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....
Do you know the dovetail checkmate? Even GM Simon Williams admits he wasn't familiar with the name, if not the pattern....
This picturesque checkmate is one you need to know, as it comes up quite often in all kinds of games. Let Simon Williams...
Before the ball drops to end 2017, IM Daniel Rensch is here with his own countdown: the best chess games of the year. Sit...
Paul Morphy was an early chess legend, and it's no surprise that so many checkmates are named after the great man. GM Simon...
Is this checkmate straight out of a fairy tale? Simon Williams shows you one of the most beautiful mating patterns in chess.
What was the first checkmate ever "invented"? It's hard to say, but it might be the Arabian mate. Learn how to use your...
It's a checkmate inspired by the most famous chess game of all time: The Paul Morphy opera house classic. Find out how you...
Let GM Simon Williams take you to checkmate school to teach you the most commonly attempted mate in all of chess: the scholar's...
When should you rush things on the chessboard? GM Simon Williams teaches you how to punish your opponent's slow play with...
Do you want to attack like a genius? You don't have to be crazy to play this opening, but it helps.
There's a certain line of the Slav that can be as deadly as it is complicated. GM Simon Williams shows you a trap in the...
What were the most amazing miniatures at the 2017 women's world championship? GM Kosteniuk shows you the fast and deadly...
Hou Yifan made a lot of news in Gibraltar, but maybe not enough news was devoted to this incredible game she played. It...
Where did the legendary double-bishop sac come from? GM Simon Williams shows you the roots and all the crazy permutations...
Hikaru Nakamura demonstrates his game from the London Chess Classic against Vishy Anand. He explains his calculations, missteps,...
What does it mean to be practical in a chess game? GM Melik Khachiyan says it's partly about creating problems for your...
How is it that Magnus plays chess better than anyone else in the world? There's no one better than his second, Jon Ludvig...
Gold medalist Baadur Jobava played scintillating chess throughout the 2016 Olympiad in Baku, but no game dazzled fans more...
The 2016 Tal Memorial has been an incredible tribute to the great magician from Riga. Probably no recent super-tournament...
In an adventurous game, the aggressive WGM Maritza Arribas launches a virulent attack against her opponent. Where should...
Which of today's top junior players will be the regulars at the next super-tournaments? Which will be playing for the world...
Theoretician and GM, Ivan Sokolov, is here to bolster your knowledge of 3...Bc5 4.c3 f5!? in the Ruy Lopez. Come along for...
There's far too many incredible games from the 2016 Olympiad in Baku to catch them all, but you can catch up on the most...
GM Dejan Bojkov brings us a stunning and obscure miniature featuring a beautiful king hunt with plenty of short, but sweet,...
It's your turn, defenders of the black side of the Maroczy Bind. IM Daniel Rensch tackles the dragon structure and shows...