Learn To Play The Tarrasch Defense: Advancing The Isolated Pawn
In any serious chess opening, the isolated pawn can be both a weakness and a strong point for an attack. Learn how to play...
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....
Sacrifice On h6: Ideas In Isolated Pawn Positions
Is it any surprise that the "Spicy" GM Simon Williams wants you to sacrifice in isolated pawn positions? Learn the ideas...
Deep Concepts Explained: Isolated Pawns
Isolated pawns can be both a weakness and a strength. GM Jon Ludwig Hammer explains what you need to know about this pawn...
Smashing The Old Masters With The IQP
How did they break open isolated queen pawn positions back in the good old days? They smashed it.
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...
More Secrets Of A Blitz Master
Have you ever wondered why your blitz results don't equal your classical results? GM Maxim Dlugy is here with another video...
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...
Sokolov On Winning In The Lopez: f5 Main Lines
Theoretician and GM, Ivan Sokolov, is here to bolster your knowledge of 3...Bc5 4.c3 f5!? in the Ruy Lopez. Come along for...
Nakamura vs Topalov: Sinquefield Cup Battles
Hikaru Nakamura and Veselin Topalov may have drawn their game, but it wasn't due to a lack of fighting spirit, according...
How To Lose And Improve: vs GM Sam Sevian
GM Sam Shankland is back to show you how to handle your opponent's threats. In this video he demonstrates the correct way...
Beating World Number-2 In 17 Moves
GM Dejan Bojkov brings you two miniatures from David Janowski, a single-minded attacking daredevil. How did Janowski attack?...
IQP Battles: An Englishman Rides The Lift
IM Tania Sachdev is back with another lesson on the battles that rage in isolated-queen-pawn positions. In this video,...
The Deadly Sicilian Bishop Sacrifice
Which game “absolutely captivated” GM Alex Yermolinsky during the recent Aeroflot Open? Find out and enjoy the fireworks...
Tania Sachdev On Botvinnik's IQP Lesson
IM Tania Sachdev makes her Chess.com video debut with this comprehensive lesson on the isolated queen’s pawn. Should you...
How The English Attacks
Your opponent just played the open Sicilian — now you have to decide how to attack it. WGM Tatev Abrahamyan recommends...
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...
The Easy Way To Defeat A Pawn Majority
Does the idea of an opposing pawn majority keep you up at nights? Fear no longer. GM Melikset Khachiyan shows you an easy...
The Complete Queen's Gambit Declined: Lasker's Defense And More!
You can’t play the Queen’s Gambit Declined if you don’t know Lasker’s Defense. Take a lesson on this complex positional...
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 6-16-14
Take a lesson in the “old school” of chess with GM Alex Yermolinsky. Rook Endgames in modern play is the subject...
Evaluation and Planning!: Part 8
Doubled pawns? No problem. Now they're isolated too? GM Melik can handle that! Today he plays his favorite Philidor setup...
The Insider: Shankland's US Championship vs Alex Lenderman
GM Shankland is back after a long break to show how he stopped a runaway train at the U.S. Championship earlier this month....
Member Game Analysis: Unnecessary Weakening!
Placing your bishop on an inferior square is a recoverable mistake, but opening up your king without reason can be decisive....
What Would Magnus Do? - Part 1
Do tactics serve positional chess or the other way around? Probably both, as GM Alex Yermolinsky argues in the first part...