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Fischer's Most Instructive Endgames
This is the lesson you've all been waiting for: the best endgames by the former world champion Bobby Fischer. Learn endgames...
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Tal's Most Instructive Endgames
Mikhail Tal was known for his blistering middlegame king hunts and brilliant tactical sacrifices, but as a world champion...
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Topalov's Most Instructive Endgames
Veselin Topalov was the world chess champion for a few years last decade, but his endgames are instructive and relevant today....
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Kramnik's Most Instructive Endgames
Vladimir Kramnik is one of the best all-around players of all time, and his endgames are extremely instructive for chess...
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Why Caruana Can Beat Carlsen: Middlegame Technique
IM LawrenceTrent 20 minDoes Fabiano Caruana stand a chance against the legendary Magnus Carlsen in their 2018 world championship match? If anyone...
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Why Caruana Can Beat Carlsen: Opening Prep
IM LawrenceTrent 22 minMagnus Carlsen is one of the greatest players to ever pick up a chess piece, so how can the American challenger Fabiano Caruana...
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How To Play The Trompowsky Attack: Amazing Wins
IM Keaton Kiewra concludes his comprehensive series on the Trompowsky Attack with two of the most amazing wins ever played...
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The Trompowsky Attack: How To Handle 'New' Moves
You've learned the main lines of the Trompowsky Attack by now, but what should you do if your opponent plays a new move? IM...
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How To Play The Trompowsky Attack With 2...g6
Continue the world's most comprehensive lesson on the Trompowsky Attack with IM Keaton Kiewra. Learn how to handle the...
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How To Play The Trompowsky Attack: Battle For The Center
What happens when your opponent immediately fights for the center, as early as move two? IM Keaton Kiewra shows you how to...
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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...
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How To Play The Trompowsky Attack: 2...c5
Dive into IM Keaton Kiewra's deep lesson on the Trompowsky Attack in this next lesson, as he discusses a tricky line he's...
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How To Play The Trompowsky Attack
Do you play the Tromp? IM Keaton Kiewra introduces you to one of his favorite openings, the flexible and powerful Trompowsky...
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Chess Openings For Beginners: The Pirc
IM TigerLilov 11 minWhen selecting your opening repertoire as a beginner, you have to choose lines you like to play. Watch this introduction...
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Premove Your Way To Bullet Success
You won't reach your bullet chess potential without knowing the best way to premove both in the opening and when the clocks...
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Botvinnik: Master Of The Soviet Chess School
IM Anna_Rudolf 12 minBotvinnik was a strong chess player in his own right, but that wasn't his greatest contribution to the game. Learn how Botvinnik...
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Opening Traps For Bullet Chess
Bullet chess has exactly the same rules as slower chess, but it can be played very differently. Learn some of the opening...
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Games That Changed Chess History: The Biggest Rivalry In Chess
IM Anna_Rudolf 21 minIM Anna Rudolf guides you through one of the biggest grudges of yesteryear, the great rivalry between Tarrasch and Nimzowitsch....
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Games That Changed Chess History: The Shock Of Positional Chess
IM Anna_Rudolf 15 minWilhelm Steinitz started out as a romantic attacking chess player like many of his peers, but he really transcended his era...
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Philidor's Pawn Revolution: Chess Games That Changed History
IM Anna_Rudolf 13 minBefore the great Philidor came along with his pronouncement that "pawns are the soul of chess," positional play was rare....
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The Polish Immortal Game
You might know the Polish-Argentine GM Miguel Najdorf for his popular opening variation in the Sicilian, but did you know...
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How Paikidze Won The U.S. Women's Championship: Punishing A Blunder
If chess is a balanced game, you need some inaccuracy by your opponent to win. IM Nazi Paikidze jumped on a mistake by her...
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How Paikidze Won The U.S. Women's Championship: Grinding Out The Win
Not all wins in chess are spectacular, swashbuckling king hunts. Sometimes, to win an important tournament like the 2018...
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Your 1st Tournament: How To Handle Draw Claims
GM GMBenjaminFinegold 9 minOn 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,...
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Karpov's Most Instructive Chess Endgames
The former world champion Karpov is surely one of the greatest chess players ever in all aspects of the game, but the endgame...