Would the real "Benko Gambit" please stand up? Today GM Bojkov reviews an epic battle between two chess legends: Nimzowitsch and Capablanca! In 1914, long before the birth of Pal Benko, Capablanca applied a gambit "in...
IM Rensch takes a quick time out from pawn structures and live commentary to review a game that clearly displays the problem with not fighting actively for space. Furthermore, especially for advanced players, he instr...
To bring his video series on opening traps that all beginner players should know to a close today, FM Lilov gives his recommendation for facing the King's Gambit. He suggests to fight fire with fire! He recommends the...
In one of his most recent tournaments, GM Khachiyan faced off against a fellow Chess.com Video Author to create a dynamic, Classical Spanish struggle! International Master Keaton Kiewra took the white pieces into this...
Before bringing his review of the Two Knight's Defense to a close by covering the Hungarian Variation (3...Nd4) as well as the dubious 3...h6, GM Kaidanov sidetracks into the Evan's Gambit! He recommends the declined...
To conclude this interesting game between Shankland and Ivanov, 2007 - Sam dives deeply into the complications of the ensuing Rook vs Two Minors endgame. He displays several complex variations that should have led to...
A victory, though not well known, comes in classic Capablanca fashion: A strategically sound kingside attack creates long term positional weaknesses in his opponent's camp; key exchanges are made; a superior endgame i...
In his last installment on the Symmetrical English, GM Dzindzichashvili reviews the 2...g6 move order, provides his recommendation for black's approach to the Botvinnik English, and also gives critical analysis of the...
Joining Danny right where we left him, we are immediately faced with the critical decision of who/what to trade in order to keep the best drawing (or maybe even winning) chances alive. Does Danny make the right decisi...
In the first of this rare two-part Live Session, IM Rensch loses his way early, forgetting opening theory to find himself struggling to equalize against his strong, well-known Chess.com opponent. After failing to calc...
To provide further details on why GM Kaidanov believe's there is more to the Two Knights and Fried Liver than previously thought, he reviews the tricky Traxler Variation, the complex 5...Nd4 lines, and the surprisingl...
As mentioned in the multiple Yugoslav Attack and Dragon videos being featured this month, the topical 9.g4 is exciting, tricky, and a must know for black players who intend of playing the Dragon as a regular part of t...
He plays in so many tournaments, continuously creates one instructive moment for his Chess.com Students to enjoy after another, and always does so with style! Who is he? GM Melik Khachiyan of course! We decided to cre...
As Sam explains, a common approach by Grandmasters against their young, usually well prepared opponents, is to take them out of theory early. GM Ivanov consistently agrees with this philosophy with his choice in the M...
Here GM Bojkov faces off against the eventual winner of the tournament in Queenstown, GM Li Chao. An interesting King's Indian Attack leads to a complicated middlegame where Chao's center will either become his bigges...
GM Dzindzichashvili continues his series on the English Opening, reviewing the popular transposition into the Maroczy Bind structure that commonly occurs in the Accelerated Dragon Sicilian. Take notes on black's best...
To aid the beginners perspective, FM Lilov provides a follow up video to GM Kaidanov's lecture last weekend. TigerLilov covers the basic tricks and traps associated with the Fried Liver, the Lolli Attack, and other "m...
For players of all levels looking to improve their approach to the first stage of chess, GM Kaidanov continues his series today where he provides theoretical recommendations, as well as general guidelines for players...
With his next contribution, GM Shankland reviews one of the biggest wins of his career, and a game that catapulted him towards earning his first IM Norm. When he was faced with the choice of either simplifying the pos...
World Champion Viswanathan Anand provided the world with a special treat in Round 4 of Tata Steel's Super Chess Tournament, being held in Wijk aan Zee, when he smashed the world #3 Levon Aronian with the black pieces!...
To follow up on his first installment in the Soltis (...h5) Variation, IM Kiewra reviews a game between two of the best players in the world! He highlights critical move order differences for the advanced player's, an...
Today GM Khachiyan provides another extremely complex, critical moment, in which the wrong path was chosen by not calculating accurately. He talks about the practical factors that go into choosing which tricky variati...
Revenge is best served... with checkmate! When two of the world's strongest players claimed the young Cuban had no right to take part in the San Sebastian Super Tournament of 1911, Capablanca did not take their words...
With his latest video lecture targeted towards beginner level players, FM Lilov reviews the common traps and tricks white might play for against the "Achilles Heel" of black's position. He reviews the Scholar's Mate (...
Today Roman reviews more Symmetrical English, focuses on black's other options outside of the immediate 5...d5 push in the center. He highlights white's interesting idea of giving up the fianchettoed bishop along the...
