The fly(FM) vs.The INDIAN-ELEPHANT(IM)
FM Galofre shares a game of his from the Philadelphia International tournament versus IM Laxmann. In this decisive encounter...
Rook Endgames: Beginner to Master, Part 9
Nine is for awesome, in this ninth video of the Rook Endgame series by FM Daniel Rensch. Presenting another series of practical...
Amateur Analysis
Chess.com founder Erik takes a short break from designing awesome new features for the site to offer fellow members some...
Liu Analyzes Retter-Gyrow 2
FM Elliott Liu continues his extensive analysis of a Chess.com member game moving into the complexity of the middle game....
Dynamic Play 2: Key Decisions in Critical Moments
GM Melik Khachiyan hones in on “concrete” tactics in this 2nd video of his dynamic chess series on Chess.com....
Beating the Dragon Part 2
In the final half of his analysis of 9.O-O-O in the Dragon, GM Dzindzichashvili demonstrates a white advantage against some...
The Petroff Defence
FM Valeri Lilov teaches the Petroff Defence for Beginners. An interesting opening with black attempting to equalize in the...
Shankland Analyzes a Member's Game
IM Sam Shankland takes a break from his Najdorf series to analyze a Chess.com member game. Sam offers his insight of the...
Rook Endgames: Beginner to Master, Part 8
FM Daniel Rensch brings us “Practical Rook Endings 101,” continuing the Rook Endgame series. In this lesson, part 8 of...
Dynamic Play 1: Key Decisions in Critical Moments
Dynamic Thinking! GM Melik Khachiyan offers a lesson in imaginative chess. Down in development and a wrecked kingside, GM...
Liu Analyzes Retter-Gyrow 1
FM Liu analyzes another game featuring two Chess.com members. Liu offers an interesting opening variation for black when...
No Exceptions
GM Dzindzichashvili gives some very important advice about the principles of chess vs. the desire for creative play. He...
The Desperate Housewives
Named after the TV Show "The Desperate Housewives", FM Galofre humorously chose a game that is considered to be...
Development Part 6: Getting Ahead
In the first five videos on the strategy surrounding development advantages, IM David Pruess talked about various different...
Shankland Teaches the Najdorf: 6.Be3 e5
IM Sam Shankland continues his investigation of the Najdorf, after 6. Be3. Offering you solid lines in a complicated middle...
Restricting Bad Pieces 2
In the second of his excellent videos on the theme of Restricting Bad Pieces, GM Khachiyan shows another excellent game...
Rook Endgames: Beginner to Master, Part 7
FM Daniel Rensch’s seventh in the series on Rook and Pawn endgames introduces the Umbrella Method: a simple series of moves...
Scandinavian 3... Qd6 Part 2
In his second video on the Qd6 Scandinavian, GM Perelshteyn covers the main alternatives to the mainline, as well as several...
Beating the Dragon Part 1
The Dragon has seen a resurgence in the past couple years in the hands of dynamic young super-grandmasters Magnus Carlsen...
Playing in Mutual Time Pressure
GM Friedel continues in the vein of "How *not* to Play in your Opponent's Time Trouble" 1 and 2, offering good...
An American Classic
FM Lilov analyzes the brilliancy prize winning game Byrne-Fischer. From an equal looking position in the symmetrical Gruenfeld,...
Development Part 5: Quality
In his fifth video on the strategy surrounding development advantages, IM David Pruess tackles the gray area of "quality"...
Rook Endgames: Beginner to Master, Part 6
The sixth in FM Daniel Rensch's series on Rook and Pawn endgames continues to cover the frontal attack of the defensive...
In Search of Beauty
FM Galofre covers a classic game of Morphy's. In the lead up to an exquisite combination, Galofre explains how Morphy gained...
Scandinavian 3... Qd6 Part 1
GM Perelshteyn looks at an unusual defense to e4, which he thinks is perfectly viable for black. Your opponents won't be...