Learning from the Best: Tigran Petrosian Part 4
Grandmaster Melik Khachiyan brings us more from his days as a schoolboy, this time providing more insight into how his tutor...
Ideas for White in the Leningrad Dutch: 2.Nc3
1.d4 players looking for some "new light" on dealing with the infamous Dutch Leningrad might want to take a look at this...
Live Sessions; Bad Endgames, a Lesson Learned!
The transition from a worse middlegame to an equal ending was seemingly all IM Daniel Rensch needed to feel confident that...
The Bogo-Indian - Part 5: Example Games for 4.Bd2
Continuing upon the theme from his last video in this series, GM Dzindzichashvili analyzes more practical games for us today...
Greatest Chess Minds: Wilhelm Steinitz - Part 5
Once upon a time, there was a chess land with no crowned champion... but that ended in the match that takes place here....
Positional Tips: US Qualifier, vs GM Benjamin
Today GM Melik Khachiyan lectures on the imbalances of positional weaknesses vs activity and the initiative. In the end,...
Everything You Need To Know 5: Bring It Together!
Unfortunately, the most important chess lesson of your life comes to an end here, but we hope you enjoyed the ride! IM Rensch...
Everything You Need To Know 4: The Endgame!
Your journey continues today! IM Rensch leads us into the final stage of chess with a few goals in mind: understand the...
Everything You Need To Know 3: Tactics & Strategy
The most important video series for beginners continues with the second installment in "Everything You Need To Know". IM...
Everything You Need To Know 2: The Opening!
If you only had one chess lesson in your life, this would be it! The "Everything You Need To Know" video series launches...
Ideas for Black in the Leningrad Dutch
International Master Thomas Rendle, otherwise known as the "Pterodactyl of Opening Theory", brings us yet another video...
The Bogo-Indian - Part 4: Practical Example Game
Grandmaster Roman Dzindzichashvili continues his series on the Bogo-Indian this weekend with an interesting practical game...
Practical Pawn Play: The Reverse Benoni
Grandmaster Khachiyan continues his new video series on the subject of recognizing and then exploiting your opponent's sub-par...
Live Sessions; The "Unslayable" Dragon!
Today Danny "puts his money, where his mouth is" when he opts for the slightly worse end of an Unbalanced Material trade...
Greatest Chess Minds: Wilhelm Steinitz - Part 4
Don't ever let your guard down! That might be the critical lesson from today's video lecture by GM Dejan Bojkov. After outplaying...
The Bogo-Indian - Part 3: 4. Nbd2
Though Dzindzi shifts focus from 4.Bd2 to the "other" main line in 4.Nbd2 in today's video, the ideas for black remain strikingly...
Unbalanced Material: Rooks vs Queen!
To follow up on the "First Lady's" dominance over the Rooks a couple weeks ago, we now get to see the "Towers of Power"...
Practical Pawn Play: Ideas in the Carlsbad System
Today GM Melik Khachiyan begins a new videos series designed to show examples of exceptional, and sometimes not-so-exceptional,...
Greatest Chess Minds: Wilhelm Steinitz - Part 3
In this exciting video lecture, a legend is born! Soon after securing the World Championship title, Wilhelm Steinitz unveiled...
The Bogo-Indian - Part 2: 4. Bd2 continued
GM Dzindzichashvili concludes his analysis of the 4.Bd2 variation of the Bog-Indian Defense today, and what does he say...
Typical Rook Endgame Mistakes 8: Outside Passer!
Another Rook Ending video lecture by GM Khachiyan... another Super-GM blows a theoretical draw! This video lecture contains...
My 2011 US Championship 9: Armageddon Final Round!
GM Shankland's US Championship journey comes to an end this weekend in style with an Armageddon game against GM Robert Hess!...
Greatest Chess Minds: Wilhelm Steinitz - Part 2
The "un-crowned" king of the chess world before an official World Championship title was awarded was, in many people's view,...
The Bogo - Part 1: Overview of the Bogo-Indian
Today GM Dzindzi starts a new series designed to help players "complete" their black repertoires against 1.d4. The difference...
My 2011 US Championship 8: Match vs GM Hess 1
After coming up short against their more experienced opponent's, young American stars Robert Hess and Sam Shankland were...