Tal’s Open Files: Great Chess Master Methods
Mikhail Tal had many brilliant ways to win chess games, but perhaps his signature method was to make use of open files....
Mikhail Tal had many brilliant ways to win chess games, but perhaps his signature method was to make use of open files....
If you're in a position where you have much less risk than your opponent, you should think hard before accepting a draw....
Vladimir Kramnik is a genius at knowing exactly the best moment to break through in a chess position. Take a look at his...
Can you gain an advantage simply by trading pieces? If you're an all-time great like Botvinnik, that's your signature strategy....
Can being optimistic in chess help your game? It sure can, especially if it leads you to look for winning moves. Learn how...
Chigorin is often considered among the best chess players ever to never win a world chess championship. Find out how this...
Is there one quick change you could make to your chess game to greatly improve your results? The answer is to simply try...
Sometimes the best fighting piece in the endgame is the king itself, especially in pawn endings. Find out what happens when...
Chess may inspire many emotions, but cold, hard logic usually wins. Learn how to not lose your cool in stressful chess situations—and...
What good are mistakes if you can't identify them and learn from them? Find out how to spot the mistakes in your chess game...
All chess players make mistakes. The key to improvement is how well you learn from them. In this new series, find out how...
Controlling the center is a key concept in chess, so why not learn from the "best of the best," Siegbert Tarrasch? Watch...
GM Yasser Seirawan's final video analyzing the historic 2018 world chess championship tiebreaks shines a spotlight on the...
As we look back on the historic 2018 world chess championship, we saw that game one of the tiebreaks was a clear turning...
Every past world chess champion eventually had someone take his crown. So how do you beat the king of chess? GM Bojkov starts...
The two matches between the legendary chess champion Garry Kasparov and the IBM supercomputer Deep Blue are surely some...
What happens when White tries a quick Bxf7 sacrifice in the Philidor? You might be surprised at how quickly the game can...
What happens in the Philidor Defense when Black plays the aggressive move f5 quickly? The openings expert Ben Finegold tells...
Take a trip back to the 1800s as GM Simon Williams starts a new series on the swashbuckling chess players of old. You'll...
GM Ben Finegold continues his deep look into the Philidor Defense with a lesson on another exchange variation. Learn the...
Karpov vs Kasparov was probably the most intense chess rivalry of all time. IM Anna Rudolf continues her series on the most...
Gambits in chess openings are not only fun to play, but can be very effective if your opponent is not familiar with the...
It's time to get into the heart of the Philidor defense with the main line. Learn from the openings expert GM Ben Finegold...
Move order is important in any opening, but it's especially crucial in the Philidor, where one false move can mean doom....
It was one of the most controversial games in world chess championship history as Magnus Carlsen offered Fabiano Caruana...