How To Use Your Pieces Tactically: The Knight
No other piece moves like the knight, which gives it an amazing attacking potential. Watch as GM Dejan Bojkov demonstrates...
No other piece moves like the knight, which gives it an amazing attacking potential. Watch as GM Dejan Bojkov demonstrates...
It was a battle between a chess legend and a rising star when Judit Polgar gave the young Shakhriyar Mamedyarov a lesson...
Chess is a science, but often it's not a perfect science, according to IM Daniel Rensch. Watch to see how practical, continuous...
When you're embarking on an attack against the uncastled king, you cannot be afraid to sacrifice material. In this lesson,...
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...
Want to learn the Sicilian Pin Variation? Watch two legends of modern chess, Peter Leko and Levon Aronian, play the opening...
It's rare in a serious game between two grandmasters that checkmate is unavoidable after move 16, but that's what happened...
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...
You've seen the main lines of the Sicilian Pin, some sidelines and even the so-called "tricky line." Now you need to know...
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...
The Sicilian Pin variation is full of all sorts of sidelines, including some tricky moves you need to know. Dive deeper...
The move 2.Nc3 is one of the most popular sidelines against Alekhine's Defense. White players seeking to avoid theory often...
The Chase Variation is like a pitchfork: dangerous, but it has some gaps. The pawn structure even looks like a pitchfork...
Playing Bd2 is a solid way for White to handle the Sicilian pin variation, but it may not be the most aggressive way to...
If you've tried Alekhine's Defense, you've probably been a little scared when your opponent pushed all four center pawns...
The Exchange Variation is White's simplest option against Alekhine's Defense, but it may also be the best. Learn the simple...
Are you interested in original chess and maybe not so much theory? Alekhine's Defense is perfect for you. In this video,...
Picture this: You're all set to play your normal open Sicilian as White, when suddenly your knight is pinned as early as...
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...
The King's Gambit is supposedly a not-so-serious opening. But if it was good enough for the legendary world champion Boris...
It was a wild game where both sides' kings were under duress, but in the end the rising chess prodigy Jeffery Xiong came...
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...