IM Mackenzie Molner brings us the second installment to his video series on the initiative today! Here we take our understanding to the next level by reviewing an exciting game between two Super-GMs. The most critical...
If the members in this video lecture are still looking for their "lost tactics", Dzindzi knows where to find them! In this hilariously instructive Member Analysis video, Roman breaks down the consequences of playing i...
In this epic battle between two legendary chess heavy weights (and former World Champs too) we see an excellent example of how to attack when the King's are castled on opposite sides of the board! "Who says Petrosian...
Live the Fantasy... Variation of the Caro Kann! Enjoy GM Shankland's second installment to The Complete Caro video series, and take notes on Sam's personal recommendation (5...Bg4) against this tricky variation. Sam w...
In this Live Session match Danny relies on an "old friend" (Blumendfeld Gambit) to get the job done! After a series of tricky tactics in the opening, the game quickly simplifies into a Rook and Bishop vs Rook and Knig...
International Master Mackenzie Molner follows up his debut video series on an opening riddled with tactics and themes about using the initiative (the Blumenfeld Gambit) with a "broader take" on the topic of fighting c...
In this infamous Najdorf English Attack game, the former World Champion Garry Kasparov delivered a powerful exchange sacrifice that would change the way people felt about an entire variation! GM Khachiyan reviews it f...
The wall returns today! You can keep throwing stones, but you aren't going to break these brick bones, according to GM Eugene Perelshteyn at least. Today he covers the more natural Nf3 development for white, and in pa...
Get ready for one of the most interesting "Passed Pawns vs a Rook" battles you have ever seen! Of course, you have to sit through twenty minutes of awesome endgame technique by Dr. Tarrasch first, but the wait is well...
All things considered, today's members survived the "Dzindzi Test"! He didn't have too many harsh things to say, and overall, he felt this game should be considered highly instructive for players of the 1400-1800 rati...
International Master Daniel Rensch kicks off our week with another Live Session! Taking a break from the overload of "patterns you need to know" Danny sits down and faces a strong opponent who chooses a "less than ste...
Following IM Pruess's Intro video yesterday, we continue our "Caro Party" this weekend with Grandmaster Sam Shankland's first installment to the Complete Caro Kann series. Today Shanky faces one sideline after another...
Today IM David Pruess provides an intro for beginners to one of the most solid, and yet complex openings for black against 1.e4. At the same time, he provides a "sneak preview" into what you might expect from the diff...
In part 6 Melik displays yet another battle he had with a top American Grandmaster, and yet another game where he refused to "shy away" from his Schliemann Gambit! Today Melik shows a game where he took on GM Joel Ben...
Today GM Dejan Bojkov highlights Dr Tarrasch's contributions to chess theory, in particular, his own defense against 1.d4. Tarrasch had very original ideas about pawn play and positional principals, in comparison to h...
One of your favorite Chess.com Featured Video Authors is back this March with a new series designed to help you build that brick wall in your backyard! Learn to play the Stonewall, and improve your positional understa...
In today's Member Analysis video, one of our staff members puts himself on the line for the Dzindzinator to do his worst! And as you might expect, Roman holds nothing back in his critique of black's awkward (at best)...
IM Daniel Rensch is back this weekend to continue his latest video series on the critical patterns every chess player must know! Nothing like starting off your weekend by adding a few new mating nets to your repertoir...
Perhaps the most influential chess mind of the 20th century is on display today! Not only for his accomplishments as a player, but moreover, his writings and philosophies that made the "Master's Approach" accessible/u...
When in top form, who does GM Melik Khachiyan consider one of the greatest (maybe even the best) of all time? You'll have to watch today's video lecture to find out, but make sure you come prepared! This fast paced th...
GM Lenderman's final three examples also come from his own library, but unfortunately, this time there will be no "happy endings". After reviewing his interesting game with GM Ray Robson, Alex displays two games with...
GM Shankland brings us the conclusion of his game with GM Meier from last month in today's video, and he offers some great advice on technique and the conversion of a material advantage at the same time. From eliminat...
Another week, another series of positions you must know for your chess growth! Tune in for Part 2 in IM Daniel Rensch's "Mating Nets Installment" to the Patterns Everyone Must Know video series. On the docket today? T...
Counter this! GM Roman Dzindzichashvili provides the indoctrination to the Albin-Counter Gambit this weekend, and he doesn't hold anything back! Take Dzindzi's recommendation (particularly, 6.Bg2 instead of the popula...
His second installment is one of "personal experience" and triumph! GM Alex Lenderman reviews three of his own games, highlighting in each one exactly where his opponent committed a "Quiescence" error to lose the game...
