This week, we are looking at the youngest grandmaster in Philippine history, a man who emigrated to the United States after being left by his family at the age of 16, someone who climbed to the world number 2 rating and is a World Fischer Random Champion - Wesley So.

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1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Nxf6+ Nxf6 7. c3 c5 8. Be3 cxd4 9. Bxd4 Be7 10. Bd3 O-O 11. Qc2 h6 12. O-O-O Qa5 13. Kb1 Rd8 14. Ne5 Bd7 15. Qe2 Bc6 16. Rhe1 Bd5 17. c4 Bxg2 18. Bc3 Qb6 19. Rg1 Bc6 20. Nxf7 Kxf7 21. Rxg7+ Kxg7 22. Qxe6 Qxf2 23. Qxe7+ Kg8 24. Bh7+ 1-0

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https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1819775

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wesley_So

https://www.chess.com/article/view/wesley-so-interview-chess-was-a-way-out

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This week, we are looking at a chess author, commentator, 2-time US Women’s Champion, and a strong advocate for women in the chess scene - Jennifer Shahade.

We are traveling back to 1997 to the US Women’s Championship -

Jennifer Shahade versus Anna Hahn.

Now… if we’re ready, lets begin.

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 Be7 8. O-O-O Nxd4 9. Qxd4 O-O 10. f3 Qa5 11. Qd2 Bd7 12. Kb1 Kh8 13. g4 b5 14. Nxb5 Qxd2 15. Bxd2 Rab8 16. c4 a6 17. Nc3 Bc6 18. Bf4 Rfd8 19. c5 e5 20. cxd6 Bxd6 21. Rxd6 Rxd6 22. Bxe5 Nxe4 23. fxe4 Rd1+ 24. Nxd1 Bxe4+ 25. Bd3 1-0

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https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=2476856

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennifer_Shahade

https://chessintheschools.org/our-students-interview-wgm-jennifer-shahade/

https://www.nyu.edu/alumni/news-publications/nyu-connect-newsletter/december-2022/jennifer-shahade.html#:~:text=by%20Rachel%20Utain%20Evans,what%20I%20studied%20at%20NYU.

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Hello everyone and welcome back to Season 4 of the Blindfold Chess Podcast!

This week, we are looking at one of the strongest players of the 1940 and 50s, a member of the inaugural class of Grandmasters, and someone who some have said was “Best player to never become world champion” - David Bronstein.

For today’s game, we are going back to the USSR Championship of 1959 - David Bronstein versus Nikolai Krogius.

Now… if we’re ready - let’s begin.

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qc7 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3

Nxe4 7. Ndb5 Qa5 8. b4 Qxb4 9. Bd2 Nxd2 10. Nc7+ Kd8 11. Qxd2

Rb8 12. N7d5 Qa5 13. Be2 e6 14. O-O exd5 15. cxd5 Bb4 16. Rac1

Ne7 17. Qf4 Bxc3 18. Qxb8 Nxd5 19. Bf3 Nb6 20. Qf4 f6 21. Qg3

g5 22. Bh5 Be5 23. f4 gxf4 24. Qg7 f5 25. Qg5+ 1-0

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https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1034064

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Bronstein

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