Was this a position sent from above? According to one of the original tales about this extravagant, amazing, and thrilling chess puzzle, told by the late GM Eduard Gufeld, it might have been! Grandmaster Kaidanov has...
Not appreciated in his own time, and certainly not outside of his immediate surroundings, GM Leonid Stein is one of the least known, "greatest chess players" of all time! And he belongs in this video series! Don't bel...
In today's Member Analysis video lecture, IM Rensch discusses the "evolution" of the Queen's Gambit Accepted, highlighting the importance of challenging white's center once it is established. Moreover, he points out t...
To conclude his coverage of the 2012 World Open, GM Shankland brings us Part 2 of his battle against Mongolia's top Grandmaster! In this highly instructive, and ultra-complex endgame from round 8, Shanky must make a c...
In the final installment to this series, GM Khachiyan gives his recommendation for how black should deal with the obscure Bishop to b5 development against the Hybrid Accelerated Dragon. He then provides a general summ...
Whether it's a good plan or a bad plan, any plan is better than no plan at all! As Grandmaster Dejan Bojkov explains today, having a plan is the most important thing you can do in a chess game. His student emerges vic...
No surprise that GM Perelshteyn's final "gem" from the 2012 US Championship is yet another brilliancy by the player who won the tournament, Super-GM Hikaru Nakamura! Here Hikaru employs an "old school" variation again...
A blast from the past! Today Roman brings us a brand new installment to one of his first, very popular video series here on Chess.com! Why is it useful to spend time working on compositions? Well, besides the obvious...
This weekend FM Valeri Lilov transitions into the "Queen's Pawn Game" by reviewing the main lines of the Queen's Gambit from the beginner player's perspective. This opening, a much more positional approach to chess wh...
Struggling to find his "rhythm" after a rough few games at the 2012 World Open, GM Shankland was paired up against Mongolian GM Tsegmed Batchuluun. When he gets surprised out of the opening (7...Bg4) - Shanky decides...
This Amazing Games for Beginners video lecture is, well... Amazing! FIDE Master Elliot Liu is back this month with more examples of pure chess brilliance, broken down to the appropriate level for our beginner and inte...
Today GM Kaidanov reviews a highly instructional game from his past, and offers his best advice on how to not only find your weaknesses, but attack and cure them! What do you do when your opponent's seem to consistent...
In perhaps his most advanced "member game review" yet, IM Danny Rensch discusses some critical exceptions to the general rules of playing against Isolated Queen Pawns. He expounds further upon the key approach of esta...
Melik's "most recent memory" comes to us from the year 1996. GM Khachiyan was just entering the prime of his career, and he was faced off against a fellow prominent American Chess Coach, GM Miron Sher. It's "go big or...
In today's Member Analysis video, GM Bojkov highlights an extremely interesting example of a "jailed piece"! When white misplays the critical moment and allows his own bishop to get trapped behind a seriously dysfunct...
Unarguably the most critical game of the 2012 US Championship is on display today! GM Perelshteyn reviews the battle between the two pre-tournament favorites, with the defending champion (GM Kamsky) playing the white...
Today Roman tackles a new "opening subject", reviewing the main points behind the 1...e5 English. In classic Dzindzi style, he wastes no time reviewing the bad variations, providing his personal recommendations agains...
Today Sam Shankland explains the reasons for why two International Masters would make totally uncharacteristic, back to back, blunders against him. It's all about the pressure! He highlights how being super accurate i...
This weekend GM Lenderman reveals all! Displaying his own games, criticizing his own practical and psychological short comings, doing it all while providing many amazing pointers for our members -- Alex holds nothing...
From Beginner to Advanced players alike, everyone has something to "take home" in this Member Analysis video! IM Danny Rensch breaks down the critical thought process of following through with the right strategical pl...
Who says you can't teach an "old dog" new tricks? Today's video by GM Perelshteyn reviews a game by two of the oldest, but still strongest "dogs" on the American Chess Circuit. GM Kamsky vs GM Seirawan starts off with...
The Tarrasch Defense was "down and out" for a very long time at the highest levels of chess (until Spassky, and much later Kasparov, gave it new life) and that was in large part because of the approach developed by Dr...
You have to believe in yourself, right? One of the members under fire in this game had no trouble with that, awarding himself two exclamation marks for a move that, as GM Dzindzi puts it, "could have been played at le...
Never let up! As GM Shankland explains here today, sometimes over-confidence can lead to a slight lapse in focus, and when that happens a sharp opponent won't miss his opportunity to strike back! Learn from Sam's mist...
Why is it so hard to get better at chess? Is it always just lack of knowledge, or is there something in your approach to the game? Are you making enough effort to find the "little mistakes" in your games, as well as y...
