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To bring his short series on high level chess preparation to a close (for now), GM Finegold reviews a game from the highest of levels! He displays the critical moments of the game Aronian-Anand from Wijk aan Zee, 2013. Ben highlights the world champ's amazing preparation, how Anand applied what he knew about the line into his game against Armenia's #1, and why it's important to prepare and memorize "ideas" as opposed to "variations" when you start analyzing very complex positions. | Watch video
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Sam brings his review of the games from the Pan-American Team Championships to a close today by providing in-depth analysis of his second encounter against GM Suarez. Sam takes you through his goals of the game, first to equalize and then to succeed with an attack on the queenside. Ultimately, his team's strong position may have caused him to "let up" slightly in the end, but his analysis proves that his strong play could have led to much more... | Watch video
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To bring his mini-series on advising our members not to underestimate their opponent's to a close this weekend, GM Lenderman reviews another one of his own games. A back and forth affair, Alex delves deeply into the analysis of the moves both on and off the board. He reveals more truth's about his own psychological strengths and weaknesses, and reminds us that "the smart person learns from someone else's mistakes...". So pay attention! | Watch video
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FIDE Master Kavutskiy brings his contribution to the Beauty & Entertainment series to a close today with a video lecture that includes many practical solutions, and logical reasoning skills. He highlights what the correct "thought process" is in a position to clearly establish what your opponent's issues are, what their resourceful chances might be, and how to properly exploit them! The positions are, of course, beautiful and entertaining... | Watch video
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To bring his video series on opening traps that all beginner players should know to a close today, FM Lilov gives his recommendation for facing the King's Gambit. He suggests to fight fire with fire! He recommends the Nimzowitsch Counter-Gambit as black's most interesting, aggressive approach and he provides analysis on the critical ideas to back it up. | Watch video