This weekend Roman tackles a line he doesn't consider among the "best choices" for white against the Nimzo Indian. Based on basic principles, the move 4.f3 is crippling white's kingside development and should suffer s...
Sometimes, you need a second chance! After blundering away one of his two powerful passed pawns, IM Rensch must find a way to win the game for a second time. In this highly interesting Panov Structure, Danny talks in...
GM Khachiyan employs an obscure opening system with black against FIDE Master Eugene Yanayt in today's video lecture, and he highlights the principles of developing with a plan and an eye on "where you want your piece...
Today GM Bojkov highlights another great contribution Nimzowitsch made to the chess community: Developing the theories of the blockade and over-protection as important themes in prophylactic thinking. Here Nimzo emplo...
In the first installment meant to cover arguably the most complicated, and certainly the most theoretically topical variation of the Caro Kann, GM Shankland takes care of the "odds and ends" of the Advanced Variation....
FM Lilov follows up his popular introduction to this series with a video lecture on perhaps the most commonly played opening in chess history! A favorite of player's like Bobby Fischer and Garry Kasparov. Lilov keeps...
GM Melik Khachiyan brings his groundbreaking video series on the Schliemann Gambit to a close today (for now) with a review of all the critical lines a player would need to know before "officially" adopting the Schlie...
Yet another thing the good doctor Tarrasch and the great Aron Nimzowitsch disagreed about was central control! In-particular, Nimzo's theory was that occupying the center with your pieces, on key squares, can be just...
IM Daniel Rensch brings the mating nets portion of this video series to a close today with a "random collection" of patterns that somehow did not quite fit into the previous categories. This gathering of "misfit matin...
Today we continue the release of GM Roman Dzindzichashvili's videos in The Complete Nimzo Indian series. Here Dzindzi discusses a "no longer very popular", yet still highly critical variation of the Nimzo Indian. As i...
Today we learn the element of surprise! GM Melik Khachiyan reviews his own game with New Mexico's top play, Lior Lapid, and in doing so, he highlights the importance of knowing what your opponent wants to achieve, ant...
GM Shankland continues to guide his new video series on the Caro Kann from sidelines back to the "classical/main line" variations. Here he reviews the most common approach against the Caro Kann, and gives his recommen...
One of April's featured authors starts a new video series this weekend, designed to answer a reoccurring question from many of our beginning chess players: What are the most popular openings I need to know before play...
In this amazing display, the great Nimzowitsch proved that he was ahead of his time in terms of his understanding of positional principles, prophylaxis, and "deep planning". After forcing a closed position from a Nimz...
Today's Live Sessions features a familiar friend, but from a different perspective. IM Daniel Rensch employs one of his favorite openings and he must rely on the "dynamic tension" in the position in order to find comp...
Roman does it again! What exactly? Brings us another gem of a Member Analysis video lecture, holding nothing back in his critique of our two helpless victims. He focuses on where white's middlegame plan went wrong, an...
Grandmaster Khachiyan delivers yet another gem of a video lecture today, reviewing one of his own recent victories and highlighting many critical "dos and don'ts" of the French Defense and the pawn structure therein....
"A Knight on h1 possesses some sort of magic", according to the great Nimzowitsch. At least he felt that way for a few more games after this brilliant win. As GM Bojkov spins this tale, he highlights the moves Nimzowi...
International Master Daniel Rensch continues his video series on the critical patterns every chess player must know this weekend! Today your journey takes you into several "well-known" patterns: We start with Greco's...
IM Mackenzie Molner brings the first section of his new video series to a close this month by reviewing a recent victory he had over GM Loek Van Wely! After an interesting variation of the Sicilian Kan develops, Mac h...
GM Dzindzichashvili is back with more Member Analysis today! His focus is on the "lack of positional understanding" that our two players, well, lacked. After a smooth opening, white and black both mishandle the pawn t...
After quickly giving his recommendation against the 4.Bd3 variation of the Exchange Caro, GM Shankland proceeds with speed! His "rapid fire" approach to the Panov-Botvinnik Attack (where he suggests the 5...Nc6 variat...
Today GM Khachiyan takes a page out of an old book to bring us a lesson on practical defense! He continues a series he started over a year ago on Chess.com with a fresh installment. Melik highlights for us the importa...
GM Bojkov brings us yet another great example of how Dr Tarrasch influenced his generation, and how his theories on chess still affect the great players of today! He focuses on Tarrasch's contributions to the first st...
After quickly reviewing a few more opening lines, GM Perelshteyn brings his video series on the Stonewall to a conclusion by showing an epic battle between two World Champions! In this game, the reigning World Champ t...
