2018 PRO Chess League: Round 1 | Eastern Division
To open the 2018 PRO Chess League season, eight teams including Magnus Carlsen's Norway Gnomes do battle in rapid chess...
2018 PRO Chess League: Round 1 | Central Division
Some amazing chess upsets and blunders struck in the Central Division in week one of the PRO Chess League as possible the...
How To Checkmate: Smothered Mate
This is the checkmate that knight fans dream their whole lives of playing in a real game -- the smothered mate. It's probably...
Magnus Carlsen's 5 Tips For Beginners
Are you a chess beginner? Can you think of anyone better to learn from than the highest-rated chess player of all time,...
2018 Chess.com Chess960 Championship
Chess.com hosts its first-ever Chess960 (AKA Fischer Random) Championship with super-GMs like Maxime Vachier-Lagrave. IM...
How To Checkmate: Boden's Mate
The first time this checkmate happens to all of us, it's a shock. Let GM Williams show you how to sac your queen and use...
Death Match: Lawrence Trent vs John Bartholomew
Two of the biggest names in chess go at it in this Death Match as IM Lawrence Trent (he of the World Chess Championship...
How To Checkmate: Dovetail Mate
Do you know the dovetail checkmate? Even GM Simon Williams admits he wasn't familiar with the name, if not the pattern....
2017 Speed Chess Championship Final: Carlsen vs Nakamura
Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura battled their way through a challenging field in the 2017 Speed Chess Championship. Now...
How To Checkmate: Epaulette Mate
This picturesque checkmate is one you need to know, as it comes up quite often in all kinds of games. Let Simon Williams...
Titled Tuesday: January 2018
Join IM Aman Hambleton as he comments on the largest Titled Tuesday blitz chess tournament ever with 259 grandmasters, international...
The Best Chess Of 2017: Part 2
2018 is here, but before we can officially say goodbye to 2017, IM Danny Rensch is here to finish his top 10 countdown of...
The Best Chess Of 2017: Part 1
Before the ball drops to end 2017, IM Daniel Rensch is here with his own countdown: the best chess games of the year. Sit...
How To Checkmate: Morphy Mate
Paul Morphy was an early chess legend, and it's no surprise that so many checkmates are named after the great man. GM Simon...
How To Checkmate: Anastasia Mate
Is this checkmate straight out of a fairy tale? Simon Williams shows you one of the most beautiful mating patterns in chess.
2017 Speed Chess Championship: Karjakin vs Nakamura
Who would earn the right to face Magnus Carlsen in the Speed Champs finals? It was truly a battle of titans as Sergey Karjakin...
How To Checkmate: Arabian Mate
What was the first checkmate ever "invented"? It's hard to say, but it might be the Arabian mate. Learn how to use your...
How To Checkmate: Opera Mate
It's a checkmate inspired by the most famous chess game of all time: The Paul Morphy opera house classic. Find out how you...
How To Checkmate: Damiano Mate
You know all the crazy, newfangled ways to checkmate, sure. But do you know one of the very oldest patterns? Simon Williams...
How To Checkmate: Kiss Of Death
The kiss of death in chess is when a queen delivers checkmate on the square directly in front of the enemy king. It seems...
How To Checkmate: Back-Rank Mate
Is this the easiest checkmate to perform on the board? Sometimes. But GM Williams is here to tell you that there is more...
Spicy Openings! The Max Lange Attack: A Stunning Attacking Move
If you like spicy opening gambits, you won't want to miss the conclusion of GM Williams' series on the Max Lange Attack.
How To Checkmate: Scholar's Mate/Legal Mate
Let GM Simon Williams take you to checkmate school to teach you the most commonly attempted mate in all of chess: the scholar's...
ChessCenter: Who Will Challenge Magnus?
Why was Magnus Carlsen "Mr. November"? And who will challenge him for the world championship after winning the Candidates'...
Titled Tuesday: December 2017
December's Titled Tuesday might have been a technical trainwreck, forcing a restart and opening the field to all entrants;...