Botvinnik: Master Of The Soviet Chess School
Botvinnik was a strong chess player in his own right, but that wasn't his greatest contribution to the game. Learn how Botvinnik...
Botvinnik was a strong chess player in his own right, but that wasn't his greatest contribution to the game. Learn how Botvinnik...
Bullet chess has exactly the same rules as slower chess, but it can be played very differently. Learn some of the opening...
IM Anna Rudolf guides you through one of the biggest grudges of yesteryear, the great rivalry between Tarrasch and Nimzowitsch....
Can you sacrifice your queen and both rooks and still win a chess game? GM Simon Williams wraps up his series on the most...
Wilhelm Steinitz started out as a romantic attacking chess player like many of his peers, but he really transcended his...
Take a visit to Ukraine as GM Simon Williams shows you another immortal game. You might be able to spot the amazing sacrifice...
Before the great Philidor came along with his pronouncement that "pawns are the soul of chess," positional play was rare....
You might know the Polish-Argentine GM Miguel Najdorf for his popular opening variation in the Sicilian, but did you know...
Are you surprised that a drawn game could live on forever in chess history? GM Simon Williams shows you the immortal draw,...
If chess is a balanced game, you need some inaccuracy by your opponent to win. IM Nazi Paikidze jumped on a mistake by her...
Who was the first person to be called a professional chess player? IM Anna Rudolf has your answer as she looks back at some...
GM Simon Williams is back with a new series on the most memorable games in chess history, and he starts, appropriately,...
Not all wins in chess are spectacular, swashbuckling king hunts. Sometimes, to win an important tournament like the 2018...
IM Nazi Paikidze won the U.S. women's chess championship in spectacular fashion, and now you get to hear her tell you exactly...
What are the games that every chess fan needs to know? IM Anna Rudolf is here to show you the most important games ever...
This is it—the final round of the U.S. championship, with the title on the line. Learn from the U.S. champion himself as...
Having an extra piece vs a bunch of pawns is a classic chess conundrum. The piece should be more powerful, but if those...
IM Nazi Paikidze is back with a fascinating, firsthand look at how she won the 2018 U.S. women's championship. In this...
Can you learn anything about endgames from the older generation of chess masters? Of course. The principles of endgames...
Have you played lots of chess online but have yet to venture to your first in-person tournament? This series is for you....
Have you ever felt the pressure of a must-win or must-draw situation in an important chess tournament? You know that psychology...
Calculation plays an important role in all chess games, but unless you run on silicon and electricity, intuition is a big...
To win an important chess tournament, sometimes you have to turn a shaky start into a win on the chessboard. That's what...
Sam Shankland was the surprise winner of the 2018 U.S. chess championship, and now he is here to explain how he did it....
Can you bluff in chess, a game of perfect information? You sure can, especially if your opponent is human. IM Lawrence Trent...