The Best Chess Game Of My Life
How does a grandmaster choose the best chess game he's ever played? Watch this game review by the engaging GM Krikor Sevag...
Greatest Games: Polgar Beats Mamedyarov
It was a battle between a chess legend and a rising star when Judit Polgar gave the young Shakhriyar Mamedyarov a lesson...
The Best Chess Games Of 2019: #4
This is the fourth-best chess game of the year, according to the Chess.com staff vote. Watch as IM Daniel Rensch explains...
Greatest Games: Gaprindashvili's King Hunt
Nona Gaprindashvili was the first woman to be awarded the grandmaster title, and her achievement is no surprise after this...
Don't Be Afraid To Sacrifice
When you're embarking on an attack against the uncastled king, you cannot be afraid to sacrifice material. In this lesson,...
Greatest Games You've Never Seen: Maia's Masterpiece
You might have missed this scorching attacking game from the seventh women's world champion, Maia Chiburdanidze, considering...
Greatest Games You've Never Seen: A Brilliant Miniature
It's rare in a serious game between two grandmasters that checkmate is unavoidable after move 16, but that's what happened...
World Chess Championship 1886: Steinitz vs Zukertort
We've now reached the start of the first official world chess championship, with the legendary Steinitz taking the crown....
Greatest Games You've Never Seen: A World Champion King's Gambit
The King's Gambit is supposedly a not-so-serious opening. But if it was good enough for the legendary world champion Boris...
Greatest Games You've Never Seen: World Junior Championship
It was a wild game where both sides' kings were under duress, but in the end the rising chess prodigy Jeffery Xiong came...
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...
How To Think Like Your Opponent In Chess
Is there one quick change you could make to your chess game to greatly improve your results? The answer is to simply try...
Old School Cool: Zukertort vs Blackburne
If you like chess where caution is thrown to the wind in an all-out effort to checkmate the other guy, take a trip to London...
Best Chess Games Of 2018: Tiger vs Tomas
This is the amazing game that won the game-of-the-year award in Chess.com staff voting. GM Simon Williams takes you on a...
Bobby Fischer Makes Chess History
If you're talking about chess games that changed history, it doesn't get much bigger than Bobby Fischer's world-championship...
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...
Immortal Chess Games: The Ukrainian Immortal
Take a visit to Ukraine as GM Simon Williams shows you another immortal game. You might be able to spot the amazing sacrifice...
How Paikidze Won The U.S. Women's Championship: Punishing A Blunder
If chess is a balanced game, you need some inaccuracy by your opponent to win. IM Nazi Paikidze jumped on a mistake by her...
Sacrifice On h6: Let's Do It Again From A French Defense Structure
Would you believe that the French Defense presents so much opportunity to sacrifice and attack that GM Williams has another...
Sacrifice On h6: Let's Do It From A French Defense Structure
Everyone knows you can sacrifice on h6 to get an attack on the king, but can you do it against the solid confines of a French...
Attacking The Castled King
How do you attack a king in his home, the castle? Learn how to storm the gates on the same side of the board in this lesson.
How To Attack An Uncastled King
We all want to attack, but different situations on the chessboard require different attacking methods. Find out the correct...
Spicy Openings! The Evans Gambit: Play Like An Attacking Mastermind
Do you want to attack like a genius? You don't have to be crazy to play this opening, but it helps.
Spicy Openings! The Evans Gambit: Famous Evergreen Game
What better way to start teaching the Evans Gambit than the famous Evergreen Game of 1852? GM Simon Williams shows you this...
Short And Sweet At The 2017 Women's World Championship
What were the most amazing miniatures at the 2017 women's world championship? GM Kosteniuk shows you the fast and deadly...