Philidor's Pawn Revolution: Chess Games That Changed History
Before the great Philidor came along with his pronouncement that "pawns are the soul of chess," positional play was rare....
How Karjakin Won The Candidates'
How did Karjakin win the right to challenge Carlsen for the World Championship? Many will point to his excellent win against...
Sokolov On Winning In The Lopez: ...Nd4
GM Ivan Sokolov wraps up his five-part series on the Lopez with a video on 4...Nd4, a surprising weapon that he has used...
Pawns Victorious!
GM Sam Shankland is back to show you his games from an interesting round-robin event where he managed to take clear first. How...
What You Don't Know About Defeating Pawn Majorities
What you don’t know about playing against pawn majorities in chess can hurt you, as GM Melikset Khachiyan explains in his...
My First Super Tournament: vs Leinier DomÃnguez Pérez
How do you approach a game you know is going to get complicated? GM Sam Shankland concluded his super-tournament series...
Pawn Structure 101: Every Opening Explained!
Can IM Daniel Rensch teach you 40 openings in a single video? In part one of this fundamental video series, enjoy a crash...
Old School With Uncle Yermo: Complete Show From 9-29-14
Take a lesson in the “old school” of chess with GM Alex Yermolinsky. Yermo fills the absence of any current...
Old School With Uncle Yermo: Complete Show From 8-11-14
Take a lesson in the “old school” of chess with GM Alex Yermolinsky. Yermo takes a trip down memory lane, and...
Member Game Analysis: Take Care of Your King!
What happens when a member takes Dzindzi's exact advice in the opening? Watch and see the student imitate the teacher by...
Old School With Uncle Yermo: Complete Show From 6-16-14
Take a lesson in the “old school” of chess with GM Alex Yermolinsky. Rook Endgames in modern play is the subject...
US Women's Championship Part 1: Krush vs Melekhina, Blumenfeld Gambit
Fresh out of law school, FM Alisa Melekhina made her mark on the 2014 U.S. Women's Championship. In her favorite game, she...
Old School With Uncle Yermo: Complete Show From 4-7-14
Take a lesson in the “old school” of chess with GM Alex Yermolinsky as he continues his discusson of Paul Keres's...
Greatest Chess Minds: Larsen - Part 4
Part 4 of the series highlighting the mastery of GM Bent Larsen. The Danish great starts out with a bluff in the opening...
Carlsen's Historic Rating Climb: Part 3
The group of players in the 2-5 positions in the world rankings keeps shuffling, flipping and turning over. What's been...
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"...
Opposite Colored Bishop Endgames: Drawing Tendencies
Our Bulgarian grandmaster treats us to even more complicated examples of defending opposite colored bishop endgames. When...
Camilla's 2013 U.S. Women's Championship: vs WFM Sarah Chiang
Sure, you watch TMZ every night, but how often do you watch TMB? WGM Camilla Baginskaite uses her silky-smooth delivery...
Personal Gems: Votava vs Zatonskih
How often do you see white get hanging pawns, and have them both captured on their home squares? How often do you see a...
Who's Who in Modern Chess: Peter Svidler - Part 1
GM Gregory Kaidanov, our "cultural attaché", is back with a new series focusing on the world's elite players. Here he shows...
Completely French: The Winawer – Part 4
WGM Abrahamyan is back this month to continue her series on all things French! She provides a very instructive breakdown...
Grandmaster Preparation: Part 1 vs IM Darwin Yang
Today Grandmaster Finegold provides insights into his own high level preparation, sheds light on the psychology of dealing...
Blindfold Brilliance - Part 3!
If you weren't excited already about this afternoon's upcoming Blindfold Simul Show on Chess.com/TV, GM Gareev reviews his...
In the Spirit of Tal
Today Kaidanov reviews a game where the young Ukrainian GM Anton Korobov conducted a beautiful, creative attack against...
Thematic Openings: The Dark Square Repertoire - Part 3
GM Perelshteyn's series on controlling the dark-squares, via a thematic opening repertoire approach, continues today with...