With a growing community of 34 million members, Chess.com's mission is to promote online chess on an international level. As the world's leading chess website, Chess.com hosts over 7.5 million games every day, and keeps each of our members connect...
Do you remember the day you joined Chess.com? At first, it could all seem a little overwhelming (so many features and options!), but you gradually got the hang of it. Suddenly, you realized that Chess.com had become like your second home, where yo...
Want to learn the Caro Kann Defense from a U.S. champion? Few could have predicted just how bright the future was for GM Sam Shankland when he recorded his fantastic series on the Caro Kann Defense in 2012. Six years later, Shankland brok...
This month we released Games That Changed Chess History by IM Anna Rudolf. Rudolf is always a dedicated and vibrant presenter, and in this series, she breaks down ten important games which impacted the course of chess. It's a great introducti...
Want a quick way to share your favorite chess games with friends online? Why not try a chess GIF? Making GIFs of your favorite chess games is now easy with Chess.com's GIF Maker! Here's how to use it: 1. Copy a PGN from your favorite chess w...
With AI getting more efficient every day, the world worries that humans will eventually become obsolete. Chess players, however, don't really have to fret. Chess engines have been crushing humans for years now. But, as sad as it is to get rolled...
If you are reading this, then you are using a web browser. It's your portal to the web. Your surf board for surfing the net. Your car for driving the internet highway. Your... you get the point. It's what makes the internet work. But does which ...
Editor's note: This was the study guide directory until 2025. You can see the new directory here. What should I do now to improve my skills?... What videos will help my endgame?... Which lessons will make me a better strategist? At my level...
GM Larry Kaufman's book Kaufman's New Repertoire for Black and White is now available in Europe in all formats, and in the United States as an e-book. It will soon be sold worldwide in all formats, including as an e-book from Forward Che...
Did you know that Chess.com's interface is available in 54 different languages? Currently most common (and many uncommon) left-to-right languages¹ are supported in Chess.com, but more than 85% of users use Chess.com's interface in English&sup...
Hey, chess lovers!... What's new!? That's what we're here to find out! October 2020 was a fun & busy month, as the crazy-popular Netflix series The Queen's Gambit inspired many people to give chess a try—or rekindled a passion for...
Chess.com is thrilled to launch the Indian Streamer Program. To help grow the chess streaming ecosystem in India, we offer a number of benefits to chess streamers of all skill levels who want to get involved on YouTube, Twitch and other streaming ...
Are you looking to get better at chess but are overwhelmed by all of the content out there? Worry no more! Here's a complete guide to all of the training material on Chess.com. Play Chess Puzzles Lessons and Courses Analysis, Game Rev...
My mother used to tell me that being embarrassed is just realizing that other people like you more in that moment than you like yourself. Yep. She was nuts Her crazy ideas aside we can all admit it's nice to be loved and appreciated ...
Do you want to learn an excellent and diverse opening without a lot of theory? IM Keaton Kiewra teaches the course for you! The Trompowsky Attack (1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5) is an excellent try for an advantage that can easily throw Black into shark-infest...
Chess.com is thrilled to announce the release of our "Mastery" series of chess lessons. On New Year's Day 2019, we released an update to Chess.com/lessons, providing over 130 videos with interactive challenge questions to help players advance fr...
Chess.com has always offered a great platform to recruit new students and provide online (live) lessons, but are you - as a titled player or professional chess coach - fully aware of all the tools and opportunities available to you?...
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Chess is a “theoretical” game, and books on chess theory are plentiful. It is also a very “practical” game because chess theory has to be worked out in practice—on the chess board! This splendid book builds on the suc...
1. Paragraphs Do make paragraphs clear, focused, readable, and short. Every paragraph should have its own identifiable point. If you can’t explain (to yourself) the point of a paragraph, it needs to be rewritten. Do start a ne...
Tactics are short term opportunities to gain material, checkmate the enemy king, or force a draw in an otherwise lost game. Most chess games are decided based on tactics, so it is vital to recognize common tactical patterns in your...
NM Bojan Lukajic's (@lasker_fiverr) notes on Chess.com are an incredible testament to the affection and appreciation of his students. Probably no coach on Chess.com has so impressed his students with such dedication and effort. NM Lukajic truly ca...
If getting people to pay you for advice was as simple as asking, everyone would be doing it! The same goes for chess coaches looking to develop their professional career. While Chess.com does provide the tools you need for teaching, we ...
Community Broadcasts are a powerful way to share your chess events with the global community on Chess.com. Whether you're hosting a local tournament or an international invitational for individual players or teams, Community Broadcasts let you dis...
