Grandmaster Dejan Bojkov reviews another dynamic game by one of his students, full of lessons for our members to apply in their own games! "Your Coach" Dejan tries to provide general advice about the Nimzo Indian, the...
GM Shankland continues his new videos series on how to develop defensive plans with another Opposite Colored Bishop ending. He breaks down the difficulties one might face when trying to prevent their opponent's goals,...
Would you rather look good and lose, or look bad and win? IM Rensch manages to pull off both in this Live Session! He looks terrible, but somehow manages to stick with it until he eventually wins the game under mutual...
GM Josh Friedel continues with his June Featured video series by covering the "next step" towards mastering the Queen v Rook Ending. He breaks down the "2nd Rank Defense" in a systematic way, offering both exact refut...
Today Roman brings us a taste of the Anti Sicilian from black's perspective, recommending his personal recipe as a "universal approach" against both the Smith Morra and the Alapin. 2...g6 followed by an early strike i...
Today Melik reviews another game from our "Accelerated Hero", only this time, our hero falls short... In the game Short-Tiviakov, 1998 -- GM Tiviakov chooses a slightly mediocre plan to find himself on the wrong side...
With his new video series, Grandmaster Sam Shankland intends to turn all of our members into great defenders! In this first, highly instructive position, Shanky breaks down the "steps of defense" in both practical and...
Coach Dejan continues his new video series today, reviewing another interesting game from one of his best students! He offers general advice applicable in your battles, and he highlights a rather "awkward theme" of ho...
In Part 2, IM Rensch provides more practical advice as he reviews two example games that clearly display the three critical features/plans of every endgame! He instructs further upon the importance of making the "righ...
International Master Rensch brings you the long awaited sequel series to the "Everything You Need To Know On The Endgame" video he brought to you many moons ago! Well, maybe it wasn't long awaited, but it's here and i...
Grandmaster Josh Friedel makes his return as a Chess.com Video Author this month with a "mini-series" on one of the most difficult endgames to learn for any level of player. Combine Josh's instructive breakdowns of th...
As GM Dzindzichashvili explains, there are many gambits that simply fall under the category of tricky yet unplayable; however, the Smith Morra Gambit is not one of those! Though Roman does not attempt to show you all...
Today Melik transitions into more of the "main lines" of the Maroczy Bind, highlighting black's approach if white keeps the Knight on d4 (instead of the c2 retreat we saw in Parts 1 and 2). He again reviews a game by...
GM Sam Shankland brings his series on the Caro Kann to a close today. He reviews the game Inarkiev-Riazantsev from last year, and he highlights Riazntsev's ability to open the center quickly as black, without giving w...
"There is absolutely nothing wrong with the positions arising from the Wing Gambit against the Sicilian... except of course the fact that you are down a pawn as white with zero compensation", GM Dzindzichashvili. Dr R...
In today's installment we see good reason for black not to play the "old development" of the c8-Bishop to e6. Against a well prepared, modern day player (like Grandmaster Vitali Golod in this game) black will find him...
In a closed and rather complex position, IM Rensch finds several strong maneuvers for his pieces to launch what "might have been" a strong kingside attack. However, one missed opportunity leads to another and we event...
After her opponent makes several nonsensical developing moves, Ahsritha grabs the initiative with an early f4-pawn push and she never looks back! Her coach, GM Bojkov explains all and provides many useful insights int...
The next example game comes to us in the Advanced Variation, as GM Shankland moves one step closer to bringing his series on the Caro Kann to a close. Today's game gives a clear reason for why black can not afford any...
In Part 2 Dzindzi covers his recommendation for white against the "Main Line" 2...Nf6, as well as how to handle the 2...e6 (French Transposition) variation. He provides information on all of your different options, an...
The climax to this short, theoretical driven video series on the Keres Attack provides us with a practical game example. International Master Ginsburg once against highlights black's critical ideas, and displays the c...
In today's video lecture GM Khachiyan displays several instructive examples of "full board control" and the importance of taking away key squares from your opponent as you open the necessary lines for your pieces. Sta...
The second installment in GM Bojkov's new video series brings us another game full of practical lessons for our learning! Many typical and instructive mistakes were made by Ashrita (and her opponent), but she also exe...
Grandmaster Kaidanov provides a great lesson for the tournament player today. A tale of patience, perspective, and virtue! He reviews the game of the one time Super-GM Valeri Salov, and he highlights Salov's ability t...
With this new series, GM Roman Dzindzichashvili intends to provide a "stop gap" opening for players struggling against the Sicilian Defense. This is the first of 5 videos in a series that will hopefully jump start you...
