Rook vs Bishop: Must Know Endgames
A bishop should be able to draw against a lone rook, but you must know what you're doing. GM Alexandra Kosteniuk breaks...
Fortresses: Must Know Endgames
How can you survive when you're down material in the endgame? Look for a fortress. GM Alexandra Kosteniuk brings you the...
Winning With Two Knights: Must Know Endgames
Two knights can't force checkmate on their own, but if the opponent has a pawn it's sometimes doable. GM Alexandra Kosteniuk...
Knight And Bishop Mate: Must Know Endgames
GM Alexandra Kosteniuk begins her course on absolutely must know endgames with the trickiest of the basic checkmates, knight...
Rook vs Knight: Must Know Endgames
How can a knight defend against a rook and how should you try to win with the rook? GM Alexandra Kosteniuk shows everything...
Rook And Bishop vs Rook: Must Know Endgames
Rook and bishop against rook is a theoretical draw, but it's very easy to go wrong. GM Alexandra Kosteniuk demonstrates...
How To Defeat Hanging Pawns
NM Robert Ramirez wraps up his course on pawn weaknesses with an examination of hanging pawn positions. Once you make one...
How To Defeat A Backward Pawn
What do you do when your opponent has a backward or "left-behind" pawn? NM Robert Ramirez shows you how to punish this weakness.
How To Defeat Doubled Pawns: Part 2
NM Robert Ramirez is back with a second strategy for how to defeat doubled pawns. This time, you can target the pawns and...
How To Defeat Doubled Pawns: Part 1
Doubled c-pawns are one of the most common structures in chess. NM Robert Ramirez demonstrates how you can use them to form...
How To Defeat An Isolated Pawn
What should you do if your opponent has an isolated pawn? NM Robert Ramirez demonstrates a clear path to play for a win!
A Chess MASTERPIECE But The Players Are 1500: The Best Games Of The 1970s
Do you desire to play a true chess masterpiece but feel you just aren't strong enough? Don't miss this brilliant battle...
Anatoly Karpov Explains The Sicilian Dragon: The Best Games Of The 1970s
World Chess Champion Anatoly Karpov is not usually known for his attacking play, but don't miss how he dismantles Viktor...
Fischer Takes The Title: The Best Games Of The 1970s
The 1972 World Chess Championship match between Fischer and Boris Spassky was a tremendous contest that ultimately concluded...
The Chess Game Known As Mona Lisa: The Best Games Of The 1970s
Eduard Gufeld's game against Bagirov is widely adored by players of all levels for the ambitious play from both players...
Boris Spassky's Magic Miniature: The Best Games Of The 1970s
In 1970, the U.S.S.R. and the Rest of the World played an epic chess match narrowly won by the U.S.S.R. by the score of...
Kasparov's Trainer Smashes Keres Attack: The Best Games Of The 1970s
The Sicilian Defense requires great precision from both sides. Watch how Kasparov's trainer and Sicilian specialist, GM...
Karpov's 1st Loss As World Chess Champion: The Best Games Of The 1970s
Anatoly Karpov's 1st defeat as the newly crowned World Chess Champion was a stunner! Don't miss his battle with Ulf Andersson...
The Greatest French Defense Ever Played: The Best Games Of The 1970s
The following game against Sammy Reshevsky is one of the great masterpieces in the French Defense, possibly the greatest...
An INSANE Chess Move: The Best Games Of The 1970s
Emil Diemer was a deeply troubled chess player. He was the co-author of the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit, a committed madman,...
Is This The Most Crushing Isolated Pawn Attack Ever: The Best Games Of The 1970s
In the 1975-76 Hastings tournament, two English future grandmasters (the first English grandmasters in fact!) did battle...
Black's Plans: Play The Italian
How does former world champion, Vishy Anand, handle the Black side of the Italian? IM Yuriy Krykun shows what White needs...
The d5 Break: Play The Italian
Why can't Black easily equalize with a quick d5 pawn break in the Italian? IM Yuriy Krykun demonstrates how GM Anish Giri...
Attacking On The Kingside: Play The Italian
How does world championship candidate, GM Richard Rapport, play the Italian? He finds creative attacking ideas. IM Yuriy...
Why Play The Italian?
IM Yuriy Krykun demonstrates the key ideas in the Italian Opening by demonstrating how GM Gevorg Harutjunyan gained a dominant...