GM Dejan Bojkov brings us the sequel to his video displaying the raw power of the bishop pair in chess. Where as the former revealed the potential domination of the bishops in the endgame, today's video examines the p...
Today GM Lenderman continues his video series on the subjects of space, time and harmony in chess. "Centralization and Domination", according to Grandmaster Lombardy, are the keys to chess. Does Alex agree with this t...
What to do when you lose a tough game of chess? Time to go to the ZOO! Well, that's what Karpov did... Though Khachiyan's student, Kayden Troff, didn't quite "visit the animals" for relief, he did find a way to mainta...
Our second to last installment in IM Sam Shankland's video series coverage of the US Chess League, Playoffs and eventual Championship, features a battle between two Chess.com Video Authors. Shanky and Grandmaster Alex...
Does Grandmaster Dzindzichashvili have a new favorite? It would certainly seem so! Prepare to watch Roman's second consecutive video lecture displaying the brilliant play of young Daniel Gurevich -- this time winning...
Today FIDE Master Charles Galofre brings us the 4th installment to his popular Chess960 blitz matches! Though the short time control doesn't always allow for instructional ideas or patterns to be taught during play, G...
GM Dejan Bojkov recites beautiful chess poetry for our ears! In today's video we learn the many ways in which an open file can lead to success in chess: Pressure along the 7th-Rank; Restriction of the enemy King; The...
This weekend we are back with another Live Sessions! By popular demand, IM Daniel Rensch takes a break from teaching Endgames and Pawn Structures to provide some good old fashion family fun. After blundering and findi...
Today International Master Sam Shankland reviews another victory from the 2010 USCL season, this time earning the full point over fellow "IM-should-be-GM" Lev Milman. An exciting game for all those who watched it live...
The young and talented Daniel Gurevich did something worthy of a video from the Dzindzinator himself! What exactly was that? You will have to watch to find out, but let's just say that although the perfect follow up w...
Learn about a man named Fischer who used to fish and play a little chess in his spare time! Today we have a member's King's Gambit game that teaches us the principles of limiting the enemy pieces, keeping an edge in d...
IM Sam Shankland brings us the first in a video series designed to give an "inside look" at what happens on Board 1 of the US Chess League. Though Sam lost this battle against the former US Champion, GM Joel Benjamin,...
This weekend GM Roman Dzindzichashvili brings us another Member Analysis game full of instructive gems, as well as more brilliant commentary full of classic "Dzindzi" one-liners. Tune in for his excellent description...
GM Bojkov continues his excellent description of each piece, expounding upon their merit and faults in a brilliant systematic manner. Today we see several highly instructive examples of the "false prophet" that is an...
Grandmaster Melik Khachiyan throws a few more pearls of wisdom our way in today's video, featuring a game review of his recent victory over GM Jesse Kraai in the last round of the Western States Open in Reno, Nevada....
Today International Master Thomas Rendle concludes his exciting video series on the "Sidelines" of the French Defense. In our featured game, Rendle brings this lecture to a close by "bringing down the house" on a fell...
In "Stage 4" we have officially crossed over from "learning" basic King and Pawn Ending ideas and patterns, to now "solving" difficult and advanced positions. IM Daniel Rensch starts us off today with a "Defensive Fla...
This weekend our "feature presentation" comes from GM Alexander Lenderman on the topic of Space in chess. Two games, one featuring the brilliant maneuverings of Super-GM Boris Gelfand -- and another coming at the pers...
Today GM Dzindzi takes us on a wild ride (via the Scotch Game Opening) through a maze of tactics, sacrifices, and complex evaluations! The "unbalanced material" feature of this game makes for several particularly tric...
Our Amazing Games for Beginner's series continues with another gem from IM David Pruess! Here we see the legendary Alexander Alekhine, in the early stages of the later named "Alekhine-Chatard Attack" develop an assaul...
Today IM Shankland reviews his own Game of the Week (tie) against Grandmaster Giorgi Kacheishvili from the US Chess League just a few weeks ago. After watching this exciting game and hearing Sam's enlightening revelat...
Today Grandmaster Dejan Bojkov brings us the sequel, and unfortunately for the knight, this movie also spells doom for the horsey! Where our first video showed tricky, and at times very original examples of the knight...
Another day, another video on the French from International Master Thomas Rendle! Here we see a continuation on the variations given after 3...Nc6 with 5.e5 and 5.Bd3 by white. Thomas reveals several hidden gems inher...
Launching Stage 3! For Beginner and Intermediate players looking to improve their endgame skills, IM Daniel Rensch's video series continues with another installment designed to help you achieve your goals. It is now t...
Today we witness the climax video of International Master Sam Shankland's epic comeback, and eventual rise to the top of the US Junior Chess Championship, held this summer in St. Louis. In these two playoff matches, a...
