How To Play The King's Indian Attack: Introduction
Are you looking for a way to consistently create kingside attacks right out of the opening? GM Dejan Bojkov shows you a...
Get Better At Bullet Chess: Checkmate
What good is getting a winning position in bullet chess if you can't deliver the all-important checkmate? GM Aman Hambleton...
Games That Changed Chess History: The Romantic Era
Who was the first person to be called a professional chess player? IM Anna Rudolf has your answer as she looks back at some...
The Most Amazing Chess Moves: American Genius
Paul Morphy and Frank Marshall are two titans of American chess history, so it's no surprise that they both have contenders...
How To Checkmate: Forrest Gump Mate
Are chess players allowed to make up their own checkmates? Simon Williams sure did, and you won't want to miss this run,...
How To Checkmate: Double Bishop Mate
Can you harness the almighty power of two bishops to checkmate? GM Simon Williams shows you how to deliver death on the...
How To Checkmate: Smothered Mate
This is the checkmate that knight fans dream their whole lives of playing in a real game -- the smothered mate. It's probably...
How To Checkmate: Boden's Mate
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...
How To Checkmate: Dovetail Mate
Do you know the dovetail checkmate? Even GM Simon Williams admits he wasn't familiar with the name, if not the pattern....
How To Checkmate: Epaulette Mate
This picturesque checkmate is one you need to know, as it comes up quite often in all kinds of games. Let Simon Williams...
How To Checkmate: Anastasia Mate
Is this checkmate straight out of a fairy tale? Simon Williams shows you one of the most beautiful mating patterns in chess.
How To Checkmate: Arabian Mate
What was the first checkmate ever "invented"? It's hard to say, but it might be the Arabian mate. Learn how to use your...
How To Checkmate: Opera Mate
It's a checkmate inspired by the most famous chess game of all time: The Paul Morphy opera house classic. Find out how you...
How To Checkmate: Damiano Mate
You know all the crazy, newfangled ways to checkmate, sure. But do you know one of the very oldest patterns? Simon Williams...
How To Checkmate: Kiss Of Death
The kiss of death in chess is when a queen delivers checkmate on the square directly in front of the enemy king. It seems...
How To Checkmate: Back-Rank Mate
Is this the easiest checkmate to perform on the board? Sometimes. But GM Williams is here to tell you that there is more...
How To Attack On Opposite Sides
Learn how to attack in the dangerous and exciting situation when you have castled on opposite sides from your opponent.
Chess Patterns Make Masters
Chess masters and studies all agree: strength in chess comes from pattern recognition. In this all-new lesson, IM David...
More Essential Patterns For Success
Having described the key tactical motifs of a bishop "pinning" a knight, IM David Pruess tackles the strategic implications...
Essential Patterns For Success
A deep understanding of tactical patterns is absolutely essential for a strong chess player. IM David Pruess explains why...
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...
A Decade Of Tactics On The Rock
The Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival has long been considered one of the finest open tournaments in the world. With a...
Tactics Challenge 3: IM Rensch Gets Stumped!
IM Daniel Rensch is back to give Tactics Trainer a piece of his mind: the last sane piece ;) Will he be able to solve everything...
The Biggest Win In The Tournament
Sometimes everything depends on a single game, GM Sam Shankland takes you deep into his thoughts on one of these games as...