How Shankland Won The U.S. Champs: 'Don't Tear My Head Off!'
Sam Shankland was the surprise winner of the 2018 U.S. chess championship, and now he is here to explain how he did it....
Sam Shankland was the surprise winner of the 2018 U.S. chess championship, and now he is here to explain how he did it....
Underpromotion, when done correctly, illustrates the subtle beauty of chess. That's not the case here, because Hikaru Nakamura's...
Can you bluff in chess, a game of perfect information? You sure can, especially if your opponent is human. IM Lawrence Trent...
They say cats have nine lives, but in chess you can be sure that copy cats don't. Learn why you should never mirror your...
When most people think amazing chess moves, they think ATTACK! But if you truly appreciate the subtle beauty of the game,...
The Armenia Eagles were the Cinderella story of the 2018 PRO Chess League finals, but how did they get there? IM Keaton...
Did you think that chess openings are boring, with everything worth knowing in old textbooks? Opening novelties are still...
GM Yaroslav Zherebukh showed Chessbrah GM Eric Hansen that he isn't the only master of modern online chess. IM Keaton Kiewra...
GM Simon Williams concludes his amazing series on chess positions where the almighty computer doesn't have the last word—except...
Are chess players allowed to make up their own checkmates? Simon Williams sure did, and you won't want to miss this run,...
This is the checkmate that knight fans dream their whole lives of playing in a real game -- the smothered mate. It's probably...
The first time this checkmate happens to all of us, it's a shock. Let GM Williams show you how to sac your queen and use...
Do you know the dovetail checkmate? Even GM Simon Williams admits he wasn't familiar with the name, if not the pattern....
This picturesque checkmate is one you need to know, as it comes up quite often in all kinds of games. Let Simon Williams...
Paul Morphy was an early chess legend, and it's no surprise that so many checkmates are named after the great man. GM Simon...
Is this checkmate straight out of a fairy tale? Simon Williams shows you one of the most beautiful mating patterns in chess.
What was the first checkmate ever "invented"? It's hard to say, but it might be the Arabian mate. Learn how to use your...
It's a checkmate inspired by the most famous chess game of all time: The Paul Morphy opera house classic. Find out how you...
You know all the crazy, newfangled ways to checkmate, sure. But do you know one of the very oldest patterns? Simon Williams...
Let GM Simon Williams take you to checkmate school to teach you the most commonly attempted mate in all of chess: the scholar's...
If the Evans Gambit is good enough for Garry Kasparov, is it good enough for you? GM Simon Williams shows you a beauty...
What better way to start teaching the Evans Gambit than the famous Evergreen Game of 1852? GM Simon Williams shows you this...
Can GM Dzindzichashvili make it through one of Pete's pathetic chess games without losing his mind? Find out what went...
There's a certain line of the Slav that can be as deadly as it is complicated. GM Simon Williams shows you a trap in the...
Do you want to become a guaranteed tactical genius? IM David Pruess is promising just that, but the path is not easy? What...