Sicilian Pin Variation: Leko vs Aronian
Want to learn the Sicilian Pin Variation? Watch two legends of modern chess, Peter Leko and Levon Aronian, play the opening...
Sicilian Pin Variation: Yates vs Alekhine
Now that you've had seven lessons on the Sicilian Pin Variation, it's time to see the opening in action in a game with the...
Sicilian Pin Variation: Common Traps
You've seen the main lines of the Sicilian Pin, some sidelines and even the so-called "tricky line." Now you need to know...
Sicilian Pin Variation: The Tricky Line
If your opponent plays the Sicilian Pin variation, you know the best move is to play e5 right after the pin. But what if...
Sicilian Pin Variation: 7. Qg4
Now that you know the main line of the Sicilian pin variation, it's time to expand to the sidelines, including the important...
Sicilian Pin Variation: 7. Bd2
Playing Bd2 is a solid way for White to handle the Sicilian pin variation, but it may not be the most aggressive way to...
How To Play The Sicilian Pin Variation
Picture this: You're all set to play your normal open Sicilian as White, when suddenly your knight is pinned as early as...
Learn To Play The Scotch Game: Miezes Variation
When playing the Scotch, what should you do when Black plays Nf6, like Karpov, Kramnik and Aronian? Learn how to handle...
Learn To Play The Scotch Game: Classic Variation
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...
Boost Your Puzzle Rush Score: Playing Puzzle Rush
Now that GM Simon Williams has taught you many techniques to improve your Puzzle Rush score, he is ready to put his knowledge...
Boost Your Puzzle Rush Score: Remove The Defender
Removing the defender is a critical concept in many chess tactics, so you need to know how to do it to be a master of Puzzle...
The Max Lange Attack: 'Aggressive And Fun'
The Max Lange attack is a "swashbuckling" way to handle the king's pawn opening. Find out how to play the material imbalance...
Best Chess Games Of 2018: Ding vs Duda
Two of the biggest talents in chess squared off for this incredible game, with Ding Liren beating the prodigy Jan-Krzysztof...
2018 World Chess Championship: Game 3 Analysis
Fabiano Caruana chose the same opening for game three as he did in game one, and the overall result was the same. The games,...
Bobby Fischer Makes Chess History
If you're talking about chess games that changed history, it doesn't get much bigger than Bobby Fischer's world-championship...
Opening Traps For Bullet Chess
Bullet chess has exactly the same rules as slower chess, but it can be played very differently. Learn some of the opening...
Immortal Chess Games: The Peruvian Immortal
Can you sacrifice your queen and both rooks and still win a chess game? GM Simon Williams wraps up his series on the most...
How Paikidze Won The U.S. Women's Championship: Punishing A Blunder
If chess is a balanced game, you need some inaccuracy by your opponent to win. IM Nazi Paikidze jumped on a mistake by her...
The Most Amazing Chess Moves: American Genius
Paul Morphy and Frank Marshall are two titans of American chess history, so it's no surprise that they both have contenders...
The Best Chess Of 2017: Part 1
Before the ball drops to end 2017, IM Daniel Rensch is here with his own countdown: the best chess games of the year. Sit...
How To Checkmate: Opera Mate
It's a checkmate inspired by the most famous chess game of all time: The Paul Morphy opera house classic. Find out how you...
How To Checkmate: Kiss Of Death
The kiss of death in chess is when a queen delivers checkmate on the square directly in front of the enemy king. It seems...
Isle Of Man: The Best Tactics
The Chess.com Isle of Man tournament is next month, but it's not too early to take a look at the best tactics from the event.
Tactics Champ: Nepo vs. Aronian
Two super-GMs will square off Wednesday, Aug. 23, on Chess.com as Ian Nepomniachtchi faces Levon Aronian in round one of...
More Brilliant: Grischuk or Rapport?
Super-GMs Alexander Grischuk and Richard Rapport are set to battle this Thursday on Chess.com in round one of the 2017 Speed...