In today's video lecture, Roman reviews two games from his personal library. Both matches were played against the same opponent, with the first coming in 1977. The theme is a practical one, displaying examples of when...
GM Melik Khachiyan continues his video series -- "Attracted By A Target" -- with more instructive examples of practical mistakes made by some of the world's strongest players. The general theme today is the endgame, a...
Grandmaster Melik Khachiyan reviews his game with fellow Chess.com Video Author -- IM Sam Shankland -- from the US Championships in May. This highly instructive video reveals Melik's inner thought process during the g...
Grandmaster Dzindzichashvili reveals a variation in which we can play for a positionally sound, structured, and yet aggressive plan with the white pieces against the French Defense. As Roman instructs, the ideas that...
Today FIDE Master Charles Galofre plays a "Live Sessions" game for our viewing pleasure! In this match, Charles is paired against a stronger player. As he tries to play natural, solid, developing moves -- Charles find...
GM Khachiyan reviews another classic battle between two former world champions. When both players are know for their "positional technique and finesse", what happens when they play each other? Does one side lose their...
IM Daniel Rensch continues his video series on Pawn Structures, as he now switches to "black's perspective" of the infamous Caro-Slav Formation. We have already learned what might happen to black if he neglects the ne...
David's climax video on the King's Gambit truly "pushes the envelope" on what conventional wisdom says ANYONE should EVER do with their king. As he makes clear in this video, David isn't joking about his love for the...
Grandmaster Khachiyan enlightens us with a couple examples of practical and psychological "miscues" by some of the world's best players. These incredibly original games are as "interestingly entertaining" as they are...
In Grandmaster Dejan Bojkov's first video for Chess.com, he dives directly into one of the great chess questions that has plagued "chess-kind" for centuries: When and "when not" should I trade my pieces? If your oppon...
Listen in on FM Charles Galofre's personal story of growth, as well as the recap of a chess classic. This game between two former World Chess Champions is reviewed from Charles' own orignal perspective, and he is able...
There is a reason why chess is known as the Game of "Kings" and not the game of "any other piece"... There is also reason why the King's Gambit was one of the most feared weapons in white's opening arsenal for almost...
GM Khachiyan continues his lecture series designed to help us all improve our positional play. Today we see another great video (following the Karpov game -- June 7th video) of an Opposite Colored Bishop position and...
International Master Mark Ginsburg begins a new video series on a topic that should be of great importance to players of all levels: When is it good, when is it bad, and most importantly -- HOW exactly should we use...
After getting off to a good start, calculating accurately (and very quickly) in the middlegame, and staving off his opponent's attack -- Papa Bear had a completely winning position. What happened next? IM Daniel Rensc...
IM David Pruess gives Chess.com viewers a taste into what the King's Gambit is all about! With this introduction "preview" video, IM Pruess is preparing members for the launch of Chess.com University -- premiering Sat...
GM Melik Khachiyan brings us post game analysis of his game against Grandmaster Mickey Adams -- from the Chicago Open just a few weeks ago. In this video you will see first hand what it is like, both in a practical se...
International Master, Thomas Rendle, makes his Chess.com debut with a video series on the French Defense. To be more specific, IM Rendle will be reviewing the most "topical" and theoretically relevant variations of th...
Here Roman dissects a series of practical rook endings, taken from the angle of trying to figure out when endgame principals should be followed "exactly", and when they serve more as "guidelines". Well, as we will lea...
IM Rensch continues his series on Pawn Structures and, more particularly, the Caro-Slav Formation. Today he stays along "the path of least resistance", showing more example games of what might happen if white was to h...
In this video, International Master Sam Shankland continues with more game review of top level Grandmaster chess. Here, Super-GMs Yu and Movsesian face off in a high stakes match, and neither player holds anything bac...
Grandmaster Melik Khachiyan kicks off your weekend with a great example in technique and converting small advantages. Here we see the review of his own game with IM Tim Taylor. Listen as Melik explains his opening cho...
"Do not try and learn every opening, for that is impossible... Instead, only try and realize the truth: There are no openings, only Pawn Structures!" I guess we should do what IM Daniel Rensch says and start approachi...
Back for more game review, IM Shankland is here to offer our members lessons from his own personal experience. In this case however, it seems we will all be learning at the expense of GM Ehlvest! Sam reviews a great g...
FIDE Master Lilov reaches the climax in his display of the Grunfeld Defense in this video. What better way to end this topic of discussion then with a game played between two of the greatest players of the last twenty...
