How To Defend In Chess: Simplify!
How do you defend tough positions in chess? One strategy is to simplify to a salvageable position. Look for stalemates,...
How do you defend tough positions in chess? One strategy is to simplify to a salvageable position. Look for stalemates,...
How do you defend tough positions in chess? One important way is to complicate the game, muddying the waters so your opponent...
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Chess is a science, but often it's not a perfect science, according to IM Daniel Rensch. Watch to see how practical, continuous...
Nona Gaprindashvili was the first woman to be awarded the grandmaster title, and her achievement is no surprise after this...
When you're embarking on an attack against the uncastled king, you cannot be afraid to sacrifice material. In this lesson,...
When you don't let your opponent castle, there will be an urge to simplify the position. Learn how to maintain the initiative...
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...
How do two of the best women's players in the world deal with the Sicilian Pin variation? Watch this amazing game between...
If your opponent plays the Sicilian Pin variation, you know the best move is to play e5 right after the pin. But what if...
Learn White's less-popular but still poisonous options against Alekhine's Defense in this video, as NM Sam Copeland discusses...
Now that you know the main line of the Sicilian pin variation, it's time to expand to the sidelines, including the important...
Playing Bd2 is a solid way for White to handle the Sicilian pin variation, but it may not be the most aggressive way to...
The Exchange Variation is White's simplest option against Alekhine's Defense, but it may also be the best. Learn the simple...
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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...
Time scrambles are an inevitable part of fast chess if you play enough, so you need to know what to do in them. GM Naroditsky...
Sometimes your chess opponent is so legendary that you can consider an unlikely draw as a win. Such is the case with Anatoly...
The chess prodigy Alireza Firouzja could be the future world chess champion, according to GM Simon Williams. But even a...
How many pieces can you sacrifice and still win the game? Enjoy this thriller of a battle with the stunning victory by the...
When you play the Berlin Endgame, you know that you're in the same position as the world's best grandmasters have been in...
The last thing you want to do in a chess game is underestimate your opponent. Learn how to always respect the position on...
How did Garry Kasparov, one of the greatest chess players ever, use the Tarrasch Defense to crush another chess legend,...