Top 10 Games Of The 1990s: Ivanchuk's Golden Queen Sacrifice–Ivanchuk vs. Shirov 1996
Sam Copeland's number four game of the 1990s features maybe the greatest queen sacrifice ever played! Check out Ivanchuk's...
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...
When The Amateur Wins: Beating The Future World Champion?
The chess prodigy Alireza Firouzja could be the future world chess champion, according to GM Simon Williams. But even a...
The Power Of Patience In Chess
Patience is an underrated skill in chess, and perhaps in life. In a game of imbalances, waiting for the right moment pays...
Learn To Play The Tarrasch Defense: Early Dark-Square Bishop Development
As you understand more about the Tarrasch in this deep lesson series, watch this video to learn about lines where the dark-square...
How To Play The Trompowsky Attack: 2...e6
If you like a flexible opening without too much theory, the Trompowsky Attack is for you. In this lesson, learn from IM...
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...
Fear The Bishops: Hammer vs Krasenkow
GM Jon Ludwig Hammer presents "the best game [he's] ever played" against the erstwhile-2700 Michal Krasenkow. Check out...
Hammer's Highlights: Underpromotion Mate
Jon Ludvig Hammer looks at his game against Artur Neikans from the Pro Chess League. It was nominated as game of the week—and...
Bishop Battles: Hammer vs Banikas
Do you prefer bishops or knights? Opinions differ, but almost all grandmasters usually prefer the bishops, especially in...
Hikaru Explains How to Beat A World Champion
Hikaru Nakamura demonstrates his game from the London Chess Classic against Vishy Anand. He explains his calculations, missteps,...
Capablanca's Principle
World Champion Jose Raoul Capablanca is widely considered to be one of the most intuitive players of all time. What governing...
Keaton And The GM Norm That Wasn't
IM Keaton Kiewra played his best tournament ever in the Washington International, but was denied a GM Norm on a technicality....
How To Build A Fortress
Have you ever been certain you were winning only to come frustratingly to the question: "How do I win?" GM Ivan Sokolov...
ChessCenter: Carlsen vs Karjakin World Championship Tiebreaks
Everything came down to the tiebreak games in the world championship match between Magnus Carlsen and Sergey Karjakin. Did...
ChessCenter: Carlsen vs Karjakin World Championship Game 5
For the first time in the match, Sergey Karjakin was the one applying pressure to Magnus Carlsen. See how he developed a...
Why Magnus Carlsen Will Defend His World Championship Title
How is it that Magnus plays chess better than anyone else in the world? There's no one better than his second, Jon Ludvig...
Control The Board By Controlling the Center
Everyone knows the center is important, but why is it important? IM Teddy Coleman demonstrates how the center matters at...
How Karjakin Won The Candidates'
How did Karjakin win the right to challenge Carlsen for the World Championship? Many will point to his excellent win against...
Mamedyarov Attacks: Light Square Looseness
The 2016 Tal Memorial has been an incredible tribute to the great magician from Riga. Probably no recent super-tournament...
Brilliancy On The Diagonals
GM Simon Williams explores the much misunderstood role of diagonals in the attack with two brilliancies. Can you find the...
Pawn Structure 101: Black's Dragon Plans In The Maroczy
It's your turn, defenders of the black side of the Maroczy Bind. IM Daniel Rensch tackles the dragon structure and shows...
How Caruana Broke The Rules And Won
To break the rules, you've gotta know the rules. IM Daniel Rensch shows you how GM Fabiano Caruana was able to think creatively...
Pawn Structure 101: Maroczy Bind Plans For White
In his last video, IM Danny Rensch showed you the key ideas for both Black and White in the Maroczy Bind. This time he shows...
Pawn Structure 101: Maroczy Bind Introduction
What is the Maroczy Bind? How can you apply it or extricate yourself from it? Learn all that and more as IM Danny Rensch...