More opposite colored bishop endgames are examined, but this time, some surprising sacrifices are needed to get the job done. Expanding on his comprehensive series, GM Bojkov assumes you mastered the basics, and this...
Roman is back with a Bildungsroman on developing rooks properly. You may think it doesn't matter which rook to develop to the open file, but you'd be missing opportunities without careful consideration. In this over-t...
Our Bulgarian grandmaster treats us to even more complicated examples of defending opposite colored bishop endgames. When several passed pawns are breathing down your throat, do you have the knowledge to restrain them...
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 Magnus Carlsen did it. At the 2012 London Chess Classic, the boy-wonder played a pair of de...
GM Melik Khachiyan shows a useful tip on deciding which side of the board your king belongs in the endgame. Something as trivial as which way to elude check can turn a benign endgame into a promising initiative. In th...
IM Mackenzie Molner concludes his thorough treatment of his pet Pirc Defense. Here he gives the broad strokes for the mostly undiscovered Bg5 lines, whereupon White can continue with moves like Qd2 or the hyper-aggres...
Death Match 16 pitted South American GM Krikor Sevag Mekhitarian against North American GM Robert Hungaski. In the battle for Western Hemispheric supremacy, the two would have to begin with a "slow" battle of 5+1. Thi...
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 bullet? The 1+1 holds a lot of bragging rights in younger player circles, and Hungaski gets off o...
IM Danny Rensch kicks off Member Analysis August with a game full of pivotal moments and key amateur errors. After yet another King's Gambit, both sides have their chances. White has an extra pawn in the middlegame bu...
In the second part of Death Match 16, American rising star GM Hungaski attempts to come back from a slow start in the opening segment against Brazilian Champion GM Mekhitarian. In this 3+1 portion we're also treated t...
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 weapons is the Pirc Defense. Here IM Molner shows the former champion's treatment of the so-...
GM Khachiyan shows off a quick defeat over a master who tried the somewhat rare Geller Gambit against his Slav Defense. Khachiyan eats the c-pawn, then takes great care to put his bishops on the right diagonals. The s...
GM Bojkov ramps up the theory on opposite colored bishop endgames. Having already tackled positions where the pawns are together, here he shows several winning and drawing examples where the two passed pawns are separ...
Watch the full replay of Death Match 15, featuring now 2800 GM Fabiano Caruana vs. GM Valeriy Aveskulov! Featuring commentary from IM Danny Rensch and IM Lawrence Trent, this part one includes pre-match interviews and...
The two knights tango onto GM Dzindzichashvili's radar, and just as quickly he wishes them gone. He despises the opening choice - at best, you transpose to another opening, and at worst, you get a bad position for no...
The second segment of Death Match 15 between GMs Fabiano Caruana and Valeriy Aveskulov. This portion includes all of the 3+1 games, with commentary from IM Danny Rensch and IM Lawrence Trent.
GM Ben Finegold sacrifices the exchange again in another brilliant combination. He channels his inner 19th-century persona and acts like Morphy in his stylistic treatment of the Sicilian. The tactic is far from obviou...
The exciting finale of Death Match 15 as GMs Fabiano Caruana and Valeriy Aveskulov battle in the 1+1 bullet segment. The video also includes the post-match interviews with IM Danny Rensch and IM Lawrence Trent.
GM Bojkov begins a series on opposite-colored bishop endings, showing two examples where titled players misplayed the defensive method. The drawing technique is shown, but Bojkov also shows how to play for a win once...
In another game where prophylaxis rules the day, GM Khachiyan masterfully restricts black's pieces until he obtains the concrete advantage of good knight versus bad bishop. From there, he ruins his opponent's pawn str...
IM Mackenzie Molner shows off a highly topical variation of the Austrian Attack, where both sides walk a tightrope. His pet opening leads to a choice for the first player - either take a perpetual or run the gauntlet....
In an addendum to his last member video on development, GM Dzindzichashvili shows why sacrificing without complete development is usually a lost cause. After an initial h-file thrust, white felt compelled to try to ma...
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 bank to dig out a beautiful win over a promising youngster. Reminiscent of the Frankenstein...
What do GM Larsen and GM Carlsen have in common? According to GM Bojkov, more than just a rhyming name. They are both optimists when it comes to evaluating their positions. Bojkov also says that Larsen was not going t...
Two Schliemann Gambits against two former U.S. Champions in the same afternoon? All in a day's work for GM Melik Khachiyan! In a recent tournament, the grandmaster uncorked his specialty against the winners of nine co...
