The second part of this game review, between Ni Hua and Magnus Carlsen, reveals exactly how Magnus converted his slight endgame advantage into a win. Watch as Carlsen's understanding of "where the position was headed"...
Two weeks ago we heard Sam's side of the story. IM Shankland played well, calculated accurately in the critical moment, and took advantage of an obvious blunder. What is IM Daniel Rensch's explanation for his play? We...
In this video Dzindzi breaks down the "short-sighted", and, on occasion, faulty approach of today's computer engines. Simply put, when a computer engine relies solely on "move by move" calculation it can sometimes mis...
IM Sam Shankland explains exactly what "he saw" in the first round of this year's World Championship Match between Topalov and Anand. Many have already seen this exciting game (and may have even watched it l...
As the author, FIDE Master Lilov, points out, this game was one of Bobby Fischer's finer moments (at the age of 14 no less) and that is why it was called "The Game of the Century". Of course the Grunfeld theme is cont...
FIDE Master Elliot Liu continues his video series, recapping Magnus Carlsen's "rocket fast" rise to the top of the chess world. Here we see the first half of a game between Magnus, and fellow "Super-GM" Ni Hua. Watch...
International Master Mark Ginsburg provides us with another very clear, clean, and instructive example of logical thinking and intuition at the highest levels of chess. In this video we see a recommendation of how whi...
Today FIDE Master Charles Galofre continues his video series on the subject of Fischer Random chess. As he gains experience, Charles also finds a way to apply some important "classic chess" principals like development...
International Master Sam Shankland finishes off his video survey of "all things Queen's Gambit" by answering one of the most natural, yet somehow uncommon ideas: Accepting the gambit! Here he provides the main line th...
We continue this series for the "lovers of the Grunfeld" with a great example game by, well, one of the greats! Former World Champion, Mikhail Botvinnik displays excellent timing with his aggressive opening moves, and...
Although common knowledge tells us that Opposite Colored Bishop "endings" increase the drawing chances for the defender, as we are reminded from this video lecture by GM Khachiyan, in the "middlegame" those same bisho...
"The new way to play chess"? Some have certainly thought so... Chess960 is the random (960 total possible positions including Classical chess) placement of all the pieces behind the pawns. Other than the Amber Chess F...
The video series on the Queen's Gambit continues with some in depth coverage of the Ragozin Variation. One of black's more underestimated, yet extremely theoretical lines of play is reviewed here in great detail by In...
As promised, FM Valeri Lilov brings you the ideas, plans and some perspective regarding one of the most topical and theoretically driven variations of the Grunfeld for the last decade: The Exchange Sacrifice on a1! Af...
Grandmaster Melik Khachiyan not only displays for us one of the biggest wins in his chess career, but also his own personal struggles with both fatigue and preparation. He tells us exactly how he managed to maintain t...
Ever wonder how GM Roman became the positional genius he is today? Check out the brilliant play by HIS coach, from very early on in his career... Here we see two great examples of technique in converting small, but cl...
The "Battle for Chess.com Author Supremacy" has begun! Really, this was just a fun correspondence game between two of Chess.com's most active contributors, but boy was it exciting and full of tactics! In this video, I...
Wow! IM Mark Ginsburg has certainly struck gold with his series, "Thinking Your Way to Chess Mastery"! "Inspect" the positions from this video... Divulge yourself and discuss your approach in his article(s) and commen...
A positional masterpiece by an 11-year old? Certainly looks that way! Here Grandmaster Melik Khachiyan reviews the game, and explains the psychological approach of his student NM Kayden Troff. From the Opening and pos...
Sam continues his series on the Queen's Gambit with a more "classical" approach. He now covers the ins-and-outs of the main line QGD, the Minority Attack, the Tartakower, and other Friends. Although none of the variat...
FIDE Master Lilov continues his video series designed to review the Grunfeld Defense in its entirety. Today's subject - Sidelines: From the g3-variations; other "declined" Grunfelds; and finally the less popular move...
Here Danny takes a break from covering pawn structures, and plays a "Live Sessions" match for our entertainment. In this game we see a sharp, main line "Najdorf English Attack". While trying not to blunder (hard when...
Grandmaster Khachiyan begins a new series on the subject of game review. Here he analyzes a game played by one of his own students from a recent tournament in Southern California. What a game it was! From the position...
In this "Live Sessions", FIDE Master Charles Galofre finds himself with a small, but simple advantage. It was a position that only needed direct and accurate technique in order to be converted. However, when time pres...
In the fourth video of what will likely become our never-ending "Pawn Structure Series", Danny discusses the Stonewall and related systems/patterns. He focuses heavily on how each side should develop their pieces, in...
