Alekhine's Defense: How To Punish 2. Nc3
The move 2.Nc3 is one of the most popular sidelines against Alekhine's Defense. White players seeking to avoid theory often...
Alekhine's Defense: Chase Variation
The Chase Variation is like a pitchfork: dangerous, but it has some gaps. The pawn structure even looks like a pitchfork...
Alekhine's Defense: Neutralizing The 4 Pawns Attack
If you've tried Alekhine's Defense, you've probably been a little scared when your opponent pushed all four center pawns...
Alekhine's Defense: Corralling The Exchange
The Exchange Variation is White's simplest option against Alekhine's Defense, but it may also be the best. Learn the simple...
How To Be Lucky In Chess: Flagging Basics
There is a saying that applies in many competitive pursuits: It's better to be lucky than good. While that might not be...
Greatest Games You've Never Seen: Game Of The 21st Century
How many pieces can you sacrifice and still win the game? Enjoy this thriller of a battle with the stunning victory by the...
The Power Of Patience In Chess
Patience is an underrated skill in chess, and perhaps in life. In a game of imbalances, waiting for the right moment pays...
Learn To Play The Tarrasch Defense: Advancing The Isolated Pawn
In any serious chess opening, the isolated pawn can be both a weakness and a strong point for an attack. Learn how to play...
Why You Should Always Pause To Calculate In Chess
Chess games often hinge on the results of a single move, so it's important to take your time to calculate during critical...
Kramnik's Breakthrough: Great Chess Master Methods
Vladimir Kramnik is a genius at knowing exactly the best moment to break through in a chess position. Take a look at his...
Why You Should Never Give Up In Chess
You can't win a game by resigning, and you shouldn't give up in chess when there is a chance your opponent will not convert...
Tactical Ideas In The Endgame: The Active King
Sometimes the best fighting piece in the endgame is the king itself, especially in pawn endings. Find out what happens when...
Tactical Ideas In The Endgame: Breakthrough
How do you break through in a chess endgame? Most of the time, you need to use a tactical ideal to achieve your strategic...
Tactical Ideas In The Endgame: Zugzwang
Sometimes in chess you wish you didn't have to move. This is called zugzwang. Find out how to put your opponents in this...
2018 World Chess Championship: Tiebreak Game 2
As we look back on the historic 2018 world chess championship, we saw that game one of the tiebreaks was a clear turning...
2018 World Chess Championship: Tiebreak Game 1
It was the most exciting day of the 2018 world chess championship—the tiebreaks that would finally decide a champion after...
How To Beat A World Chess Champion: Chigorin vs Steinitz
Every past world chess champion eventually had someone take his crown. So how do you beat the king of chess? GM Bojkov starts...
Best Chess Games Of 2018: Ding vs Duda
Two of the biggest talents in chess squared off for this incredible game, with Ding Liren beating the prodigy Jan-Krzysztof...
Fischer's Most Instructive Endgames
This is the lesson you've all been waiting for: the best endgames by the former world champion Bobby Fischer. Learn endgames...
Euwe's Most Instructive Endgames
Max Euwe might not be the most famous world chess champion in the books, but he had some extremely beautiful games, some...
Topalov's Most Instructive Endgames
Veselin Topalov was the world chess champion for a few years last decade, but his endgames are instructive and relevant...
Kramnik's Most Instructive Endgames
Vladimir Kramnik is one of the best all-around players of all time, and his endgames are extremely instructive for chess...
Lc0 vs Stockfish: Learning Endgames From Engines
Human chess players are learning from computers all the time, even in endgames where they think they know the basics. IM...
Philidor's Pawn Revolution: Chess Games That Changed History
Before the great Philidor came along with his pronouncement that "pawns are the soul of chess," positional play was rare....
Rubinstein: A True Endgame Genius
Sometimes a chess player lives up to his billing, and that is the case with Akiba Rubinstein. You will have no doubt that...