Calling all gambit players! Well, at least all Evans Gambit players... Today International Master Jacek Stopa makes his Chess.com debut by delving into the complex Evans Gambit, specifically positions that arise after...
Today FM Charles Galofre brings us an exciting Live Sessions match in which he quickly found himself down a pawn, with "little-to-no compensation" to show for it in the endgame. Time to give up, right? Wrong! Charles...
In this sequel video we find an amazing game where both kings are completely exposed. In the game Gashimov-Grischuk, from the World Team Championships in 2010 we see the brave black king journey across the board, even...
Today GM Roman Dzindzichashvili begins a new video series: The display and personal review of his own best games. With every post-mortem analysis, you can expect to hear a story of chess as only Dzindzi can tell it. H...
In his fourth installment of this video series, Grandmaster Khachiyan brings us a two part lesson: The first being a "blunder fest" between GMs Fischer and Gligoric; and the second being one of the more advanced defen...
Today IM Sam Shankland continues his display of how to win a Queen vs Rook ending. Here we see a "practical follow up" to the "technical Philidor position" covered in the first video. Reviewed is the infamous 3rd Rank...
This weekend we all bear witness to the amazing idea of an active king in the middle game. Taken from the game examples: 1991 Short-Timman, and 1973 Bronstein-Petrovich, we see two exceptionally creative and extremely...
IM Daniel Rensch brings us two "Live Sessions" games this weekend -- each with a "quick review" in order to help us fully understand his "rambling inconsistencies"... We hope you will not only be entertained by the ga...
FIDE Master Charles Galofre brings us an in-depth look at playing the Grand Prix Attack against the Sicilian. In particular, he provides excellent "follow up material" to Dzindzichashvili's incredible videos on the su...
Today Roman reviews a Member Analysis game for our enjoyment! Dzindzi starts off by providing some excellent tips and "positional advice" in regards to the modern day Kan Sicilian, then moves into a critical review of...
The "chess gods" may have decided the respective values of each chessman, but when can we throw those "point systems" out the window for the bigger picture and greater good of our army? Grandmaster Dejan Bojkov is her...
International Master Sam Shankland takes on the task of teaching our members how to win a Queen vs Rook Endgame in a two part video series. Today we learn (and hopefully master) the ultimate "goal" position of this tr...
When it comes to identifying key mistakes in your own games, chess players must be completely honest with themselves. Grandmaster Kaidanov sets a good example for us all with his candid remarks and critiques of his ow...
Today Grandmaster Khachiyan continues to enlighten us as to what the most typical mistakes are (by both amateurs and professionals alike) in Rook Endgames! Combine this video's "practical examples" with the technical...
Today Grandmaster Alex Lenderman delivers his fifth installment in the video series on playing with a space advantage. Reviewed today is perhaps one of Alex's best games, from certainly one of his best overall tournam...
To play with "tunnel vision" is to not consider all of your opponent's options, and by extension, many of your own opportunities for defense will go unnoticed. IM David Pruess highlights these points for us today in t...
Just when you thought you knew everything there was to know about King and Pawn Endings, IM Danny Rensch hits you with a curve-ball! Next thing you know your struggling with two of the most difficult positions of the...
Developing the queen early was always considered "naughty" by the chess greats of the past; however, it seems that in our modern day, materialistic, "computer-engine-evaluation driven" chess society -- anything goes....
When a player realizes that his/her position in the middlegame is unstable and, perhaps, already un-savable -- where should they look? Well, a situation like that generally suggests you are being "punished" for your "...
In this prequel video to GM Melik's "Typical Mistakes II" -- displaying the Lasker's Defense method, Khachiyan explains the importance of having your King on the short side, and Rook on the long side of the enemy pawn...
GM Lenderman continues his video series on the advantages of space with another great example from the play of his "Sensei", Grandmaster Giorgi Kacheishvili. Today we see lack of space lead to "dynamic problems" in th...
In the "Final Stage" (though not final video, as there is a bonus coming your way) we learn advanced triangulation, corresponding square techniques, defensive opposition "sacrifices", and why IM Rensch isn't very good...
The 2010 US Chess League season came to a close a few weeks ago, and now it comes to a close for all of us here on Chess.com. IM Sam Shankland won "Game of the Week" honors for his victory over, almost unarguably, the...
The prequel to last weekend's featured video is presented to us today -- courtesy of GM Melik Khachiyan and his "other" genius student, IM-Elect Steven Zierk. Here we can admire young Zierk's ability to keep his nerve...
In this Member Analysis video Grandmaster Dzindzichashvili explains his difficulty in reviewing amateur games. He then goes onto give several important positional explanations of the Benko Gambit and closed center paw...
