Learn the Ruy Lopez: Tricky Systems
Learn the key ideas in three tricky Ruy Lopez variations. This video covers the Schlieman Variation, the Exchange Variation,...
Dlugy Defeats Stockfish
Once upon a time human understanding still exceeded that of our machine overlords (foreshadowing...). In 2007, Maxim Dlugy...
Sinquefield Cup Highlights Rounds 6-9: 08-16-16
GM Yermolinksy and GM Khachiyan return to give you the highlights from the second half of the Sinquefield Cup! If you missed...
Pawn Structure 101: Maroczy Bind Plans For White
In his last video, IM Danny Rensch showed you the key ideas for both Black and White in the Maroczy Bind. This time he shows...
Bobbing For Dlugy: 8-15-16
Its Bobbing for Dlugy with Blitz Master GM Maxim Dlugy! We all remember his "Best Blitz Opening" series and now we get to...
ChessCenter: Hikaru Nakamura On The World Chess Championship
The ChessCenter team is on site in St. Louis for the Sinquefield Cup in this special episode. Find out what Hikaru Nakamura...
The Principle Of Two Weaknesses
You may well have heard of the principle of two weaknesses, but do you know what it is? Have you seen it in action? GM Melik...
ChessCenter: Carlsen Most Famous World Champ Ever?
Magnus Carlsen is dominating the news on and off the chessboard. Will Carlsen's guest appearance on the long-running Simpsons...
Sinquefield Cup Highlights Rounds 1-5: 08-10-16
GM Yermolinksy and GM Khachiyan bring you highlights from the strongest tournament on not only US soil but world wide: Sinquefield...
Nakamura vs Topalov: Sinquefield Cup Battles
Hikaru Nakamura and Veselin Topalov may have drawn their game, but it wasn't due to a lack of fighting spirit, according...
Jaw-Dropper At The Aeroflot Open
How do you judge the relative value of the pieces in the heat of battle? IM Keaton Kiewra has a stunning modern masterpiece...
Pawn Structure 101: Maroczy Bind Introduction
What is the Maroczy Bind? How can you apply it or extricate yourself from it? Learn all that and more as IM Danny Rensch...
ChessCenter: Does Chess Make You Smarter?
Does chess make you or your children smarter? ChessCenter discusses a controversial new study you might not agree with....
Hikaru Nakamura Teaches The KID
Learn from the best! GM Hikaru Nakamura shows how it's done as he takes on GM Boris Gelfand on the black side of his specialty,...
How To Beat Rybka
Beating a top computer engine at blitz is a tall, tall order, but GM Maxim Dlugy has managed it twice. In this video he...
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Peter Svidler Recap: 7-30-2016
GM Dlugy and GM Yermolinksy team up to recap the fanatastic matchup between 7 time Russian Champion Peter Svidler and French...
Ding Liren vs The World
The 2016 Sinquefield Cup is just around the corner, and we've got a new entrant in the field. GM Ding Liren is a world-class...
MVL's Instructive Bishop Endgame
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, the new world-number two, wins a nice bishop ending with good technique. GM Robert Hess shows you...
Gelfand Likes Bishops Better
Boris Gelfand uses the bishop vs knight imbalance to win a very exciting game. IM Teddy Coleman explains how Gelfand does...
Magnus Carlsen Finally Beats Anish Giri
Magnus Carlsen beat Anish Giri for the first time in classical chess at the 2016 Bilbao Masters Final. Grandmaster Robert...
Bobbing For Dlugy: 7-25-16
Its Bobbing for Dlugy with Blitz Master GM Maxim Dlugy! We all remember his "Best Blitz Opening" series and now we get to...
Bilbao Masters Daily Review: 07-23-16
GM Sokolov and GM Yermolinksy team up to bring you the best of the Bilbao Masters featuring greats such as Yi, Wei and World...
Playing A Full Game: Member Analysis
Chess is an unforgiving game; one slip can cast aside 40 moves of worthwhile work. GM Roman Dzindzichashvili shows how even...
ChessCenter: MVL Rising
Magnus Carlsen held on to win the Bilbao super-GM tournament, but Maxime Vachier-Lagrave is the big story in chess as he...
Sokolov On Winning In The Lopez: f5 Sidelines
In part three of his series on the Ruy Lopez, Grandmaster Ivan Sokolov shows you key theory in the exciting 3...Bc5 and...