Candidates GOTD: MVL - Nepomniachtchi
All eyes in round seven of the candidates tournament were on the clash between MVL and Nepomniachtchi. Nepo's French Defense...
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Candidates GOTD: Nepomniachtchi - Ding
In round six Nepomniachtchi took control of the tournament with a win against Ding. IM Levy Rozman demonstrates the key ideas,...
Candidates GOTD: MVL - Grischuk
In round four of the Candidates, MVL gained a huge lead on the clock and a strong attacking position against Grischuk. Will...
Candidates GOTD: Nepomniachtchi - Wang
In round five Ian Nepomniachtchi took sole control of first place with a key win against a co-leader, Wang Hao. See how he...
Candidates GOTD: Giri - Nepomniachtchi
Simon Williams, the Ginger GM, demonstrates the Game of the Day from round one of the 2020 FIDE Candidates Tournament. Anish...
Candidates GOTD: Caruana - Alekseenko
In round two of the FIDE Candidates, the top seed faced the bottom seed with the White pieces. Was Fabiano Caruana able to...
Candidates GOTD: MVL - Ding
Grandmaster Ding Liren was a favorite going into the first round of the FIDE Candidates Tournament. However, after his first-round...
Candidates GOTD - Round 3: Ding - Caruana
After a 0-2 start, Ding Liren struck back with an amazing win against Fabiano Caruana. Caruana played a sharp opening novelty,...
How To Win With The Ruy Lopez Exchange Variation
Want to learn an opening that doesn't require too much theory and was a favorite of Bobby Fischer? IM Keaton Kiewra teaches...
How To Win With The Ruy Lopez Exchange Variation: The Ending
One of White's main goals in the Ruy Lopez Exchange Variation is to reach a winning king and pawn endgame. Follow along as...
How To Win With The Ruy Lopez Exchange Variation: The Delayed Exchange
If you like the Ruy Lopez Exchange Variation, but want to mix things up, you can try the Delayed Exchange! IM Keaton Kiewra...
How To Win With The Ruy Lopez 5.d4
Looking for a way to fight for an edge against solid 1.e4 e5 players? Why not try the Ruy Lopez with 5.d4 and learn about...
How To Win With The Ruy Lopez 5.d4: Pouncing On Mistakes!
5.d4 is a rare and aggressive move against the Ruy Lopez, so most players with the Black pieces won't know the best defense....
How To Win With The Ruy Lopez 5.d4: Master Games!
IM Keaton Kiewra wraps up his coverage of the 5.d4 Ruy Lopez by demonstrating two key games. One example shows how you can...
The Language of Chess
Every square in chess has a name based on a coordinate system. All files have a letter, from a - h, going from the queen's...
Moving and Capturing
A great strategy to help win chess games is to capture opposing pieces. Most captures are made the same way that pieces normally...
Check
Check means that one side is threatening to capture the opposing king. You never capture the king in chess, so the other...
Getting Out Of Check
When you are in check you must escape check. The ways to get out of check are to move the king, block the check with another...
Checkmate
You win when your opponent is in check and cannot escape. That is called checkmate!
Fastest Checkmate
Have you ever wondered what the fastest possible checkmate is in chess? The fastest possible checkmate takes only two moves....
Stalemate
Stalemate occurs when there are no possible moves, but neither king is in check. Stalemate is a draw, even if one of the...
Other Draws
Not all chess games are won or lost. Sometimes they end in a draw. These are the ways that can happen: 1. Stalemate. 2....
Castling
Castling is a special move to protect your king and activate your rook. It's the only time in chess you can move two pieces...
En Passant
Castling is a special move to protect your king and activate your rook. It's the only time in chess you can move two pieces...
Finding The Right Move
There are dozens of possible chess moves at any time. How do you find the right one? Each turn you will want to consider...