Chess superstar Levon Aronian has recently moved to America. Get to know his history and games with help from his childhood chess coach, GM Melik Khachiyan.
How does one of the best attackers in history take on the titans of modern chess? GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov gives a unique look at five of his greatest games.
Join WGM Tatev Abrahamyan as she examines amazing games that many of you have never seen. See if you can calculate your way through these brilliancies and learn from players including past and maybe future World Champions.
Many people think that Garry Kasparov is the greatest chess player of all time! He was World Champion from 1985 - 2000 and retired from chess in 2005, still as the highest rated player in the world. Kasparov is renowned for great attacking play with both colors. See if you can figure out his decisions and learn from some of the greatest attacks anyone has ever played.
Play through some of the best games of Super-Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura. Try to spot his brilliant combinations against world class opponents including World Champion Anand and World Champion Challenger Boris Gelfand. See if you can spot the combinations that have made Hikaru one of the most exciting Grandmasters on the planet.
Fabiano Caruana held Magnus Carlsen even for a 12 game World Championship match. He started the 2014 Sinquefield with a perfect 7-0 score en-route to possibly the strongest tournament performance of all time. As he works his way back to a title rematch, check out some of Fabiano's best games. Try to play the moves that brought him many tournament victories and nearly the world title.
Try to figure out the moves in some of the best games of World Champion Magnus Carlsen! Can you work out the combinations like he does? Enjoy the puzzles and good luck!
Join IM Keaton Kiewra as he demonstrates some of the great attacks of today's top players. Witness fantastic games played by players such as World Champion Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura, Levon Aronian, Pentala Harikrishna, Leinier Domínguez and more!
Join GM Simon Williams as he walks you through how to make a spectacular combination with a bishop sacrifice on h6 or h3. Besides this great attacking idea, you'll also learn how to play strong attacking games with an isolated queen's pawn in any opening and how to attack with a pawn on e5, particularly in French Defense structures.
Study some of the most amazing games in chess history with GM Simon Williams. See if you can find some of the most brilliant combinations ever played.
Practice essential checkmating patterns with GM Simon Williams! Learn these incredible ideas to shock your opponents and win!
"Basic Checkmates and ...." presents some of the most common checkmating patterns and a few other basic concepts.
"Introduction to Tactics" introduces the student to the tactical tools of chess (forks, pins, etc.).
Silman Teaches Tactics - IM Jeremy Silman The classic challenges in this module contain combinations and tactical material for intermediate and expert level players (USCF or Elo ratings between 1400 and 2000+). Some challenges here are difficult even for masters and above. However, players of all levels can enjoy and learn from these examples.
"Step Up in Tactics" presents exercises, both checkmates and tactical, which are somewhat more difficult than the material covered so far.
