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GM Chess Reviewed by David Surratt
GM Chess is the site of the 14th FIDE World Champion Alexander Khalifman and his associates at the St. Petersburg Grandmaster Chess School. Other major contributors include GMs Gennady Nesis, Yuri Razuvaev, Peter Svidler, Konstantin Sakaev, Vladimir Epishin, Evgeny Solozhenkin, Konstantin Aseev, Sergei Ivanov, and others. This site is primarily a venue for sales of services and products, including the interesting Chess Stars series. Actual instructional and historical content is fairly limited, although there is a moderately sized download collection of games organized by players and by events. There is a bulletin board service which hasn't been used since June 2001. I get the impression that GM Chess was an ambitious project that ran out of steam. Much of the site appears to lack depth, and except for the commercial aspects doesn't appear to be updated frequently. The latest news posted there is the Wijk aan Zee tourney in January, 2002. One redeeming feature is their use of Kelly's Quotes! Perhaps the most appealing feature here is the GM Chess project St. Petersburg Chess Tours. Imagine ten days of chess instruction from GMs and other renowned chess coaches, interspersed with blitz, active, and standard tournaments (get yourself a FIDE rating), lectures & simuls, and tours of one of the most beautiful cities in Russia. Visit the world famous Hermitage, the Russian Museum, and other historical sites, all from $500. Instruction, both in groups and individually, is divided into two groups: intermediate (up to 1700 ELO) and advanced. Topics covered include pawn structure, fighting for the initiative, psychological stability at critical moments, opening preparation, and more. I definitely plan on attending one of these years!
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