Chess Video Library
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How Carlsen Will Beat Caruana
Magnus Carlsen has been one of the most dominant world chess champions ever. Will he continue his historic run in the upcoming...
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Botvinnik's 3 Most Instructive Endgames
Mikhail Botvinnik is known as one of the greatest chess teachers to ever live. So why not learn from three of his best endgames...
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A Must-Win Situation: Chess Psychology
IM LawrenceTrent 17 minHave you ever felt the pressure of a must-win or must-draw situation in an important chess tournament? You know that psychology...
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Chess Psychology: Trust Your Intuition
IM LawrenceTrent 13 minCalculation plays an important role in all chess games, but unless you run on silicon and electricity, intuition is a big...
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The Most Amazing Chess Moves: Daring Defense
When most people think amazing chess moves, they think ATTACK! But if you truly appreciate the subtle beauty of the game,...
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Kasparov: The Best Of Ultimate Blitz
GM vegasicilia 28 minGarry Kasparov showed the world that he can blitz it up with the best of them recently in St. Louis in an exhibition match...
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Karjakin's Winning Strategy: Beating Topalov
GM vegasicilia 26 minHow did GM Sergey Karjakin beat GM Veselin Topalov in the 2016 Candidates’ Tournament, helping him advance to challenge Magnus...
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How The English Attacks: Early Nbd7
You’ve learned the basics of the English Attack vs the Najdorf Sicilian, but what do you do when Black delays castling and...
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Dynamic Thinking In Chess
What did GM Melikset Khachiyan and his students learn from the World Youth chess championships? One lesson was the importance...
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Hammertime In Norway: Giri's Grit
Can surprises in chess be good? Sure, as long as you don’t take them too far. In the 2015 Norway Chess tournament,...
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Play Attacking King Hunts: Calculate Like A GM
GM Simon Williams says we play chess for two main reasons: to have fun, and to get better. This new lesson series on attacking...
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How To Play A Chess Teacher
Everyone knows you can learn from a chess teacher, but how do you play against one? IM Keaton Kiewra has the answer in...
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Winnin' With The Scheveningen
IM Keaton Kiewra takes on a talented chess prodigy and decides to adopt the Scheveningen system instead of his pet Dragon...
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Keaton's Pet Dragon
How can you turn a dragon into your pet? IM Keaton Kiewra just finished a marathon of chess tournaments, and he is back...
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Club Player Mistakes: Playing Too Defensively
All levels of chess players make mistakes. Beginners might miss simple tactics or even mates in one. Grandmasters might make...
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Sutovsky vs Shirov: Karpov Tourney
IM Keaton Kiewra brings you an exciting game from the tournament in honor of the great Anatoly Karpov. Watch as Sutovsky...
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Botvinnik vs Capablanca: Count The Material
FM ImmortalTechnique 25 minFM Elliot Liu takes a cue from IM Daniel Rensch in starting a new video series on three things in chess you should always...
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Why Simon Loves The French: The Classical Variation
It took GM Simon Williams 25 years to master the French Defense, but it should take you a lot less time now that you know...
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Use Simple Logic: Member Analysis
Have you ever seen a chess move so incomprehensible that the only reasonable explanation is the game was played blindfold? GM...
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Learn From Your Failures
Failure in chess has a silver lining, says IM Keaton Kiewra. Missing an opportunity in chess may be distressing at the...
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Why Simon Loves The Sicilian: Busting The Grand Prix
Have you ever faced an opponent who played the Grand Prix? GM Simon Williams shows you how to bust open this annoying...
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Hack Attack! Episode 49
ChessTV 95 minIM Rendle practices hacking up Chess.com members rated between 1500 and 2000 in this week's Hack Attack! Hear IM Rendle’s...
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How To Stay Creative
Sometimes chess relies on rote study: the rules, normal openings, and some common endgames. But most of the time, winning...
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Magnus Carlsen Reviews His Game vs Aronian
GM MagnusCarlsen 26 minAre you a real chess player if you can’t remember your games move-by-move? Don’t worry, Magnus Carlsen thinks so. The...
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How To Beat The Best At Blitz: Simplification
How do you beat a former world champion at blitz chess? The idea is “simple” — quite literally. GM Maxim Dlugy explains...