FM Lilov gives us more insight into the thought process that should go into making a plan, and prosecuting it. He takes as his inspiration a stunning, ground-breaking plan of Bobby Fischer's, but manages to make this...
IM Shankland talks about how one should and should not respond to a surprising move in the opening. Taking an example from his recent tournament practice, he talks about his attitude, thought process, and time managem...
GM Khachiyan shares his deep understanding of the ideas behind the grand prix attack in the sicilian. For example, he talks about the difference between Bb5 and Bc4. This lesson will give you great insight into the gr...
The final installment of IM Rensch's IQP series... or is it? He gives us another in-depth analyzed game. This one comes from his own international tournament practice; and while showing us his favorite plan for playin...
IM Shankland analyzes what he considers Kramnik's most impressive game from his recent tournament victory at the Tal Memorial. It's a game where controlled positional play meets attack, and after a pawn sacrifice to e...
In this video FM Lilov tackles another important practical skill: regrouping. Sometimes terribly placed pieces warn us that we should improve them; this is not the case here. What FM Lilov wants to alert us to is that...
GM Khachiyan gives an important lesson about the importance of having a sense of the logic of a game. Believing in your own idea and moves, following a logical strand straight through, is an important part of a profes...
IM Rensch shows us Kamsky's redemption, a beautiful model game for the side with the iqp. Great ideas for creating your own attacks in the future... and funny.
GM Khachiyan shows another game of his employing the e5 break for white in the d6-e6 Sicilian structure. But this game also carries a very important lesson for middlegame play: the supremacy of minor pieces over major...
Another video, another crucial skill. Through two examples of GM Yusupov's play, FM Lilov shows us the power of activating our pieces, how to do so, and how to recognize when to do so.
IM Shankland, recently returned from a tour of high-level European tournaments, has a wealth of material to study-- and lessons to share with us. Here he looks at a game against a strong Hungarian Grandmaster, in whic...
IM Rensch rolls up his sleeves after several blackboard lessons on textbook techniques for both sides in iqp situations. It's time to get down to practical chess, and the first example to come under his microscope is...
IM Pruess goes over the lessons learned from playing through several Cochrane games, highlighting all the important concepts. Then he presents his own Cochrane game from tournament play. If you don't feel ready to try...
GM Khachiyan shares another tournament game of his to illustrate the great impact of the e4-e5 push in the sicilian. He clearly explains the reasons for moves in this line, for example, why would black develop their q...
FM Lilov covers a dynamic endgame, in which there are great imbalances, activity is important, and the possibilities are many. He emphasizes the importance of activating the pieces, while struggling to create a strong...
IM Shankland gives his comments on the recently completed exhibition match between chess.com's video authors and article authors. He points out some critical moments where he and other members of the team had differen...
FM/IM Rensch strips the board down further, leaving only a queen and rook each. Now most all the dynamic chances of the player holding the isolated queen pawn are gone-- but can his opponent capitalize on the single w...
Charles is at it again, beating up on lower rated players for the enjoyment of the chess.com audience. Actually, he'll teach you some important concepts about the importance of establishing control in the center in th...
FM Lilov is back, with some important advice for us. Here he reminds us of the importance of making consistent small improvements to our position, even showing how this approach can be more useful in king-hunting than...
IM David Pruess analyzes an instructive game of GM Sarunas Sulskis, the top Cochrane Gambit player, as well as a couple other game fragments showing key early ideas. We get to see both the struggle for central control...
FM Rensch continues to go through the methods available to the player facing the IQP. In this video he covers such topics as: when do you want to trade the queens? What is a waiting move, and should you use them? How...
GM Khachiyan goes through a recent tournament game of his, giving the viewer his detailed thought process. The game covered is from a mainline Najdorf Sicilian, with opposite side castling and sharp tactical play for...
GM Dzindzichashvili devotes a lot of his lectures to teaching the principles, foundations and rules of chess. Now Roman is going to teach you when to break them or how GM’s thinking turns the rules upside down....
FM Galofre gives us another live session. In this one, his opponent plays a couple moves in the opening that seem to lose time, so FM Galofre observes, it's no longer clear who is white and who is black. Emboldened he...
IM Pruess shares his own learning process with the viewers. In three parts he goes over how he studied the Cochrane, explaining the concepts and ideas he absorbed. You, too, may find this "complicated" opening crystal...
