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...
Tactical Ideas In The Endgame: Stalemate
If you find yourself down material and about to lose an endgame, there is one last-ditch tactic you can aim for: stalemate....
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...
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...
Tal's Most Instructive Endgames
Mikhail Tal was known for his blistering middlegame king hunts and brilliant tactical sacrifices, but as a world champion...
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...
Your 1st Tournament: How To Handle Draw Claims
On Chess.com, a draw is as simple as clicking a button, and we do the rest. But in your first over-the-board chess tournament,...
When Computers Go Wrong: In Practice
Showing off esoteric positions where computers can't find their way may be fun for humans as their last stand against the...
Pieces vs Pawns In The Endgame: King And Pawns vs King
It's the endgame every serious chess player should know by heart: king vs king and pawns. But there's more to this endgame...
Pieces vs Pawns In The Endgame: Queen vs Pawns
It's the most powerful piece vs the lowly pawns. Who will win this battle in the endgame? GM Finegold gives you an important...
Pieces vs Pawns In The Endgame: Rook vs Pawns
Pawns often come alive with power in the endgame, but how do they do against opposing pieces? Learn about rooks vs pawns...
Mastering The Endgame: The Outside Passed Pawn
The outside passed pawn is one of the most powerful forces in the endgame, and IM Anna Rudolf has the definitive lesson...
Mastering Your Active King In The Endgame
King activity is often the most essential difference between the middlegame and endgame. IM Anna Rudolf presents a veritable...
Mastering King And Pawn Endgames: Airplanes And Minefields
IM Anna Rudolf is back with vital lessons to help you perfect your king and pawn endgames. What are airplanes and minefields?...
Mastering King And Pawn Endgames: Tips And Tricks
IM Anna Rudolf begins her series on Mastering King And Pawn Endgames with tons of tips and tricks. Memorize them, and they...
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...
The Iceland Chess Test: Play Better Than The Winner!
In her final video from the Reykjavik Open, WGM Tatev Abrahamyan has plenty of new test positions for you to solve. Match...
Tania Sachdev On Botvinnik's IQP Lesson
IM Tania Sachdev makes her Chess.com video debut with this comprehensive lesson on the isolated queen’s pawn. Should you...
Passed Pawns On The Rocket Boat
Is there anything more exciting in chess than a runaway passed pawn in a rapid game? IM Keaton Kiewra likens San Francisco’s...
How To Handle Central Passed Pawns
All passed pawns are not created equally. Dejan Bojkov shows you the power of centralized passed pawns, and how to handle...
The Easy Way To Defeat A Pawn Majority
Does the idea of an opposing pawn majority keep you up at nights? Fear no longer. GM Melikset Khachiyan shows you an easy...
More Deadly Queenside Pawns
GM Melikset Khachiyan is back with another pawn majority lesson, this time drawing from a game by one of the greatest players...
More Endgame Magic
GM Alex Yermolinksy draws inspiration from a recent FIDE World Team Championship game to teach you the intricacies of a...
How Not To Think: A Member Game Analysis
Are you ready for a roller coaster of a chess game? GM Roman Dzindzichashvili is back with his latest member game analysis,...
When Pawns Are Deadly!
When are a few pawns worth more than a queen and rook put together? GM Eugene Perelshteyn shows you an unbelievable famous...