The BIG Show with IM Rensch: Complete Show – Feb. 2014
IM Danny Rensch takes on 10 players simultaneously on Chess.com. He's got his Zen tea brewing, but the lack of caffeine...
IM Danny Rensch takes on 10 players simultaneously on Chess.com. He's got his Zen tea brewing, but the lack of caffeine...
The author Joseph Heller told us what the term "Catch 22" meant - a situation with no good outcomes. Today GM Finegold shows...
The first competitive game between Anand and Carlsen since their World Championship Match. That's not enough to make you...
The double-fianchetto - it's all the rage, but GM Khachiyan has the antidote! Watch and see how White gets all the play,...
The complete broadcast of round 3 of the strongest chess tournament in history. With an average rating of 2801, the Zurich...
Nothing much to know in the Exchange Variation, right? Wrong. Watch French aficionado WGM Tatev Abrahmyan (who just secured...
The crime: Bringing the queen out too early. The setting: f3. The motive: Attacking down the long diagonal. But Grandmaster...
Three stalemate traps for your viewing pleasure today. The first is a study, the second is a recent game and the third is...
Watch the complete show dedicated to the opening blitz tournament of the Zurich Chess Challenge. The top three scorers are...
The rout is on! Wait, not it's not! GM Daniel Fridman played faster in the opening two hours of Death Match 20 and opened...
In-between move. Intermediate move. Zwischenzug. Intermezzo. You pick the language, and let GM Kaidanov pick the positions....
Poor Vishy. Only a few weeks after losing the world championship in front of a billion countrymen, he travels to London...
Sometimes the teacher just can't hide his reactions! GM Dzindzi has more than subtle criticism for both sides in this Member...
Three games in 15 minutes! The Chigorin is spicier than a chili pepper. GM Finegold shows how he uses this occasional weapon...
Losses are painful but losses are also lessons. Today GM Khachiyan flips the tables on his "Handling the French" series....
How far can preparation get you? Well, certain GMs play 40 moves and win entire games from preparation. Today you'll see...
Should you analyze the games of lower-rated players? GM Dzindzi does, and he used to compete against world champions! Even...
White has a plethora of formations against the Scheveningen, so IM Ginsburg first tackles the lesser-quality options 6....
Two decades of Death Matches on Chess.com!? No, not really. The monthly matches are about two years old. Today you'll see...
In part 2 of Death Match 20, one of the players "pitches a shutout." That's right, one GM doesn't lose a single game in...
GM Shulman makes a run and chops into GM Daniel Fridman's lead, but is it too little, too late? Anything is possible when...
Stalemates aren't just for kids, dear viewers. IM Kiewra's series returns with a trio of "alternate endings." The first...
Things that make GM Finegold happy: 1) Active pieces; 2) The Qc2 Variation of the Nimzo-Indian; 3) Killer rooks that move...
Finally - the main line Max Lange arrives! But, two problems. Firstly, White only garners a small advantage if Black plays...
Do you like it when grandmasters get to checkmate each other? Yeah, we thought so. Today we feature two devastating attacks...