Classical Chess Videos

2019 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz: Fast vs. Classical Chess

Grandmaster Maurice Ashley asks the players if it’s more difficult to play quick chess or classical chess? GrandChessTour.org

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The Feeling of Beating the World Chess Champion

Andrey Esipenko, an 18-year-old chess player beat Magnus Carlsen, the World Chess Champion in his first opportunity. The game was played in Round 8 of Tata Steel 2021. Check out Esipenko’s reaction! Follow us here 😀 : ✅Sign up for FREE online play: 💜Check us out on Twitch: 📸Follow us on Instagram: 📱Like us on […]

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Advice for Classical Chess

We encourage players on lichess.org to try 30 0 or even 30 20 games. We give a list of 12 tips for better play in longer time controls. We hope to follow our own tips the best we can. We also look at some positions that occurred in one of recent 30 0 games where […]

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Playing a perfect game in classical chess

Played in the lichess.org Classical Arena! Twitch: Twitter: Instagram: Website: lichess profile:

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Is Classical Bad for Your Blitz?

A TILTED Hikaru finds that his form is shaky after Winning Grand Prix in a match vs GM Oleksandr Bortnyk and wonders if classical chess is bad for his blitz. 👕 NEW MERCH ► ♟️ LEARN CHESS & PLAY WITH ME ► 🎁 GIVE 💎 CHESS ► 🎬 CLIPS CHANNEL ► 🎞️ MORE GMHIKARU ► […]

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The Queen’s Gambit Style Chess Music, Chess Ambience, Classical Music, Perfect For Playing Chess

The Queen’s Gambit Style Chess Music | Chess Music | Chess Ambience | Relaxing Music | Music For Studying | Music For Deep Relaxation | Sleeping Music Fastest way to learn how to play the piano: ➜ Since we are big chess fans and the Queen’s Gambit series was such a success, we were inspired […]

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My First Classical Game As World Champion

Today I wanted to talk about my first classical game as World Champion. The game was played in the Zürich Chess Challenge 2014, against GM Boris Gelfand. The full game: Check out my app, Magnus Trainer, for more instructive examples of strategic play, dynamic play, candidate moves and calculation! Web: iOS: Android: #magnuscarlsen #worldchampion #chess

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Playing classical chess on lichess.org

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Yes, Top Level Classical Chess Is Rigged.

Hikaru responds to an article about match-fixing for chess title norms and the editor pulls a Betteridge’s Law gambit. Original article here: Upgrade your chess game at chess.com by getting your premium membership here: – you’ll be supporting the channel and learning endgames like a champ! Or you can give the gift of chess. Gift […]

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Why 2900 Classical Rating Is Nearly Impossible

Hikaru shows us the lifetime rating charts of various Grandmasters in the chess world while chat roasts their profile pictures. 👕 NEW MERCH ► ♟️ LEARN CHESS & PLAY WITH ME ► 🎁 GIVE 💎 CHESS ► 🎬 CLIPS CHANNEL ► 🎞️ MORE GMHIKARU ► 💜 TWITCH ► 💖 INSTAGRAM ► 🐦 TWITTER ► ✨ […]

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