master |
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