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...
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...
Picture this: You're all set to play your normal open Sicilian as White, when suddenly your knight is pinned as early as...
We've now reached the start of the first official world chess championship, with the legendary Steinitz taking the crown....
Paul Morphy was decades if not centuries ahead of his time in chess. Watch how this American chess prodigy became the world...
Take a journey with us to the fanciful chess of yesteryear in this review of the first unofficial world chess championship...
The King's Gambit is supposedly a not-so-serious opening. But if it was good enough for the legendary world champion Boris...
Sometimes your chess opponent is so legendary that you can consider an unlikely draw as a win. Such is the case with Anatoly...
When you play the Berlin Endgame, you know that you're in the same position as the world's best grandmasters have been in...
One more big reason you should study master games is how often the themes, strategies and tactics repeat themselves through...
Studying the games of chess masters is an important part of the improvement process in chess. Take the time to learn from...
How did Garry Kasparov, one of the greatest chess players ever, use the Tarrasch Defense to crush another chess legend,...
The Tarrasch Defense is a heavyweight opening used at the highest levels. Learn from this crucial game in the 1984 world...
As you learn the basics of Fischer Random chess, you will begin to find some big differences between the game and regular...
For your next in-depth lesson on the Tarrasch Defense, learn how to activate the power of your pieces in this opening system....
Want to learn how to play the Scotch game? Check out this instructive game from a young Magnus Carlsen, who used the opening...
Tired of the same old chess openings? Chess960 (also known as Fischer Random) is the game for you. Learn how to play this...
Mikhail Tal had many brilliant ways to win chess games, but perhaps his signature method was to make use of open files....
Vladimir Kramnik is a genius at knowing exactly the best moment to break through in a chess position. Take a look at his...
Can you gain an advantage simply by trading pieces? If you're an all-time great like Botvinnik, that's your signature strategy....
Anatoly Karpov was a tremendously solid world chess champion, strong in every aspect of the game. So how do you beat him?...
Magnus Carlsen remains the world chess champion, but he's lost some games along the way. Learn how one of his close friends,...
Vishy Anand is a longtime chess legend, and one of the greatest world champions in history. Learn how another modern great,...
Wait, is it even possible that the legendary Tigran Petrosian lost a chess game? Learn how Bent Larsen took down the greatest...
Garry Kasparov is widely considered one of the greatest chess players of all time, but even he lost some games. Find out...
Anatoly Karpov was not only a world champion. He was also one of the most solid chess players to ever pick up a piece. So...