GM Dzindzichasvili says computers are only right 80 percent of the time - here he shows you the other 20 percent! Using more original analysis to complement his video on 5...b5, here Dzindzi shows what to do in the Pa...
IM Mark Ginsburg begins his discussion of how to deal with white's supercharged intentions in the Smith-Morra Gambit. He first shows a black domination by GM Larry Evans, whose early ...a6 defense was so successful th...
There is a wealth of information on isolated queen-pawn positions, but how much do you know about Carlsbad pawn structures? The half-open e-file against the half-open c-file can arise via various different openings, s...
During her best game of the U.S. Women's Championship, WGM Camilla Baginskaite must have felt like she was playing the entire Foisor family - Sabina's mother, father and sister are all titled players! Here she fights...
Using a tenacious will to win, GM Timur Gareev fights for six hours at the end of a long tournament, and grinds out an endgame, winning by one tempo. The game looked deadlocked for most of the middlegame, but a slight...
After blundering a pair of pawns on separate occasions, WGM Tatev Abrahamyan was determined to still convert a rook-and-pawn endgame in round one of the 2013 U.S. Women's Championship. After initially getting upset at...
If you want to see the forest through the trees, you have to first see the "bushes"! GM Melikset Khachiyan continues his discussion of short, simple calculations, or "bushes" of analysis. By examin...
After a long hiatus, FM Elliott Liu is back, this time with a game from his childhood that instructs in all facets of the game. The location (Budapest) may be exotic, but the ideas are pragmatic - trading when you are...
Are you constantly playing opponents who play solid, boring lines, hoping to trade everything right away and never spicing it up? GM Leonid Kritz has, and he shows how methodical probing and switching of ideas can sti...
Did you know Chess.com offered roller coaster rides? We do, and this one lasts 30 minutes. GM Dzindzichashvili might have the most excited chess video ever made for Chess.com, as he explains how to mate your opponent...
GM Gareev explains his blistering round one win in his first U.S. Championship, replete with beautiful tactics and sacrifices. Along the way you'll learn the ins and outs of the Queen's Indian Defense, one of his favo...
IM Keaton Kiewra finishes his complete series on the Dragon by showing his attempt to garner a second GM norm. In a crazy position with both kings on the run, black's finds more shelter, but the talented Hess continue...
Be honest - do you sometimes check the computer's evaluation before doing your own? Most of us are guilty of this at least occasionally. GM Dzindzichashvili warns you not to always trust small pluses and minuses given...
What happens when you let GM Larry Christiansen storm the barricades? GM Gareev found out at the 2013 U.S. Championship, when his opponent, a three-time champ, used only three pieces to rustle up an attack. After givi...
Continuing his two-part series on the exploits of Peter Svidler, GM Kaidanov finishes the analysis of the complex recent battle with Ivanchuk. The game is a clinic in the use of zwischenzug, exchange sacrifices, and a...
GM Bojkov completes his epic 13-part series with two more great wins from the endgame maestro Capablanca. In the first example, the Cuban world champion centralizes his forces before marching his extra pawn to victory...
Who better to spotlight recent developments in the Armenian Variation of the Winawer than an Armenian-American herself? WGM Tatev Abrahamyan opens up her personal Pandora's box of Winawer secrets once again to highlig...
How often do you see a rook pawn advancing two squares on move five? Today GM Timur Gareev explains the latest opening trend in the Grunfeld. White starts off positionally, then sets off a flank attack out of nowhere....
Dragon players beware! After eight informative videos where black can basically develop on autopilot, IM Kiewra warns not to be so casual against a few of white's offbeat setups. In case of an early f4 (Levenish) or g...
A world champion, outstanding opening preparation, machine-like calculation, and the beauty of leaving all of one's pieces en prise...Add it all up and what do you get? One of the most underrated games of all time. GM...
GM Gregory Kaidanov, our "cultural attaché", is back with a new series focusing on the world's elite players. Here he shows some brilliant planning by six-time Russian Champion Peter Svidler. Kaidanov shares some anec...
Given up on your dream of becoming a GM? Why not give chess composing a try? GM Eugene Perelshteyn walks you through the steps of creating your own masterpiece. He shows you his original creation, and dissects the pla...
Karpov doesn't play often anymore, but he lives on through GM Leonid Kritz. Here, our video author stifles every pawn push, thwarts every attack, and makes life generally miserable for his opponent. Instead of improvi...
Number one versus number two at the 2013 U.S. Championship! Need more incentive? New U.S. GM Timur Gareev allows a 2750 to get two queens, yet Gareev is the one playing for mate! GM Gata Kamsky was pressured early, th...
GM Bojkov is back, this time in the Roaring Twenties, explaining how Capablanca could pull another endgame rabbit out of his hat. Starting from a position in which most modern grandmasters would shake hands, the third...
