Watch the entire 10-board simul from IM Danny Rensch, played April 9, 2014. You'll also see his analysis of the games once he's done. Want to play him in the next Big Show? Check the listings at <a href="http://www.ch...
Coach Eugene reveals another pet system against a supposed Anti-King's Indian System. This time his antidote involves an early ...c6 (he likes this move in several KID setups!) against the Fianchetto System. Another h...
Beating Russia 3-1 in the final round of an Olympiad? All in a day's work for GM Mikhalevski's Israeli squad. Our author takes care of his part of the equation by centralizing all of his forces against the Slav Defen...
Take a lesson in the “old school” of chess with GM Alex Yermolinsky as he continues his discusson of Paul Keres's career into the "middle years." Enjoy this full replay of GM Yermolinksy’s...
You know that cool uncle you have - the one with all the stories and humor and unique insight? Yeah, we have one too. Uncle Yermo's delivery is more campfire storyteller than college professor, so snuggle up with some...
Newly-minted Staff Member Ben Finegold is on the payroll but he works for you! Today his first assignment was to show off the recently in-vogue 1. b3. When you leave theory quickly, you may get a short win or get disp...
If the CIA had files on opening theory, then consider GM Dzindzi a latter-day Daniel Ellsburg. He didn't steal the files so much as he wrote them! Today you get the most well-researched look at an opening that Roman d...
Many fans predict that Levon Aronian will be Magnus Carlsen's main challenger in the next few years. GM Yermolinsky takes a look at a game from last year in which the Armenian had a multitude of positional advantages...
Despite being close several times, Nakamura famously has never overcome Carlsen in classical time controls. In Zurich this year, he built a formidable battery on the h-file. But did he have the Swiss precision to fina...
Today GM Khachiyan opens up his book on the classics. This instructive position from a former World Champion shows how simple chess can be once you master positional elements and have a solid tactical foundation. Blac...
Grab your favorite beverage and put a log on the fire - Uncle Yermo brings his stories and his analysis to you!
Uncle Yermo's show finishes with more analysis from the recently concluded Candidate's Tournament. Watch how Anand resurrected his career over these two weeks!
Take a lesson in the “old school” of chess with GM Alex Yermolinsky as he walks you through Ananad's games of the 2014 Candidate's Touranment on his way to rematch World Champion Magnus Carlsen. Enjoy this...
After an atrocious start to the three-hour Death Match, GM Jan Smeets puts on his combat (or is it comeback?) boots. The series with GM Erwin l'Ami gets more interesting after the switch to 3-minute chess. Can Smeets...
GM Finegold admits to struggling against the ...a6 Slav, but here he finds a move order that works for him. Later, the Greek Gift returns. Though it's not the classic example that mates right away, it is sufficient fo...
Who's afraid of 1. b3? Well, after this video you might be! IM Rensch plays and analyzes live as he gets a rotten pawn structure and succumbs to groveling for a draw in the endgame. He's disappointed in his play, so p...
If you're not trying to get better, GM Dzindzichashvili says he doesn't want you to bother watching this video! You'll see mistakes that even 1800s commonly make - namely wasted moves. These "neutral" moves aren't tru...
Coach Keaton has two more kingside attacks for you. One is the traditional opposite-side castling pawn storm. The h-file is ripped open, but White relies on a clever deflection to break through. The second assault on...
GM Yermolinsky is back with perhaps the most complicated rook-and-pawn endgame in any video we've ever done. The game wasn't played by the World Champion, but he has a strong suspicion he knows how Magnus Carlsen woul...
Sometimes it is just not your day, and that day is today for IM Rendle. After repeating a Grand Prix with success, he enters a long series of bullet games with a top player on Chess.com. Although he narrowly won their...
There's no mincing words - this opening portion of Death Match 22 was not really a battle. Just a one-sided bludgeoning by l'Ami. At least the interviews were interesting! Actually Smeets almost had a win following th...
Smeets makes it interesting by winning both games of the beginning to the 3-minute segment. Still, he was way behind, so he'll need a run longer than that. Can l'Ami avoid giving up his big lead?
Both Dutchmen said prior to the match that they felt most confident about the bullet portion to Death Match 22. Who would prove to be the better fortune-teller? Would it be l'Ami, the man who claimed to have played mo...
So you want to complicate the position against a lower-rated player? GM Finegold plays what he thinks is an unorthodox setup against the Sicilian Alapin, only to find out that deep into the opening the position had oc...
GM Khachiyan has former World Champion Alekhine in his focus today. Watch how White slowly improves the position of his minor pieces, en route to slowly overwhelming Black. The great ones make it look so easy. Remind...
