Getting Started with the Ruy Lopez 4
IM Shankland completes his short introduction to the Ruy Lopez, analyzing the second half of the Polgar-Morozevich game....
Playing for Equality as Black 2
In the second part of his justification for "Playing for Equality as Black," GM Dzindzichashvili refutes a couple...
Counter Attack 1
Khachiyan builds on his earlier excellent series on Defense with a selection of videos on Counterattack. These videos show...
Circumstantial Initiative
GM Friedel takes an example from his own recent tournament practice to illustrate the role of the initiative when in a bad...
Getting Started with the Ruy Lopez 3
IM Shankland proceeds from theory to practice in the third installment of his series on the Ruy. He goes over an instructive...
Playing for Equality as Black 1
In the first half of his presentation about the notion of playing for equality, GM Dzindzichashvili frames the general questions:...
Nursing a Minimal Advantage 4
GM Khachiyan continues his discussion of the Ruy Lopez exchange, with another surprising opposite colored bishop endgame....
The Semi-Tarrasch 2: Supplementary Games and Ideas
Part 2 of the Semi-Tarrasch discusses two games with illustrative play and ideas... Both games show the main strategic error...
Using Computers 2
In the second part (of three) in his series on the role of computers in studying chess, IM Shankland shows two very sharp...
Deep Positional Understanding
GM Dzindzichashvili recaps one of the most memorable games of his life, with a special story about Tigran Petrosian. You...
Nursing a Minimal Advantage 3
GM Khachiyan continues his series on using minimal advantages by turning to one of his own favorite openings, and the games...
Simple Chess: A Guide to The Semi-Tarrasch Defense
"SIMPLE Simple simple Chess"... In this session FM Charles Galofre talks about a very practical and hassle free...
Zugzwang | Chess Endgame Technique
GM Friedel analyzes what could be a very difficult endgame. But with the application of the principle of zugzwang, he is...
Saemisch Gambit, King's Indian Defense
Once upon a time, the Saemisch Variation terrorized the King's Indian Defense. Then GM Dzindzichashvili introduced a surprising...
Using Computers 1
Nowadays, players of all levels have access to computer engines able to play chess at the level (at least) of the best human...
Nursing a Minimal Advantage 2
GM Khachiyan goes over a game with a pawn structure similar to the Petrosian-Botvinnik game in "Nursing a Minimal Advantage...
Pawn Endgames 2
FIDE Master Steven Zierk, follows with his series on the fundamentals of pawn endgames. In this video he discusses basics...
Getting Started with the Ruy Lopez 2
IM Shankland represents...the Ruy Lopez. Round 2 of this Ruy Lopez lecture leads us off the beaten path into some more unknown...
A Coach's Perspective: The Greatest Comeback 2
GM Roman Dzindzichashvili continues with the coverage of the Kamsky - Anand match where he second, for the then World Champion...
The Principle of Two Weaknesses: Bonus Video!
FM Daniel Rensch finishes The Principle of Two Weaknesses series with a “bonus” lecture on the Knight vs. Bishop endgame....
Practical Defense 8
Khachiyan introduces a game with Enrico Sevillano played in 2003. Opening with a sharp Sveshnikov , the position quickly...
Getting Started with the Ruy Lopez 1
IM Shankland begins a series on another A+ opening, the Ruy Lopez. This series is shorter and contains far less variations...
A Coach's Perspective: The Greatest Comeback 1
The year is 1994, and two new stars are battling for a chance at a World Championship match. The American Gata Kamsky was...
Intermediate Checkmates 5
Intermediate Checkmate Patterns Part 5! FM Ingvar Johanneson offers the “Karpov Choke” which is not a Jedi Knight Mind Trick...
The Modern Approach to Gambits 2: Initiative
This ain’t your Grandpa’s Gambit video, this is Modern Gambits Part 2: Initiative! FM Valeri Lilov returns to Evan’s Gambit...