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Chess Video Lessons w/ Top Players & Coaches

Improve your Game with Chess Videos!

Watch and learn as top players and Grandmasters explain their thoughts while at the chessboard. Video Lessons are in-depth chess lectures covering topics from openings to endings with awesome analysis and insight.

Lessons are created by chess Grandmasters and teachers like GMs Melik & Perelshteyn, and more!

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  • Library covers everything from Openings to Endgames
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Chess Mentor Online Lessons

The Most Effective Chess Training in the World!

Chess Mentor is the best chess training system ever created! You get custom feedback on every possible move so you not only know the right answer, but why other moves were wrong.

Lessons are written by chess professionals and teachers such as GM Nigel Davies, IM Jeremy Silman, and many others.

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Tactics Trainer

Chess is 99% Tactics - Improve Your Vision!

Getting better at tactics is one of the fastest and easiest ways to improve your game.

The Chess.com tactics server will help you learn how to recognize the critcal positions that come from pins, forks, overworked pieces, and all other tactical themes.

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Openings & Game Explorer

Explore Chess Games & Opening Lines!

Search through millions of games played by top players and see the most popular openings and moves. Then study the games to see the themes and ideas played by Grandmasters in similar games!

You can also explore the games that YOU play on Chess.com to see your strengths and weaknesses in how you play in the opening.

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Computer Analysis

Computer Analysis of Your Games!

Do you wonder why you lost a game? What critical winning moves did you miss?

Our super-computers analyze your game and show you the mistakes made by both players!

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Computer Workout

Master Hundreds of Key Chess Positions!

All good chess players know how to recognize key patterns and positions that occur in their games. The Chess.com Computer Workout tool helps you improve your knowledge of key positions by setting you up to play these key positions against the computer!

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Chess Coaches

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Chess Articles

Read Chess Articles on Everything Chess!

Access unlimited articles on everything from Strategy to Tactics to Famous Chess Players.

Artcles contain interactive chess diagrams and games to help you improve you game!

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