We are certainly in for a treat today, as Grandmaster Dzindzichashvili continues his series on his own best games! Roman's incredible desperado Rook sacrifice, featured in a Mark Dvoretsky book on attacking and calcul...
GM Dejan Bojkov lectures today on a subject that might be a little sore for at least one of the "opposite colored" bishops! He highlights the fact that when an attack is underway, the "opposite" co...
Today Dr. Ginsburg provides a cure for the common affliction known as "getting-mated-in-the-King's-Indian-Defense-itis"! This aggressive sideline for white, when described in such a clear and concise manner by Interna...
In today's video Melik follows his own game with NM Kostya Kavutskiy from the American Open in November 2010. Throughout his detailed description of the pawn structure and plans therein, Melik teaches more about "...
Today we learn something incredible: The Knight and Bishop can outplay the Queen! Yes, there were several other critical factors -- namely the isolated pawns, weak white King, and black's initiative -- that lead to IM...
Today Dejan concludes his study of the Rooks, what they dream about, and everything that makes them great! Here we see several Isolated Queen Pawn examples designed to show the power of the Rooks on both the open, and...
Looking for Bobby Fischer stories you can't find anywhere else? You've come to the right place! Today Roman continues his review of perhaps the most interesting, and certainly the most controversial, World Champion of...
"It will be Short, and it will be short..." were the famous words of Kasparov when asked who he predicted would challenge his throne in the 1992-93 World Championship Match. He was right on both accounts! What was the...
When you were a kid, your mom made you eat vegetables that you didn't want... but, they were good for you! As GM Melik Khachiyan teaches us today, sometimes in order to win, you must play moves you don't want to... be...
IM Rensch brings us a Live Sessions match featuring a common opening in his repertoire. When he repeats a mistake from a previous game, the "ghosts of the Mieses past" haunt his future. Watch as control of the only op...
Learn how to further improve your thought process in critical positions today... and as a bonus, we kill some Dragons! International Master Mark Ginsburg reviews two recent games in the 9.0-0-0 Yugoslav Attack, explai...
GM Dzindzichashvili had the amazing experience of meeting Robert James Fischer over 30 years ago, and today he shares some of his experiences of that encounter. Of course, he's got an amazing game to compliment his st...
Beginner chess players, meet brilliant technique! IM David Pruess brings us the second video installment on the subject of Akiba Rubinstein's endgame play this weekend, and it doesn't disappoint. After a required revi...
Now that we know our Rook's can dream (or at least you should after watching GM Dejan Bojkov's first video on the subject) -- it's time to see more of what they dream about! Today we see a couple advanced examples of...
In 1998 Kasparov played a simul against the entire Israeli team... Yes, you read correctly! Oh yeah, he went undefeated, giving up only one draw to Ilya Smirin. The game from this video was against GM Emil Sutovsky, a...
Today Khachiyan divulges several brilliant insights into the thought process of a Grandmaster in the Endgame. When he sat down to play IM Amanov at the American Open last November, Melik expected a draw after the very...
International Master Mark Ginsburg kicks off a new series on the subject of dealing with pressure packed situations in practical games. He talks about two games where his opponents "threw down the gauntlet"...
This weekend's feature presentation concludes IM Jacek Stopa's review of the Evans Gambit, and what better way to wrap up our study of this Opening then with an incredible miniature by the greatest player of all time:...
Today Roman kicks off a new series aimed at displaying some of the finest achievements, by some of the finest players, in the history of chess! Dzindzi's personal recounts of the events and descriptions are as timeles...
Calling all beginners! Have you ever heard of a novelty... in the Endgame? Well, just as theory develops in the Opening stage of the game at a rapid pace nowadays, Endgame knowledge was once evolving rapidly as well....
The Minors or the Queen? The most important, most discussed, most controversial topic in the history of chess will be answered in this video... or at least you'll have fun! IM Daniel Rensch brings us the third install...
After their first "never-ending-draw-match" was finally postponed, Kasparov started taking Karpov to "Ouch-Town" right off the bat in their rematch. You are about to witness a masterpiece that showcases Kasparov's pow...
Witness another incredibly instructive game from Chess.com's own "living-video-author-legend," GM Roman Dzindzichashvili. His game against Browne, from the 1984 New York International, takes a sharp turn. At the end o...
Learn how powerful the Queen and Rook can be when conducting an attack, especially when their "counterparts" aren't firing on all cylinders! Today Grandmaster Dejan Bojkov hits you with some knowledge on the subject,...
Today, once again, Chess.com gets to play "tag along" with GM Melik Khachiyan as he continues his own journey of self discovery, self critique, and chess mastery! Today he reviews a game in which he broke a few of his...
