Kostya Kavutskiy

The full show (streamed on Twitch) covering the PRO Chess League Week 7 match between the San Jose Hackers vs. Saint Louis Arch Bishops. Saint Louis started off strong and nursed their early lead to an eventual 10-6 win. But San Jose had a small moral victory by winning the final round, and make sure to check out GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov's spectacular win over World #2 GM … [Read more...] about PRO Chess League Week 7 SJ Hackers vs

Check out IM Kostya's first casual chess stream, as he plays a series of blitz games on Chess.com with Coach Matt LeForce of Bay Area Chess. The two start off with a couple regular blitz games, followed by several games of 'Hand & Brain' (one player names a piece, the other player must play with that piece). Kostya & Matt also discuss topics such as chess teaching, … [Read more...] about Live Chess 1: Kostya & Coach Matt

The full show (streamed on Twitch) between the San Jose Hackers vs. the Rio Grande Ospreys. After a thrilling four rounds the final score was 8.5-7.5 in favor of Rio Grande. Featuring commentary by NM Teemu Virtanen & NM Christopher Yoo. Official Site: www.bayareachess.com/SanJoseHackers Twitch: www.twitch.tv/hellokostya Twitter: www.twitter.com/hellokostya Blog: … [Read more...] about PRO Chess League – Week 3: San Jose Hackers vs. Rio Grande Ospreys

Watch the final game of the thrilling Week 3 match between the San Jose Hackers and the Rio Grande Ospreys, as GM Zviad Izoria swindles a win from a losing position against IM Guillermo Vasquez. Featuring commentary by NM Christopher Yoo Official Site: www.bayareachess.com/SanJoseHackers Twitch: www.twitch.tv/hellokostya Twitter: www.twitter.com/hellokostya Blog: … [Read more...] about PRO Chess League – Week 3: Zviad Swindles the Win (four queens!!)

Watch a key moment from Week 3 of the PRO Chess League as NM Teemu Virtanen (SJ Hackers) upsets GM Vladimir Belous (Rio Grande) in a thrilling finish to almost tie the overall match. Featuring commentary by NM Christopher Yoo Official Site: www.bayareachess.com/SanJoseHackers Twitch: www.twitch.tv/hellokostya Twitter: www.twitter.com/hellokostya Blog: … [Read more...] about PRO Chess League – Week 3: Teemu Mates GM Belous!!