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Have you ever had that dream where you're being chased, and no matter how fast you go, you never outrun the danger? GM Dzindzichashvili's...
Have you ever had that dream where you're being chased, and no matter how fast you go, you never outrun the danger? GM Dzindzichashvili's...
The resurrection of the Budapest Gambit is here! First GM Rapport uses it to defeat the world-class GM Gelfand, then Chess.com's...
In GM Kaidanov's words, you are about to "witness the victory of spirit over material." True indeed - in the first 15 moves,...
The name of the game is pawn thrust today. White misses not one but two chances to end the game with advances on the enemy...
"I'm up a piece, with compensation!" That's a pleasant situation to be in, as you might guess. GM Finegold shows you how...
Let's slow down the rapid chess of the London Classic one more time. FM Kavutskiy brings his final examples of creative...
The author Joseph Heller told us what the term "Catch 22" meant - a situation with no good outcomes. Today GM Finegold shows...
The double-fianchetto - it's all the rage, but GM Khachiyan has the antidote! Watch and see how White gets all the play,...
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...
Do you like it when grandmasters get to checkmate each other? Yeah, we thought so. Today we feature two devastating attacks...
Wow! Just spectacular. One of the best single moves we've ever featured in a video on Chess.com! GM Mikhalevski plays a...
The first game to finish in the USCL Finals was also the best. Longtime board one for the Miami Sharks, GM Julio Becerra,...
GM Yermolinsky shows fellow GM Sam Shankland's best game of the year. White plays g4 to loosen his opponent's position,...
The Playoffs are here, the Playoffs are here! The opening round of the 2013 USCL Playoffs saw intra-divisional matches,...
GM Kaidanov explains how Magnus Carlsen wins most of his chess games, then shows a prototypical example. The Norwegian wonder...
NM Ryan Goldenberg caps a fantastic season in week 10 of the USCL. He played all ten games, won 8.5, nearly won the MVP,...
Double your pleasure? How about six times the pleasure? IM Danny Rensch shows that his first love is really pawn structure,...
Who needs the first rank? Today IM Keaton Kiewra takes a look at two games that more closely resemble the childhood game...
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....
GM Yermolinsky chronicles the offbeat opening but ultimate success of 2...b6 in the French. GM Tamaz Gelashvili trotted...
Like classic openings? Fan of the Greek Gift sacrifice? Eager to see the Arabian Mate in a real game? All the traditional...
The scene: Amsterdam, 1989. A grandmaster-in-waiting cuts his teeth against some of Europe's best players. Our protagonist?...
Going for opposite colored bishops out of the opening? Why not? GM Bojkov concludes his series by showing that many openings...