How To Defend In Chess: Complicate It
How do you defend tough positions in chess? One important way is to complicate the game, muddying the waters so your opponent...
The Best Chess Games Of 2019: #1
What was the absolutely best chess game of 2019? The Chess.com staff chose this stunning masterpiece by Murali Karthikeyan...
The Best Chess Games Of 2019: #2
There's a young Russian grandmaster striking fear into the hearts of his opponents with his creative opening preparation...
The Best Chess Games Of 2019: #4
This is the fourth-best chess game of the year, according to the Chess.com staff vote. Watch as IM Daniel Rensch explains...
Don't Be Afraid To Sacrifice
When you're embarking on an attack against the uncastled king, you cannot be afraid to sacrifice material. In this lesson,...
Don't Let Them Castle: How To Maintain Initiative
When you don't let your opponent castle, there will be an urge to simplify the position. Learn how to maintain the initiative...
Don't Let Them Castle: Be A Pest
Sometimes the best attacks in chess happen when you don't let your opponents castle...but it's up to you to keep up the...
Greatest Games You've Never Seen: Maia's Masterpiece
You might have missed this scorching attacking game from the seventh women's world champion, Maia Chiburdanidze, considering...
Greatest Games You've Never Seen: A Brilliant Miniature
It's rare in a serious game between two grandmasters that checkmate is unavoidable after move 16, but that's what happened...
Greatest Games: Shirov's 'Fire On Board'
Alexei Shirov is known as a dangerous attacking player, but you might not have seen this masterpiece. In this game, Shirov...
World Chess Championship 1886: Steinitz vs Zukertort
We've now reached the start of the first official world chess championship, with the legendary Steinitz taking the crown....
World Chess Championship 1858: Morphy vs. Anderssen
Paul Morphy was decades if not centuries ahead of his time in chess. Watch how this American chess prodigy became the world...
How To Be Lucky In Chess: The Art Of Being Practical
There's endless debate about if chess is an art, science, sport, etc.—the truth is it's all of these, but in the moment...
Greatest Games You've Never Seen: A World Champion King's Gambit
The King's Gambit is supposedly a not-so-serious opening. But if it was good enough for the legendary world champion Boris...
Greatest Games You've Never Seen: World Junior Championship
It was a wild game where both sides' kings were under duress, but in the end the rising chess prodigy Jeffery Xiong came...
Greatest Games You've Never Seen: Game Of The 21st Century
How many pieces can you sacrifice and still win the game? Enjoy this thriller of a battle with the stunning victory by the...
When The Chess Amateur Wins: GingerGM Loses!
GM Simon Williams practices what he preaches as he shows you a quick game he lost to a talented young chess player. Learn...
The History Of Computer Chess
Chess computers have reached the lofty perch of seemingly unbeatable chess masters, but they have a long history of development....
Never Underestimate Your Opponent
The last thing you want to do in a chess game is underestimate your opponent. Learn how to always respect the position on...
Learn To Play The Scotch Game: Opening Traps
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....
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...
Kramnik's Breakthrough: Great Chess Master Methods
Vladimir Kramnik is a genius at knowing exactly the best moment to break through in a chess position. Take a look at his...
Don't Be Greedy In Chess
Material imbalances decide a lot of chess games, but you shouldn't go too far and be greedy at the cost of development or...
How To Take Your Time In Chess
Time in chess has two meanings: the actual clock you must adhere to, and how quickly your pieces reach their intended destinations....
How To Think Like Your Opponent In Chess
Is there one quick change you could make to your chess game to greatly improve your results? The answer is to simply try...