Yasser Seirawan

Background Information
Yasser Seirawan is one of the most renowned chess commentator in the world. He has provided commentary for many Grand Chess Tour events, Chess960 events, Olympiads, Tata Steel and many more. Back in his youth, he reached a peak rating of 2658 and has dueled with various world chess champions. Nicknamed as "The Golden Voice of Chess", he provides deep analysis for various chess games. He is also a four time American chess champion and also won the World Junior Chess Championship in 1979. He is often seen commentating alongside Jennifer Shahade, Maurice Ashley whom are his associates from the Saint Louis Chess Club.

Post-Retirement from Chess
Nowadays, Seirawan rarely plays but rather commentates and provides analytical lessons for viewers on the internet. He also unveiled a new type of chess called "Seirawan Chess" in 2007, which is an enhanced version of the game.

After taking a break from competitive chess, Seirawan made his debut in the 2011 World Team Championship in China in which he scored several wins over top chess grandmasters. Following this event, he went onto win the Dutch Blitz Chess Tournaments in 2011 and 2012 respectively. In 2012, Seirawan played a chess match against former world chess champion Anatoly Karpov which was held in the Saint Louis Chess Club. Seirawan lost the match 6 - 8. He has also participated in the Ultimate Moves event held annually at the club which is a fun event featuring the organizers and chess players.
 * Yasser Seirawan vs Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (1-0) [World Team Chess Championship]
 * Essam El Gindy vs Yasser Seirawan (0-1) [World Team Chess Championship]
 * Yasser Seirawan vs Judit Polgar (1-0) [World Team Chess Championship]
 * Anatoly Karpov vs Yasser Seirawan (0-1) [Game 9]
 * Yasser Seirawan vs Anatoly Karpov (0-1) [Game 8]
 * Anatoly Karpov vs Yasser Seirawan (1-0) [Game 7]
 * Anatoly Karpov vs Yasser Seirawan (0-1) [Game 3]