Minor Pieces vs Pawns: Must Know Endgames
Usually, bishops can stop pawns and knights have a somewhat harder time. However, the details matter. GM Kosteniuk offers...
Usually, bishops can stop pawns and knights have a somewhat harder time. However, the details matter. GM Kosteniuk offers...
3. Bb5 is a popular move against the Sicilian, leading to the Rossolimo and Moscow Variations, depending on Black's second...
The Closed Variation of the Ruy Lopez has been one of the most popular openings at the grandmaster level for generations....
Learn the key ideas and tactics in the Bf4 variation of the Queen's Gambit. This video examines Black's responses based...
WGM Keti Tsatsalashvili wraps up her series on sacrifices by showing beautiful sacrifices on f7 to expose the black king...
It's not every day that you can sacrifice both rooks for checkmate! WGM Keti Tsatsalashvili shows you how to pull off one...
WGM Keti Tsatsalashvili shows a deadly sacrifice that appears frequently in the Sicilian. An impossible-looking knight jump...
WGM Keti Tsatsalashvili is back to demonstrate piece sacrifices to catch an uncastled king. She starts with sacrifices on...
How can a knight defend against a rook and how should you try to win with the rook? GM Alexandra Kosteniuk shows everything...
A bishop should be able to draw against a lone rook, but you must know what you're doing. GM Alexandra Kosteniuk breaks...
How can you survive when you're down material in the endgame? Look for a fortress. GM Alexandra Kosteniuk brings you the...
Two knights can't force checkmate on their own, but if the opponent has a pawn it's sometimes doable. GM Alexandra Kosteniuk...
GM Alexandra Kosteniuk begins her course on absolutely must know endgames with the trickiest of the basic checkmates, knight...
Rook and bishop against rook is a theoretical draw, but it's very easy to go wrong. GM Alexandra Kosteniuk demonstrates...
NM Robert Ramirez wraps up his course on pawn weaknesses with an examination of hanging pawn positions. Once you make one...
What do you do when your opponent has a backward or "left-behind" pawn? NM Robert Ramirez shows you how to punish this weakness.
NM Robert Ramirez is back with a second strategy for how to defeat doubled pawns. This time, you can target the pawns and...
Doubled c-pawns are one of the most common structures in chess. NM Robert Ramirez demonstrates how you can use them to form...
What should you do if your opponent has an isolated pawn? NM Robert Ramirez demonstrates a clear path to play for a win!
Do you desire to play a true chess masterpiece but feel you just aren't strong enough? Don't miss this brilliant battle...
World Chess Champion Anatoly Karpov is not usually known for his attacking play, but don't miss how he dismantles Viktor...
The 1972 World Chess Championship match between Fischer and Boris Spassky was a tremendous contest that ultimately concluded...
Eduard Gufeld's game against Bagirov is widely adored by players of all levels for the ambitious play from both players...
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...
The Sicilian Defense requires great precision from both sides. Watch how Kasparov's trainer and Sicilian specialist, GM...