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 Game Of My Life
How does a grandmaster choose the best chess game he's ever played? Watch this game review by the engaging GM Krikor Sevag...
Don't Let Them Castle: When Things Go Wrong
Sometimes you can have the greatest plan and things just don't work out how you intended. At these moments it's important...
How To Be Lucky In Chess: Blitz Tactics
What's the best way to be a so-called "lucky" player in blitz chess? It's not your favorite four-leaf clover...it's about...
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...
The Best Chess Games Of 2019: #5
What were the best chess games of 2019? IM Daniel Rensch kicks off the top-five countdown with this beautiful attacking...
Greatest Games: Gaprindashvili's King Hunt
Nona Gaprindashvili was the first woman to be awarded the grandmaster title, and her achievement is no surprise after this...
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...
Sicilian Pin Variation: Lagno vs Muzychuk
How do two of the best women's players in the world deal with the Sicilian Pin variation? Watch this amazing game between...
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...
Sicilian Pin Variation: Common Tactics
The Sicilian Pin Variation is notoriously tricky. As you continue your journey of learning this opening, here are some common...
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...
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....
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...
How To Be Lucky In Chess: The Swindle
It's happened to everyone. The game has gotten out of hand. Your opponent is objectively winning. Should you smash that...
How To Be Lucky In Chess: Be A Time Scramble Beast
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...
How To Be Lucky In Chess: Flagging Basics
There is a saying that applies in many competitive pursuits: It's better to be lucky than good. While that might not be...
Greatest Games You've Never Seen: Quadruple Queens!
Four queens on the board at the same time? It can happen even in a high-level game, like this exciting battle from the Moscow...
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...
My Best Game: vs Hikaru Nakamura
Ruslan Ponomariov is a chess legend, so it's hard to choose his greatest game. So why not let Ruslan himself show you his...