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Action movies usually end with the main actor trying to decide which wire to cut as the bomb ticks down to zero. Here IM...
Action movies usually end with the main actor trying to decide which wire to cut as the bomb ticks down to zero. Here IM...
GM Viktor Mikhalevski plays against a topical anti-Grunfeld setup that even Nakamura just essayed at the 2013 FIDE World...
More opposite colored bishop endgames are examined, but this time, some surprising sacrifices are needed to get the job...
Roman is back with a Bildungsroman on developing rooks properly. You may think it doesn't matter which rook to develop to...
Our Bulgarian grandmaster treats us to even more complicated examples of defending opposite colored bishop endgames. When...
FM Kostya Kavutskiy begins a video series on how to get your rating north of 2860! Short of that, he at least explains how...
GM Melik Khachiyan shows a useful tip on deciding which side of the board your king belongs in the endgame. Something as...
IM Mackenzie Molner concludes his thorough treatment of his pet Pirc Defense. Here he gives the broad strokes for the mostly...
Death Match 16 pitted South American GM Krikor Sevag Mekhitarian against North American GM Robert Hungaski. In the battle...
GM Mekhitarian extended his lead in the 3+1 portion to four games, but will it be enough to hold off GM Hungaski in the...
IM Danny Rensch kicks off Member Analysis August with a game full of pivotal moments and key amateur errors. After yet another...
In the second part of Death Match 16, American rising star GM Hungaski attempts to come back from a slow start in the opening...
Higher-rated and need to play for a win as black? That's a situation GM Kramnik finds himself in often, and one of his go-to...
GM Khachiyan shows off a quick defeat over a master who tried the somewhat rare Geller Gambit against his Slav Defense....
GM Bojkov ramps up the theory on opposite colored bishop endgames. Having already tackled positions where the pawns are...
Watch the full replay of Death Match 15, featuring now 2800 GM Fabiano Caruana vs. GM Valeriy Aveskulov! Featuring commentary...
The two knights tango onto GM Dzindzichashvili's radar, and just as quickly he wishes them gone. He despises the opening...
The second segment of Death Match 15 between GMs Fabiano Caruana and Valeriy Aveskulov. This portion includes all of the...
GM Ben Finegold sacrifices the exchange again in another brilliant combination. He channels his inner 19th-century persona...
The exciting finale of Death Match 15 as GMs Fabiano Caruana and Valeriy Aveskulov battle in the 1+1 bullet segment. The...
GM Bojkov begins a series on opposite-colored bishop endings, showing two examples where titled players misplayed the defensive...
In another game where prophylaxis rules the day, GM Khachiyan masterfully restricts black's pieces until he obtains the...
IM Mackenzie Molner shows off a highly topical variation of the Austrian Attack, where both sides walk a tightrope. His...
In an addendum to his last member video on development, GM Dzindzichashvili shows why sacrificing without complete development...
When asked by a group of top juniors for one of his best games, GM Ben Finegold only had to go back a few weeks in his memory...