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....
How To Take Your Time In Chess
Time in chess has two meanings: the actual clock you must adhere to, and how quickly your pieces reach their intended destinations....
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...
Creating Chaos In Worse Positions: Kasparov's Approach
GM Ivan Sokolov takes apart two of Kasparov's games, showing you how he managed to generate chaos and confusion in worse...
Hou Yifan's Big Queen Sacrifice
Hou Yifan made a lot of news in Gibraltar, but maybe not enough news was devoted to this incredible game she played. It...
Double Bishop Sac Insanity
Where did the legendary double-bishop sac come from? GM Simon Williams shows you the roots and all the crazy permutations...
12 Best Moves Of 2016
What were the best moves of 2016? FM Mike Klein reveals his very favorite moves of the year in a video packed with queen...
Magnus Carlsen's World-Championship-Winning Move
Magnus Carlsen's 50.Qh6+!! ended the 2016 World Championship with a beautiful bang. NM Sam Copeland presents a host of similar...
The Practical Decision
What does it mean to be practical in a chess game? GM Melik Khachiyan says it's partly about creating problems for your...
Nakamura Teaches The KID: Attack And Defense
Sometimes the King's Indian Defense seems to lead to one-sided play. Not today! Against the great GM Viswanathan Anand,...
Nakamura Teaches The KID: The Magic Number
In another brilliant display, GM Hikaru Nakamura demonstrates that the King's Indian Defense is viable on the highest levels....
The Most Brilliant In Baku: Jobava Beats Ponomariov
Gold medalist Baadur Jobava played scintillating chess throughout the 2016 Olympiad in Baku, but no game dazzled fans more...
Hikaru Nakamura Teaches The KID
Learn from the best! GM Hikaru Nakamura shows how it's done as he takes on GM Boris Gelfand on the black side of his specialty,...
Ding Liren vs The World
The 2016 Sinquefield Cup is just around the corner, and we've got a new entrant in the field. GM Ding Liren is a world-class...
Playing A Full Game: Member Analysis
Chess is an unforgiving game; one slip can cast aside 40 moves of worthwhile work. GM Roman Dzindzichashvili shows how even...
Attack Like Tal
How can you attack like Mikhail Tal, one of the most ferocious chess players in history? GM Simon Williams shows you how...
How To Attack: Short vs Timman
Have you ever begun an attack only to be cruelly rebuffed by timely counterplay from your opponent? GM Simon Williams has...
Why Simon Loves The French: The Tarrasch
GM Simon Williams continues his primer on the French Defense with one of the trendiest variations today, the Tarrasch with...
Spicy Gambits: The Danish Gambit!
Do you want another spicy gambit option against 1…e5? GM Simon Williams has you covered with the aggressive Danish Gambit. Learn...
Girl Overboard: Forcing Queen Sacs!
FM Mike Klein is back with seven more spectacular queen sacrifices for you to enjoy. You won’t believe the creative ways...
Yermo Wins Big In Vegas: Nimzo Indian
GM Alex Yermolinsky faces some new ideas in the Catalan Nimzo-Indian by a talented young player during a key round of the...
Evaluation and Planning! - Part 11
So you have a better position, huh? When is the right time to trade in positional advantages for material ones? Today you'll...
The Classical Dutch - Part 5
The final chapter in the Dutch Defense covers various other responses, including what to do when White fails to fianchetto....
The Classical Dutch - Part 3
The English and the Americans, brought together by the Dutch?! That's the case today on Chess.com as GM Williams prepares...
High-Level Entertainment: Double Rook Sacrifices!
Double rook sacrifices lead to double diagonal mates! We bet you've never thought of that! When you offer both rooks, it...