The Fighting Dragon - Part 3: 9. 0-0-0 with d5!
Keaton Kiewra, better known as "The Dragon Master", brings his initial segment in the Dragon Video Series to a close today...
Live Sessions; Crazy Pawns! A Dynamic Imbalance...
We know, we know... it's been a while since you got your Live Sessions fix! Forgive us for the more than a month delay,...
Member Analysis: Lack of a Plan
A man without a plan is a dog chasing cars! GM Roman Dzindzichashvili may not use the same terminology, but his criticisms...
Berlin Endgames Part 3: The Knight Endgame
The ponies come to the rescue! Well, not really... As we learn in GM Dejan Bojkov's next installment of this very important...
Learning from the Best: Tigran Petrosian Part 6
Tigran Petrosian was not only a proponent of the Sicilian Defense, but many of the ideas arising in the dynamic middle-games...
Shankland's Summer Travels 1: vs. Sergey Perman
When GM Sam Shankland gets complacent in a winning position, things take a turn for the worst! However, Shanky's honest...
The Fighting Dragon - Part 2: 9. 0-0-0 with Nxd4!
This weeked, IM-Elect Keaton Kiewra continues his series on the infamous Dragon Sicilian with a victory of his own from...
Scandinavian 3...Qa5 Part 2: Critical Side Line!
Learning a new opening is about more than just the "main line theory". You must understand the position from a general sense,...
Future Champions: Never Give Up! Kayden's Fortress
It's one of the hardest things to do as a chess player, and one of the last things a "child prodigy" learns. What's that?...
Berlin Endgames Part 2: Black's Pawn Nightmare!
Never fall asleep on your pawn structure! Especially when playing black in the Berlin Defense... GM Bojkov's description...
Greatest Chess Minds: Anatoly Karpov - Part 2
Roman's review of Karpov's wonderful victory over Topalov from Linares 1994, as good as it is, doesn't compare to his detailed...
US Chess League: vs Jorge Sammour-Hasbun
Grandmaster Sam Shankland is back from his summer abroad, and back in the "video making biz" as well! No rest for the weary...
Scandinavian 3...Qa5 Part 1: Main Line 4. d4!
GM Eugene Perelshteyn is back this October to continue his series on the Scandinavian Defense. Today he launches the first...
The Fighting Dragon - Part 1: The Yugoslav Attack
IM-Elect Keaton Kiewra makes his chess.com video author debut today with the first in a series about fire-breathing beasts!...
How to Exploit a Space Advantage - Part 2
In the climax to his mini video series on space in chess, IM Pruess summarizes for us what it really means to "build strength",...
Typical Rook Endgame Mistakes 10: Bishop Fortress
Learn this highly useful theoretical draw, and rule the world! Well, maybe you won't rule the world, but at least you won't...
Berlin Endgames Part 1: Intro to the Structure!
Learn about one of the most commonly reached structures in the Ruy Lopez today! In the introduction to his new series, GM...
The Blumenfeld Gambit Part 3: Declining the Beast!
If your opponent should choose to "politely decline" your generous pawn offer in the Blumenfeld Gambit, IM Mac...
Greatest Chess Minds: Viswanathan Anand Part 3
Roman concludes his presentation on the genius of Vishy Anand today with two games from his most recent World Championship...
Live Sessions; A Space Advantage with Time!
Another week of video lectures, another exciting Live Sessions with IM Rensch! Here Danny finds himself on the black side...
Solitaire Chess - Part 1: Shirov's Play!
Grandmaster Gregory Kaidanov brings us an exciting look into the minds of the world's best chess players in his new videos...
How to Exploit a Space Advantage - Part 1
IM Pruess lists for us the four major ways to exploit a space advantage in a chess game, and he covers two of his "power-points"...
Greatest Chess Minds: Wilhelm Steinitz - Part 7
GM Bojkov concludes his series on the first world champion today with a summary on some of Wilhelm Steinitz contributions...
Future Champions: Novelty in the French
A golden game by one of GM Khachiyan's "golden boys"! Today Melik reviews another great performance by one of his students....
Greatest Chess Minds: Viswanathan Anand Part 2
As explained in part two, Vishy Anand's influence over the growth of chess in India was tremendous. Even as a mere "candidate"...