STL Chess Club

YouTube channel of the Saint Louis Chess Club featuring grandmaster lectures, tournament broadcasts, and instructional series.

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What is STL Chess Club?

The Saint Louis Chess Club YouTube channel is one of the richest free chess educational resources available online. The club — which hosts some of the world's most prestigious tournaments including the Sinquefield Cup and the US Chess Championships — broadcasts all its events live with grandmaster commentary, and archives the recordings on YouTube.

Beyond live coverage, the channel hosts an extensive library of grandmaster lectures organized into series: topics include openings, endgames, famous games, and special presentations by world-class players. The "GM Lectures" playlist alone contains hundreds of hours of instructional content from players including Garry Kasparov, Magnus Carlsen, Levon Aronian, and many others.

All content is free to watch. The channel is arguably the single best free source of high-level chess instruction on the internet, combining tournament coverage with a structured educational catalogue that rivals paid platforms.