Death Match 19: GM David Smerdon vs GM Simon Williams - Part 1
Death Match 19 pitted GMs Simon Williams and David Smerdon, two closely matched players with different styles. The opening...
Death Match 19 pitted GMs Simon Williams and David Smerdon, two closely matched players with different styles. The opening...
Part 2 of Death Match 19 features many key questions. Can the Smurf play faster? Does he have any other options at his disposal...
Chess is like the roulette wheel? Black's best move is pawn on b5 back to b7? GM Dzindzi shares some funny and enlightening...
Who needs "Game of Thrones" when we have a Game of the Week that is just as epic of a battle? When honors are shared, both...
Double your pleasure? How about six times the pleasure? IM Danny Rensch shows that his first love is really pawn structure,...
In the final broadcast of the year for IMs Greg Shahade and Jon Bartholomew, they cover the Western Conference end of the...
In perhaps the greatest piece of calculation in Kasparov's storied career, IM Kiewra shows the masterpiece at Wijk aan Zee...
GM Alex Yermolinsky and FM Mike Klein close out the USCL regular season by focusing on the Eastern Conference teams. One...
Today we are back to the Tarrasch, with WGM Abrahamyan still advocating for the 3...Be7 reply. Today she completes her well-researched...
A little something for everyone in this Live Session with IM Danny Rensch. We've got his ubiquitous GEICO gecko voice, a...
Be it 1. b3 or 1. g3, GM Bent Larsen loved those fianchettoed bishops! GM Bojkov shows how he preferred playing Black openings,...
What's that you say? All rook endgames are drawn? Well not today! Somehow all three results are possible in a basic rook-and-pawn...
GM Conrad Holt uses superior preparation and a bevy of tactical ideas to take out longtime top Cobra IM Jonathan Schroer....
IMs Greg Shahade and John Bartholomew discuss the pivotal week 9 of the USCL. In the Eastern Conference, the biggest match...
FM Mike Klein and GM Irina Krush are back for a second week, this time showcasing the Western Conference. It would prove...
GM Finegold caps off his career-best tournament by showing his game against world champion runner-up GM Boris Gelfand. Though...
International Master Rensch brings you another highlight reel, courtesy of the US Chess League. Week 8 is on display today!...
Who needs the first rank? Today IM Keaton Kiewra takes a look at two games that more closely resemble the childhood game...
The Schliemann is a draw?! GM Melik is surprised to learn that such an aggressive response to the Ruy Lopez has been yielding...
FM Eric Rodriguez crashed through, in more ways than one. In his second GOTW nomination, he wins top honors thanks to his...
Gligoric was way too good to just show off his best draws, so GM Bojkov is back to give the Yugoslavian GM his full credit....
IM Greg Shahade is worried about keeping up with Irina Krush's commentating skills, but IM John Bartholomew gets their confidence...
Two huge reasons existed for watching the opening matches of week 8. The USCL entered its three-week divisional round-robin...
GM Sosonko is from Troitsk, but it's GM Finegold who acts like Troitsky in this study-like game from his youth. Though only...
In Part 6, FM Mike Klein was ahead a pawn and broke through on the opposite flank to create his second weakness. Today,...