This week, we are looking at one of the youngest Grandmasters Masters in history, a European Rapid and Blitz champion, a World Blitz Champion, and a 3 time French Champion - Maxime Vachier-Lagrave.

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Sicilian Defense: Najdorf (B91)

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. g3 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. Bg5 Be6 9. f4 exf4 10. Bxf4 Nc6 11. Qd2 O-O 12. O-O-O Ne5 13. Nd4 Bd7 14. Kb1 Rc8 15. h3 b5 16. a3 Qb6 17. g4 b4 18. axb4 Qxb4 19. g5 Rxc3 20. gxf6 Rb8 21. Nb3 Rxb3 22. cxb3 Qxe4+ 23. Ka1 Bxf6 24. Bg2 Nf3 25. Qe3 Qc2 0-1

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxime_Vachier-Lagraven

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Hi everyone! Welcome back to another episode! It is puzzle time! These are some of my favorite episodes to record.

I will be giving you the location of each piece that is on the board, and I will give you a little time to consider the solution and solve the puzzle before I present the solution. I highly recommend attempting the puzzles on your own before listening to the solution.

This week, we will be looking at 3 different puzzles. I will give an easy one, a medium one, and a difficult one.

Puzzle number 1:

White has a King on f7

White has a Bishop on d4

White has a Bishop on f3

Black has a King on h6

You are playing white and it is white to move.

On to puzzle number 2!

It is white to move in this game and you are playing white.

White has a Rook on b3

White has a King on g2

White has a pawn on h2

Black has a pawn on g5

Black has a pawn on g4

Black has a pawn on h5

Black has a King on h4

Puzzle 3:

You are playing white and it is white to move.

White has a Bishop on b4

White has a King on d3

White has a Rook on g8

Black has a Knight on d6

Black has a King on e5

Black has a Bishop on b2

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This week we are looking at a rising star. A 3-time US Women’s Chess Champion, the youngest female player to defeat a Grandmaster, the youngest American woman in history to earn the International Master title - all before the age of 22 - Carissa Yip.

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1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5 4.exd5 Qxd5 5.Ngf3 cxd4 6.Bc4 Qd7 7.O-O Nc6 8.Nb3 a6 9.Re1 Nf6 10.Nbxd4 Nxd4 11.Nxd4 Qc7 12.Qe2 Bd7 13.Bg5 O-O-O 14.Rad1 Bd6 15.Bxa6 Bb4 16.c3 Bd6 17.h3 bxa6 18.Qxa6+ Kb8 19.c4 Bc5 20.Rd3 Ba4 21.Qxa4 Rxd4 22.Rb3+ Bb6 23.Be3 Rd6 24.c5 Rc6 25.Bf4 1-0

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

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