Geometrical domination! That is what the Rook holds over the Knight... Today GM Melik Khachiyan continues his video series, combining basic principles of how you "should" think in the Endgame with the display of "typi...
Today you can learn to prepare like a Grandmaster! You may find that when getting ready for a big tournament, a little less "Xs and Os" and a little more focus on the practical aspects of your chess can go a long way....
Calling all "beginning" chess Players! Have you ever wanted to invent your own opening? Or have you at least wondered why "X" move is never played at the top levels of chess? IM David Pruess goes through every single...
"Chess Players... *heavy breathing*... I am your father" - former World Champion Mikhail Botvinnik. Who would you play if you could challenge any player in the history of chess? In Roman's view, GM Mikhail Botvinnik w...
Another day on Chess.com, another great video by GM Dejan Bojkov discussing the specific powers of a piece! We continue our series on the power of the King, this time reviewing several practical games in which the som...
In the grand finale of Grandmaster Perelshteyn's video series we conclude our study of the main line 8.Be3 and 10.Re1. After witnessing several exciting variations -- one ending with a "picturesque" positioning of the...
It's a "mano y mano" battle between two of our best Chess.com Video Authors! GM Khachiyan reviews his game with GM Bojkov from just a few weeks ago! We learn lots about positional chess from these two masters, but Me...
You thought you were working "for" the weekend? It's time to work this weekend! That's right, your personal coach -- IM Daniel Rensch -- has put together a series of practical test positions on the subject he's been t...
Today we experience the climax of what has surely been an unforgettable ride... Grandmaster Roman Dzindzichashvili's incredibly personal, and incredibly revealing, recounts of the life and times of the legendary Bobby...
It happens everyday: friend on friend "chess violence"! Today Melik reviews his own game with good friend FM Robby Adamson, and the fireworks do not disappoint! Tactics, tactics, and more tactics - along with deep pla...
Today the active King dominates a queen using highly interesting piece geometry and pawn cover! If the first exercise isn't practical enough for you, then buckle up for game examples by Fischer, Petrosian, Smyslov, an...
Today GM-Elect Sam Shankland pays tribute to this great champion by highlighting the many other contributions Garry Kasparov made to the game of chess! From his writings to his influence of an entire generation, inclu...
This weekend's featured video is served up fresh and hot courtesy of GM Eugene Perelshteyn! We continue our mission of adding a dangerous weapon to our repertoire as black against the likes of "1.d4 players" everywher...
We learn today that Bobby Fischer was as much a student of the Soviet Chess School as Grandmaster Dzindzichashvili himself. He studied their magazine's and "chess language" and because of this, he knew more about posi...
How good is your defense? Improve your thought process today by listening in on Melik's! Here he reviews yet another epic battle against International Master Amanov. As he explains, playing for a win as black against...
Nobody leads an army like the King! GM Bojkov continues his series on the study of the active King in action, and today we make the transition from Bishop to Rook endings. We learn from all time greats such as Smyslov...
Just because his career would be coming to an end of this tournament, didn't mean his ability to conduct a brutal attack (with the black pieces no less) would ever leave him! Kasparov took England's strongest Grandmas...
Roman's recount of Bobby Fischer's historical visit to the Moscow Chess Center at the age of 13 is as remarkable as it is inspiring. Listen in as Dzindzi explains more of the characteristics and idiosyncrasies that ma...
In the open board, Bishops are much too fast for a King to catch, but throw some pawns in their way... and the King will walk all over them! GM Dejan Bojkov explains as much in today's video, first providing a couple...
IM Rensch continues his series by reviewing an epic battle between GM Jaan Ehlvest and one of our own... International Master David Pruess made the decision to sacrifice his Queen for an insane initiative! Unfortunate...
IM David Pruess brings us another Amazing Game For Beginners, and today's topic is of the utmost "central" importance! Today, we see how the strong placement of your pieces (namely the knights in the center and rooks...
Looking for a weapon against 1.d4 as black? Look no further! Grandmaster Eugene Perelshteyn's three part video series on the King's Indian Defense provides a simple, clear-cut, and yet dynamic way of challenging white...
Learn to make every piece count, as GM Dejan Bojkov continues his series on the active King. After reviewing a few amazing examples of the King's rare potential in the Middlegame, Dejan transitions into the King's imp...
When GM Melik Khachiyan retreated his dark squared Bishop to d2, and then completely sealed it in with "dark-squared" pawns, we knew he was either crazy or a genius! It turned out the latter was true, and it...
The "Berlin Wall", executed flawlessly by Kramnik in their World Championship Match in the year 2000, was ultimately to blame for ending Garry Kasparov's 15-year reign as World Champion. Today IM Shankland reviews one...
