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NEW! Professional Chess Video Lessons on Chess.com!

Submitted by erik on Sun, 05/03/2009 at 11:47pm.

Chess.com really is about 3 things: PLAY, LEARN, and SHARE. Today we added something special to LEARN -> Video Lessons! These new daily chess videos are created by some of the best players in the world - GMs, IMs, and FMs who will give you insights into every aspect of the game.

WATCH CHESS VIDEOS ONLINE

We have launched with 30 videos in the library and will be adding 5-6 new videos each week - that's hours and hours of video instruction!

Here are a few great videos you should check out:

GM GMMelik Meeting GM Khachiyan: Exchange Sacrifice by GM GMMelik
GM Khachiyan goes over a remarkable game of his. Half a point behind his Grandmaster opponent in the last round, and with the black pieces, he went all out to create a sharp positional struggle that would give him chances to win the tournament. The game is full of deep ideas, surprising moves, excellent technique, a wealth of valuable insights, and a particular focus on the Exchange Sacrifice, a familiar weapon to Khachiyan as a pupil of the Tigran Petrosian School.

IM Shankland Shankland Teaches the Najdorf: 6.Bc4 part 1 by IM Shankland
Sam Shankland's series on the Najdorf Sicilian starts with a look at responding to 6.Bc4, the move championed by great Najdorf expert Bobby Fischer. Sam explains a defensive system for black based on a quick Nbd7-c5, defending e6 and giving black the option of trading white's b3 Bishop.

We hope you will enjoy the videos as much as we do!

WATCH CHESS VIDEOS ONLINE

 

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Comments:

by atomichicken - 2 years ago
United Kingdom
Member Since: Aug 2008
Member Points: 1285

Yeah, that would be nice. I don't usually have time to watch a whole video in one go as I always pause for a couple of minutes between each move to try and find the best solution myself. I'd like to be able to come back to them easily if possible..

by bondiggity - 2 years ago
United States
Member Since: Jun 2008
Member Points: 1769

Okay just a suggestion, any way that we could have a way to mark videos that we have already viewed and then sort them out with a filter. That would be a great addition IMO 

by figrock - 2 years ago
United States
Member Since: Jul 2008
Member Points: 1438

This idea is very very cool..! THANK YOU! Cool

by maximusgladus - 2 years ago
Malmö Sweden
Member Since: Apr 2008
Member Points: 42

Agree with most of the other premies on the forum.

  • Gold and Silver should have less access than Paltinum.
  • Giold and Silver should have more access than free members.

IMHO

by GeoffreyBernardo - 2 years ago
Pretoria South Africa
Member Since: Aug 2008
Member Points: 293

Yes, the pieces move even smoother now.

by Smapde - 2 years ago
Massachusetts United States
Member Since: Feb 2008
Member Points: 10

"Don't forget, 3 videos a day is a LOT. That's about an hour worth of material. And since there's 30 now, and 5 to 6 added per week.... Do the math. That's as good as unlimited access. If you would advocate one per week, or one per 2 weeks, yeah, I think you can try that one. 3 per day is too much though." - Lizard87

I agree. To me that would be the perfect compromise.

by bagpuss56 - 2 years ago
Leeds England
Member Since: Jul 2008
Member Points: 197

This is a brilliant addition to the Chess.com site - well done guys!

by GeoffreyBernardo - 2 years ago
Pretoria South Africa
Member Since: Aug 2008
Member Points: 293

Good job, Erik!

by finamor - 2 years ago
Montreal Canada
Member Since: Sep 2007
Member Points: 49

Thanks for those videos. It's a great idea.

But It would be greater if the premium members, as me, who pays 30$ a year could have a little advantage for their membership. Well, I understand that full access is for the diamond members but why not should we have a little more access compare to those who don't pay. It could be 3 videos a day for example. Anyway, chess.com is a great site. But please, don't forget your premium members!

by val08 - 2 years ago
United States
Member Since: Mar 2009
Member Points: 4354

Hm.. is it possible to allow us to watch two-three videoes per day or something for free members?

by Ellbert - 2 years ago
Baltimore United States
Member Since: Jan 2008
Member Points: 167

To all the Chess.com team thank you. This is a great idea. It's really going get crowd in here now.

by Markjb - 2 years ago
New York United States
Member Since: Nov 2008
Member Points: 46

Awsome!! This site just gets better and better! My diamond membership was worth ever penny.

by skewer2000 - 2 years ago
Leesburg United States
Member Since: Oct 2007
Member Points: 1158

Chess.com is the #1 chess improvement site in the world.

ICC and Playchess.com can't compete with the features of chess.com. 

Fantastic!

by Smapde - 2 years ago
Massachusetts United States
Member Since: Feb 2008
Member Points: 10

"What about semi-unlimited access for gold and silver members?" -Akuni

I agree. I'm not a diamond member simply because I do not have nearly enough time to utilize all that would be available to me. Being able to watch a video every once in a while would be nice.

by Maradonna - 2 years ago
Scotland
Member Since: Jan 2008
Member Points: 2566

Another great step forward. Keep up the good work :)

by Akuni - 2 years ago
Nova Scotia Canada
Member Since: Jul 2007
Member Points: 1202

This looks truly exceptional. I know in the past you've worked with other chess organizations and sites (ChessMentor, youtube and ChessTactics server), have you considered working with chessvideos.tv?

 

What about semi-unlimited access for gold and silver members?

by Ramned - 2 years ago
Pennsylvania United States
Member Since: May 2008
Member Points: 85

niceee

by Midi - 2 years ago
Belgium
Member Since: Aug 2008
Member Points: 54

Viva chess.com! I'm very glad I took membership. If the new live chess gets on the site, it will be perfection!

by erik - 2 years ago
Bay Area, CA United States
Member Since: May 2007
Member Points: 12886

There are 4 or 5 totally free videos. Then everything else is limited to 2-4 minutes of demo time per video. Diamonds have full access.

by thechesswebsite - 2 years ago
Austin United States
Member Since: Mar 2009
Member Points: 7

These are fantastic.  With these videos and guys on youtube like jrobichess and thechesswebsite I should be a GM in no time.  Thanks chess.com

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