Tal’s Open Files: Great Chess Master Methods
Mikhail Tal had many brilliant ways to win chess games, but perhaps his signature method was to make use of open files....
Mikhail Tal had many brilliant ways to win chess games, but perhaps his signature method was to make use of open files....
Is there one quick change you could make to your chess game to greatly improve your results? The answer is to simply try...
Anatoly Karpov was a tremendously solid world chess champion, strong in every aspect of the game. So how do you beat him?...
How do you break through in a chess endgame? Most of the time, you need to use a tactical ideal to achieve your strategic...
Controlling the center is a key concept in chess, so why not learn from the "best of the best," Siegbert Tarrasch? Watch...
As we look back on the historic 2018 world chess championship, we saw that game one of the tiebreaks was a clear turning...
It was the most exciting day of the 2018 world chess championship—the tiebreaks that would finally decide a champion after...
Every past world chess champion eventually had someone take his crown. So how do you beat the king of chess? GM Bojkov starts...
It's time to get into the heart of the Philidor defense with the main line. Learn from the openings expert GM Ben Finegold...
The Philidor Defense was the opening played in one of the most famous chess games in history. GM Ben Finegold begins his...
Game 10 of the 2018 world chess championship between Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana was a wild battle, with chances...
The fourth game of the Caruana-Carlsen world championship match once again ended in a draw, but not before some interesting...
Fabiano Caruana chose the same opening for game three as he did in game one, and the overall result was the same. The games,...
This is the lesson you've all been waiting for: the best endgames by the former world champion Bobby Fischer. Learn endgames...
IM Keaton Kiewra concludes his comprehensive series on the Trompowsky Attack with two of the most amazing wins ever played...
You've learned the main lines of the Trompowsky Attack by now, but what should you do if your opponent plays a new move? IM...
Continue the world's most comprehensive lesson on the Trompowsky Attack with IM Keaton Kiewra. Learn how to handle the...
Human chess players are learning from computers all the time, even in endgames where they think they know the basics. IM...
If you like a flexible opening without too much theory, the Trompowsky Attack is for you. In this lesson, learn from IM...
Dive into IM Keaton Kiewra's deep lesson on the Trompowsky Attack in this next lesson, as he discusses a tricky line he's...
Do you play the Tromp? IM Keaton Kiewra introduces you to one of his favorite openings, the flexible and powerful Trompowsky...
When selecting your opening repertoire as a beginner, you have to choose lines you like to play. Watch this introduction...
Wilhelm Steinitz started out as a romantic attacking chess player like many of his peers, but he really transcended his...
Before the great Philidor came along with his pronouncement that "pawns are the soul of chess," positional play was rare....
Who was the first person to be called a professional chess player? IM Anna Rudolf has your answer as she looks back at some...