Sacrifice On h6: Let's Do It From A French Defense Structure
Everyone knows you can sacrifice on h6 to get an attack on the king, but can you do it against the solid confines of a French...
Everyone knows you can sacrifice on h6 to get an attack on the king, but can you do it against the solid confines of a French...
GM Simon Williams concludes his amazing series on chess positions where the almighty computer doesn't have the last word—except...
Showing off esoteric positions where computers can't find their way may be fun for humans as their last stand against the...
One of the problem with traditional computer engines is they just calculate variations, without "understanding" the position...
One of the times that computer engines go wrong is when there is a blockade on the chessboard. GM Simon Williams shows you...
Are you ready for more exciting chess sacrifices? GM Simon Williams continues his popular series about carnage on the h6...
What happens when the almighty engine leads you astray? GM Simon Williams begins a series examining the missteps of our...
Are chess players allowed to make up their own checkmates? Simon Williams sure did, and you won't want to miss this run,...
Can you harness the almighty power of two bishops to checkmate? GM Simon Williams shows you how to deliver death on the...
This is the checkmate that knight fans dream their whole lives of playing in a real game -- the smothered mate. It's probably...
The first time this checkmate happens to all of us, it's a shock. Let GM Williams show you how to sac your queen and use...
Do you know the dovetail checkmate? Even GM Simon Williams admits he wasn't familiar with the name, if not the pattern....
This picturesque checkmate is one you need to know, as it comes up quite often in all kinds of games. Let Simon Williams...
Paul Morphy was an early chess legend, and it's no surprise that so many checkmates are named after the great man. GM Simon...
Is this checkmate straight out of a fairy tale? Simon Williams shows you one of the most beautiful mating patterns in chess.
What was the first checkmate ever "invented"? It's hard to say, but it might be the Arabian mate. Learn how to use your...
It's a checkmate inspired by the most famous chess game of all time: The Paul Morphy opera house classic. Find out how you...
You know all the crazy, newfangled ways to checkmate, sure. But do you know one of the very oldest patterns? Simon Williams...
The kiss of death in chess is when a queen delivers checkmate on the square directly in front of the enemy king. It seems...
Is this the easiest checkmate to perform on the board? Sometimes. But GM Williams is here to tell you that there is more...
If you like spicy opening gambits, you won't want to miss the conclusion of GM Williams' series on the Max Lange Attack.
Let GM Simon Williams take you to checkmate school to teach you the most commonly attempted mate in all of chess: the scholar's...
Often the opening is the best phase of a chess game to use time -- and launch a deadly counterattack. GM Williams concludes...
Don't be a fool and fall for the shortest checkmate in the game. GM Simon Williams gives you a lesson in the quickest chess...
How do you squeeze the life out of your opponent's chess pieces? Learn from one of the best ever, Anatoly Karpov.