How To Defend In Chess: Complicate It
How do you defend tough positions in chess? One important way is to complicate the game, muddying the waters so your opponent...
The Best Chess Game Of My Life
How does a grandmaster choose the best chess game he's ever played? Watch this game review by the engaging GM Krikor Sevag...
Don't Let Them Castle: When Things Go Wrong
Sometimes you can have the greatest plan and things just don't work out how you intended. At these moments it's important...
Greatest Games: Polgar Beats Mamedyarov
It was a battle between a chess legend and a rising star when Judit Polgar gave the young Shakhriyar Mamedyarov a lesson...
The Best Chess Games Of 2019: #2
There's a young Russian grandmaster striking fear into the hearts of his opponents with his creative opening preparation...
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...
The Best Chess Games Of 2019: #5
What were the best chess games of 2019? IM Daniel Rensch kicks off the top-five countdown with this beautiful attacking...
Greatest Games: Gaprindashvili's King Hunt
Nona Gaprindashvili was the first woman to be awarded the grandmaster title, and her achievement is no surprise after this...
Don't Be Afraid To Sacrifice
When you're embarking on an attack against the uncastled king, you cannot be afraid to sacrifice material. In this lesson,...
Don't Let Them Castle: How To Maintain Initiative
When you don't let your opponent castle, there will be an urge to simplify the position. Learn how to maintain the initiative...
Don't Let Them Castle: Be A Pest
Sometimes the best attacks in chess happen when you don't let your opponents castle...but it's up to you to keep up the...
Greatest Games You've Never Seen: A Brilliant Miniature
It's rare in a serious game between two grandmasters that checkmate is unavoidable after move 16, but that's what happened...
Greatest Games: Shirov's 'Fire On Board'
Alexei Shirov is known as a dangerous attacking player, but you might not have seen this masterpiece. In this game, Shirov...
World Chess Championship 1886: Steinitz vs Zukertort
We've now reached the start of the first official world chess championship, with the legendary Steinitz taking the crown....
Greatest Games You've Never Seen: A World Champion King's Gambit
The King's Gambit is supposedly a not-so-serious opening. But if it was good enough for the legendary world champion Boris...
Greatest Games You've Never Seen: World Junior Championship
It was a wild game where both sides' kings were under duress, but in the end the rising chess prodigy Jeffery Xiong came...
Greatest Games You've Never Seen: Game Of The 21st Century
How many pieces can you sacrifice and still win the game? Enjoy this thriller of a battle with the stunning victory by the...
When The Chess Amateur Wins: GingerGM Loses!
GM Simon Williams practices what he preaches as he shows you a quick game he lost to a talented young chess player. Learn...
Never Underestimate Your Opponent
The last thing you want to do in a chess game is underestimate your opponent. Learn how to always respect the position on...
Learn To Play The Scotch Game: Classic Variation
If you want to play the Scotch, you need to know the main lines that come up in the opening. In this lesson, learn the classic...
Boost Your Puzzle Rush Score: Seal The King
You wouldn't believe some of the ways you can use a subtle tactic in a chess game. Find out how to seal up the king so it...
What Is Alekhine’s Gun?
How do you bombard your opponent with your heavy pieces? Learn how to form "Alekhine's Gun" and destroy your enemy on an...
How To Take Your Time In Chess
Time in chess has two meanings: the actual clock you must adhere to, and how quickly your pieces reach their intended destinations....
How To Think Like Your Opponent In Chess
Is there one quick change you could make to your chess game to greatly improve your results? The answer is to simply try...
How To Beat A World Chess Champion: Ivanov vs. Karpov
Anatoly Karpov was a tremendously solid world chess champion, strong in every aspect of the game. So how do you beat him?...