How To Play The Berlin Endgame
When you play the Berlin Endgame, you know that you're in the same position as the world's best grandmasters have been in...
When you play the Berlin Endgame, you know that you're in the same position as the world's best grandmasters have been in...
Even though chess is a game of perfect information, the higher-rated player doesn't always win. Join GM Simon Williams in...
The last thing you want to do in a chess game is underestimate your opponent. Learn how to always respect the position on...
Continue our lesson series on the complex but fascinating Tarrasch Defense. This video examines the most classical lines,...
If you've followed our comprehensive lessons on the Scotch Game, you know the basics of the opening, key ideas and even...
The Scotch is an opening prized by beginners and intermediate players for its straightforward nature, but it's serious enough...
Want to learn how to play the Scotch game? Check out this instructive game from a young Magnus Carlsen, who used the opening...
Now that you've had a chance to go over the basics of the Scotch game, get ready to learn the advanced ideas of grandmaster...
The Scotch is an opening full of traps on both sides of the board, and if you play it you need to know how to spot them....
When playing the Scotch, you may be troubled by an aggressive-looking Black reply, the early Qh4. This move, though, can...
If you've followed the Tarrasch lessons so far, you know that it's a serious opening with many important variations. In...
When playing the Scotch, what should you do when Black plays Nf6, like Karpov, Kramnik and Aronian? Learn how to handle...
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...
The Scotch is a fun and solid way to open a chess game. Learn the basics of this king's pawn opening in this first lesson,...
The Max Lange attack is a "swashbuckling" way to handle the king's pawn opening. Find out how to play the material imbalance...
David Bronstein might be one of the best chess players ever who did not become world champion, and you can learn a lot from...
Mikhail Tal had many brilliant ways to win chess games, but perhaps his signature method was to make use of open files....
Vladimir Kramnik is a genius at knowing exactly the best moment to break through in a chess position. Take a look at his...
Can you gain an advantage simply by trading pieces? If you're an all-time great like Botvinnik, that's your signature strategy....
How did the world's best chess players in history achieve greatness? Some of them had trademark methods, like Richard Reti...
Can being optimistic in chess help your game? It sure can, especially if it leads you to look for winning moves. Learn how...
Material imbalances decide a lot of chess games, but you shouldn't go too far and be greedy at the cost of development or...
Anatoly Karpov was a tremendously solid world chess champion, strong in every aspect of the game. So how do you beat him?...
Now that you know all chess players make mistakes, find out the steps you can take to minimize them. These steps will let...
Chess may inspire many emotions, but cold, hard logic usually wins. Learn how to not lose your cool in stressful chess situations—and...