A Cool Checkmate 2
Emboldened by FM Liu's decision to trade queens, his opponent plays a sharp line trying to win material. Liu responds confidently,...
Shankland Teaches the Najdorf: 6.Be3 e6
IM Shankland's series on the Najdorf continues with a look at the currently most popular move 6.Be3. Sam will provide two...
The Center in Chess 2
If the opponent doesn't let us "have" the center, but seeks to create their own strongpoints there and contest...
A Cool Checkmate 1
FM Liu analyzes his favorite from the 2007 PanAmerican u18 Championship where he won the gold medal. The lesson includes...
Development Part 4: The Importance of Weaknesses
In his fourth video on the strategy surrounding development advantages, IM David Pruess talks about the role of weaknesses...
Rook Endgames: Beginner to Master, Part 5
The fifth in FM Daniel Rensch's series on Rook and Pawn endgames. Here he begins to look at R+P v. R situations where the...
Copious Sacrifices, Middlegame Zugzwang, and Castl
In this video IM Sam Shankland demonstrates what he himself called "the greatest move" he had ever played. While...
Development Part 1: Counting
The first video in IM Pruess's series about strategies surrounding development advantages. In this video he explains what...
A Cautionary Tale
In this video, IM Pruess helps viewers uncover an awesome tactic by breaking it down into two basic patterns. The video...
Shankland Teaches the Najdorf: 6.Bc4 part 1
Sam Shankland's series on the Najdorf Sicilian starts with a look at responding to 6.Bc4, the move championed by great Najdorf...
Shankland Teaches the Najdorf: 6.Bc4 part 2
The second in IM Shankland's series on the Najdorf continues his look at the 7...Nbd7 variation against the Fischer-Sozin...
Play Chess Today! Part 2
In the space of two videos, Fide Master Todd Andrews will have you ready to play your first chess game. The board, pieces,...
Development Part 3: Fluid Positions
In his third video on the strategy surrounding development advantages, IM David Pruess examines the very tricky fluid positions--...
Development Part 2: Open vs. Closed Positions
In his second video on the strategy surrounding development advantages, IM David Pruess examines how the value of a development...
Rook Endgames: Beginner to Master, Part 2
The second in FM Daniel Rensch's series on Rook and Pawn endgames. In this video, he extends his analysis of the Philidor...
Rook Endgames: Beginner to Master, Part 3
In his third Rook and Pawn endgame lesson, FM Rensch provides deeper coverage of the concept of short-side and long-side,...
Rook Endgames: Beginner to Master, Part 4
The fourth video in FM Rensch's Rook and Pawn endgame series covers rook and rook-pawn (a pawn on the a- or h-file), demonstrating...
Meeting GM Khachiyan: Exchange Sacrifice
GM Khachiyan goes over a remarkable game of his. Half a point behind his Grandmaster opponent in the last round, and with...
Meeting GM Khachiyan: Material Imbalance
In this lesson, GM Khachiyan analyzes another excellent game of his. It starts out as a calm positional game, but when he...
A Great Game at a Great Time
FM Elliot Liu shares his thoughts and analysis during one of the more important games of his young career, a victory that...
R+B v. R: the Defense!
GM Friedel became an expert in R+B v. R through repeatedly being asked to explain it by friends. Not only will you learn...
R+B v. R: Pressing!
R+B v R is, in practice, more often than not won by the side with the bishop, despite being a theoretical draw. However,...
How *not* to Play in your Opponent's Time Trouble (Part 1)
GM Friedel analyzes the decisive phase of the last round win that brought him a 5-0 first place finish in the 2009 Toronto...
How *not* to Play in your Opponent's Time Trouble (2)
GM Friedel analyzes a very exciting phase of his recent game with India's GM Gopal, with a view to giving the viewer a lot...
Solving the Problem of the Queen 1
FM Liu analyzes "one of my most crazy games" in two parts. In the first half he covers the opening phase of the...