The Year of the Carlsen; Part 3
The second part of this game review, between Ni Hua and Magnus Carlsen, reveals exactly how Magnus converted his slight...
IM Shankland vs. IM Rensch, Again!
Two weeks ago we heard Sam's side of the story. IM Shankland played well, calculated accurately in the critical moment,...
Concrete Logical Approach to Endgame Positions
In this video Dzindzi breaks down the "short-sighted", and, on occasion, faulty approach of today's computer engines. Simply...
Anand v. Topalov; WCC G/1
IM Sam Shankland explains exactly what "he saw" in the first round of this year's World Championship Match between...
Byrne vs Fischer (1956) | The Game of the Century
As the author, FIDE Master Lilov, points out, this game was one of Bobby Fischer's finer moments (at the age of 14 no less)...
The Year of the Carlsen; Part 2
FIDE Master Elliot Liu continues his video series, recapping Magnus Carlsen's "rocket fast" rise to the top of the chess...
Thinking Your Way to Chess Mastery 3
International Master Mark Ginsburg provides us with another very clear, clean, and instructive example of logical thinking...
Chess960! v.2 (Fischer Random Chess)
Today FIDE Master Charles Galofre continues his video series on the subject of Fischer Random chess. As he gains experience,...
How to Play the Queens Gambit VI
International Master Sam Shankland finishes off his video survey of "all things Queen's Gambit" by answering one of the...
The Complete Grunfeld: Example Game 1
We continue this series for the "lovers of the Grunfeld" with a great example game by, well, one of the greats! Former World...
Opposite Colored Bishops in the Middlegame
Although common knowledge tells us that Opposite Colored Bishop "endings" increase the drawing chances for the defender,...
Chess960 | Fischer Random Chess
"The new way to play chess"? Some have certainly thought so... Chess960 is the random (960 total possible positions including...
How to Play the Queens Gambit V
The video series on the Queen's Gambit continues with some in depth coverage of the Ragozin Variation. One of black's more...
The Complete Grunfeld: Exchange Sac
As promised, FM Valeri Lilov brings you the ideas, plans and some perspective regarding one of the most topical and theoretically...
Last Round Play; vs. Super GM Loek Van Wely
Grandmaster Melik Khachiyan not only displays for us one of the biggest wins in his chess career, but also his own personal...
Capitalizing on Positional Endgame Advantages
Ever wonder how GM Roman became the positional genius he is today? Check out the brilliant play by HIS coach, from very...
IM Shankland vs. IM Rensch!
The "Battle for Chess.com Author Supremacy" has begun! Really, this was just a fun correspondence game between two of Chess.com's...
Thinking Your Way to Chess Mastery 2
Wow! IM Mark Ginsburg has certainly struck gold with his series, "Thinking Your Way to Chess Mastery"! "Inspect" the positions...
The Boy Meets the Master
A positional masterpiece by an 11-year old? Certainly looks that way! Here Grandmaster Melik Khachiyan reviews the game,...
How to Play the Queens Gambit IV
Sam continues his series on the Queen's Gambit with a more "classical" approach. He now covers the ins-and-outs of the main...
The Complete Grunfeld: Sidelines
FIDE Master Lilov continues his video series designed to review the Grunfeld Defense in its entirety. Today's subject -...
Live Sessions; Race Attacks
Here Danny takes a break from covering pawn structures, and plays a "Live Sessions" match for our entertainment. In this...
Beauty at a Young Age
Grandmaster Khachiyan begins a new series on the subject of game review. Here he analyzes a game played by one of his own...
Live Sessions; Lessons on Simple Chess
In this "Live Sessions", FIDE Master Charles Galofre finds himself with a small, but simple advantage. It was a position...
Pawn Structure 101: The Stonewall
In the fourth video of what will likely become our never-ending "Pawn Structure Series", Danny discusses the Stonewall and...