So you want to play the Grünfeld huh? Well GM Dzindzichashvili says, "Get read to work," because White has all the choices. Today he wraps up his in-depth four-part series by showing one of his games. H...
GM Gata Kamsky is sometimes known as a solid player, but lately he's been playing some inspired chess. At the World Cup, he played one of his most electric games, relentlessly attacking Black's king. How brutal? 17 th...
Week 5 in the USCL continues with the twins! OK, so IM Greg Shahade and IM John Bartholomew aren't related, but they make such a good double-IM tandem. Watch and see who makes their move at the halfway point in the se...
GM Yermo gives a clinic on the h3 variation of the King's Indian Defense, taking us from a half-century ago into modern developments. In week 4 of the USCL, FM Tom Bartell faced the line, but new enough theory to get...
Enjoy GM Yermo's USCL Game of the Week videos? Maybe you coo for his deep voice and witty stories? Either way, if you missed his first USCL broadcast, you've got it here, all 5+ hours worth! He is joined by FM Mike Kl...
Fans of GM Khachiyan's series should know, when he needs a win as Black against a lower-rated player, get ready for a Philidor. Using his patented weapon, the veteran takes all the excitement off the junior's face by...
The king is not dead, long live the king! Today we get to see the king act like a kickoff return man in football as he outruns the entire enemy army en route to safety. Often, when you're able to march him up the boar...
GM Bojkov keeps adding pieces to the board, but the opposite colored bishop keeps marauding. Here we see positions with multiple heavy pieces, which gives the attacking side an even greater chance to crash through. He...
GM Dzindzi's continuation of his series on the Grunfeld spotlights two of his favorite games. In a rarity, he shows of one of his own, as well as a Kasparov classic that he calls "the most powerful game ever.&quo...
The most decorated player in U.S. Chess League history added to his trophy case with another Game of the Week win. GM Julio Becerra transitions from a slightly worse middlegame to a full frontal assault on the White k...
The second half of week four matches, with IMs John Bartholomew and Greg Shahade. Both undefeated teams - the Miami Sharks and Dallas Destiny - try to continue their perfect seasons, while the St. Louis Archbishops an...
Not every game is a tactical melee. Today GM Khachiyan admits that he did "nothing special" - but there is beauty in simplicity. He's the king of practical play, and he chooses the most solid moves at every turn, stif...
Four hours of USCL coverage with IM Greg Shahade and FM Mike Klein? Yes, please! Some exciting inter-conference matches opened week four, including the repeat of last year's USCL Finals - the Sluggers versus the Inven...
Chicks did the long ball, and the Greek gift sacrifice! Watch IM Danny Rensch's informative and hyperactive scramble through the week that was in the U.S. Chess League. You'll see all three Games of the Week, and othe...
Death Match 17 - The first Chess.com battle between two Super GMs! After stumbling out of the gate with a big deficit in the 5+1 segment, GM Loek van Wely rattles off five in a row to draw even with GM Arkadij Naidits...
Part 2 of Round 5 of the inaugural Sinquefield Cup in St. Louis. The middlegame is beginning to take shape, and both Americans are the ones pressing. With either be able to break through or will the internationals be...
Watch the conclusion of round five of the Sinquefield Cup from the Chess.com/TV broadcast. Could the Americans get a 2-0 result against the top two players in the world? Who would go into the final round with the best...
Today you get to feel much better about your chess abilities! We have five games in which top players lost in fewer than a dozen moves. One World Champion lost in only six moves! We have another World Champion who was...
Watch the exciting ending to Death Match 17. Can Naiditsch take his slim lead and recover from van Wely's long winning streak? Who's the better bullet player? More importantly, who's the better trash talker? Watch and...
It's a good time of day for the USCL Game of the Week! GM Yermo brings his baritone to bear in showing how GM Charbonneau flipped the tables from week one. After being on the losing end of the Game of the Week judging...
Watch the pre-match interviews between GMs Arkadij Naiditsch and GM Loek van Wely prior to Death Match 17. You'll also see seven games of the opening 5+1 segment, where you can't win the whole match, but you sure can...
Any good boxer will attack the head and the body, and any good chessboxer will make two points of attack in the endgame. Picking up on a series you probably thought was dormant, Chess.com pulls a Mt. St. Helens and ru...
The second part of week two action beings back the team of IM John Bartholomew and Brother Josh! Questions are posed - can New York continue to lead the Atlantic? Can Manhattan rebound from a subpar week two effort? C...
The queen joins the dance floor today, replacing the rook but again choosing the bishop as her partner. Turns out she has even more moves than her predecessors. GM Bojkov shows why the combo of queen and opposite colo...
After examining the early h4 thrust in his previous video, GM Dzindzi is much less circumspect about the more main lines of the Grünfeld Defense. Here he analyzes the very popular lines with 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 an...
