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...
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 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...
How To Bluff: Chess Psychology
Can you bluff in chess, a game of perfect information? You sure can, especially if your opponent is human. IM Lawrence Trent...
The Deadly Sicilian Bishop Sacrifice
Which game “absolutely captivated” GM Alex Yermolinsky during the recent Aeroflot Open? Find out and enjoy the fireworks...
Spicy Gambits: The Belgrade Gambit - Main Line
GM Simon Williams brings you more spicy openings! This one so secret that the ginger GM only just now discovered it for...
Spicy Gambits: Belgrade Gambit Sidelines
Simon Williams is back with another lesson on his secret weapon, the "spicy" Belgrade Gambit. Learn what to do if your opponent...
Spicy Gambits: Opening For Lazy Players: Belgrade Gambit
Which opening is SO spicy that even Simon Williams just discovered it? The Belgrade Gambit. Join GM Williams as he teaches...
Spicy Gambits: French Wing Gambit!
You’ve seen GM Simon Williams’ crazy gambits against the Sicilian, the Caro-Kann, and the King’s Pawn defenses, but what...
Roman's Novelty Shop: Trompowsky - Part 1
GM Dzindzi starts with a discussion of a trap that nearly everyone falls into! Although it wasn't mentioned, regular Chess.com...
March Madness! - Part 2
GM Finegold admits to struggling against the ...a6 Slav, but here he finds a move order that works for him. Later, the Greek...
Roman's Novelty Shop: French Defense - Part 1
GM Dzindzichashvili breaks out the big guns, or rather machines, to show us some dynamic lines in the French Defense. First...
Member Analysis: Be Aggressive!
Like classic openings? Fan of the Greek Gift sacrifice? Eager to see the Arabian Mate in a real game? All the traditional...
Completely French: Tarrasch Variation - Part 1
WGM Abrahamyan continues to divulge all of her French secrets! Today she expands upon her great series by showing the "annoying"...
High-Level Entertainment: Ultra Miniatures!
Today you get to feel much better about your chess abilities! We have five games in which top players lost in fewer than...
Completely French: The Winawer – Part 5
WGM Tatev Abrahamyan continues to show you how to walk the tightrope between winning and losing in the Winawer. Here she...
Greatest Chess Minds: Akiba Rubinstein - Part 9
And you thought he could only win a long drawn out, positional endgame? Well, you were wrong! Today GM Bojkov highlights...
Exploring Tactical Motifs: The Greek Gift Sacrifice - Part 2
Maybe the Trojan Horse (Bishop on h7) can be taken? With his second installment, GM Kaidanov continues to show you all the...
Exploring Tactical Motifs: The Greek Gift Sacrifice - Part 1
What happens when a well known "mating pattern" doesn't work? As Grandmaster Gregory Kaidanov explains, at the highest levels...
Patterns Everyone Must Know: Mating Nets - 5!
IM Daniel Rensch brings the mating nets portion of this video series to a close today with a "random collection" of patterns...
Patterns Everyone Must Know: Mating Nets - 2!
Another week, another series of positions you must know for your chess growth! Tune in for Part 2 in IM Daniel Rensch's...
Amazing Games for Beginners: Strike While It's Hot
With this new "running-video-series", our authors plan to display some of the more beautiful and fundamentally vital ideas...