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Need a little help navigating the thousands of videos on Chess.com? Use this guide to find all the videos you need on topics such as: Starting Out The Opening Tactics Strategy Master G...
Video Series: Intermediate Checkmates
This is guide to a video series. Intermediate Checkmates is for Beginner and Intermediate players to improve their vocabulary of checkmating positions. Recognizing a few patterns in various altered situations is absolutely required for being able ...
Chess By The Numbers
Chess... by the numbers! Our favorite game is amazing.
Study Plan For Beginners: Bringing It All Together!
Target Skill Range: Beginner (Rated 1000-1399) Put your skills into practice, and use everything you've learned to win chess games! Tasks: Build your concentration and focus. Watch videos lectures on practical thinking. Learn the ...
Study Plan For Beginners: The Endgame!
Target Skill Range: Beginner (Rated 1000-1399) Arrive at your final chess destination with the knowledge you need to win! Tasks: Learn the essential principles of the endgame. Master the basic checkmates of the endgame. Learn the fundame...
Chess Strategy | Study Plan For Beginners
Target Skill Range: Beginner (Rated 1000-1399) Learn to develop long-term, strategic plans and outplay your opponents! Tasks: Improve your piece play. Learn the basics of pawn play. Learn to make a plan. Keep your king safe. Lea...
Study Plan For Beginners: Tactics!
Target Skill Range: Beginner (Rated 1000-1399) Tactics, tactics and more tactics! Learn what it takes to win using tactics! Tasks: Learn to recognize common tactical patterns. Identify tactics in your games. Do 20-30 minutes of tactics t...
Chess For Beginners | Study Plan: The Opening
Every master was once a beginner. That is why Grandmaster Sam Shankland has prepared this detailed guide to help you make your first steps in the chess world. Check out the steps and resources and start your path to mastery. Target Skill...
Study Plan: Beyond The Basics!
Learning chess can seem like an easy activity. However, you can find yourself lost among all the teaching materials. So as this situation does not happen, we have prepared you a structured list of steps to improve your level. Target Skill Range...
The Author of a Variation 3
The Variation As I said at the end of last week's article, Polugaevsky devoted much of his considerable analytical energies to one particular ultra-sharp variation of the Sicilian, which now bears his name. Polugaevsky devoted his first b...
The Author of a Variation 2
An Inspiration When I read GM Becerra's article last week about a man who was an absolute inspiration to me, I just knew I had to share my own tribute to Lev Polugaevsky this week. Prior to reading GM Becerra's article, I actually did not know j...
Amazing Games for Everyone!
Sometimes, it requires a Rembrandt to appreciate the Mona Lisa; or a Karpov to appreciate a Fischer endgame. But there are also many works of exquisite artistry on the chessboard which are accessible to novices. And this is where you can find them...
Chess Child: America's Youngest Grandmaster
As an active member of the U.S. chess scene, I of course know of Ray Robson, currently the youngest Grandmaster in the country at 16. In fact, as an active tournament player I have even had the chance to meet him, and play ping pong and chess with...
Video Series on Development
This simply-titled series takes you from the very fundamental notion of "development" in the opening through to a master-level understanding of this concept-- and some complicated examples in the later videos. Regardless of your level, this course...
USCL Eastern Division Playoff Preview
It's playoff time, in the US Chess League!! The most exciting chess event in the US is sponsored by Pokerstars and involves four board matches between 16 teams representing a variety of American cities. For more info check here or here. My goal t...
About Chess.com
Chess.com's mission is to help people enjoy their lives through the game of chess. As the #1 platform for online chess, we are focused on growing the game by building great products, making learning and improving easier, and delivering gr...
The World Verse
There have been a few challenge matches in the past that test the solitary genius of one exceptional person against the wisdom of the masses. In these "World v. X" matches, "The World" always comes upon its move by voting: every individual who wis...
Genius Kids
Before I get into today's column, I'd like once again to thank Grandmaster Bhat for his excellent contributions to this site for over a year. His articles have been uniformly excellent, and he took the time to come up with thought-provoking questi...
Chess960: The Opening Makes a Comeback!
I'm definitely a candidate for "most excited that chess.com added chess960." I remember when I first joined the team in January, Erik and Jay asked what ideas I had about the future development of chess and chess.com. I told them that in my opinio...
2009 US Championship
The 2009 U.S. Chess Championship is here-- in fact, as I'm finishing this preview, the second round is just getting started. First things first, the games can be followed live at noon daily at http://saintlouischessclub.org/US-Championship-2009-L...
7 Quick Chess.com Tips!
Thank you all for your support as Chess.com gets off the ground! I have put together a list of tips that will help you get the most out of Chess.com: #1 Contribute - Do you have something to share? A bit of chess knowledge? A great game ...
Aronian handily beats Kramnik - May 5th 2007
This is an interesting game and one I'll use to kick off what a Game of the Day should look like! In the recent Rapid Chess Match featuring World Cup holder Levon Aronian vs. World Champion Vladimir Kramnik, Aronian handed Kramnik defeat afte...
How to use the Chess.com Diagram Editor
Chess.com has amazing tools so you, our members, can contribute to the site in meaningful ways. One of these tools is the Diagram Editor, a feature that will let you easily insert chess diagrams to almost anything on Chess.com—articles, your...
Learn the Chess Rules & Basics
Even though chess is the most popular game in the world, there are many people who are just beginning to learn how enjoyable chess is. If you are completely new to chess, or even know the rules and want to touch up on the most important strategi...