FM Liu now tackles the 10-move combination centered around getting his own queen trapped, giving the viewer ample chances to practice their calculation skills, and compare them with those of masters. Even if you are n...
GM Perelshteyn introduces a very aggressive approach to the Leningrad Dutch, presenting a devastating game by U.S. #2 Hikaru Nakamura. Along the way, Perelshteyn clearly explains the chess basis for white's aggression...
Some may know a somewhat famous attacking plan in the hedgehog set-up where black plays Kh8 Rg8 and then g5-g4 starting an attack on the king. In the game Ippolito - Perelshteyn, black employs a similar plan without &...
Do you frequently come to a point in your games where you wonder: now what should I do? Watch this one video, and you should always have at least a clue of what to think about. FM Lilov packs in a bunch of great plann...
FM Lilov takes a look at a classic game of the second World Champion, Emmanuel Lasker, in which he introduced a beautiful new combinative motif to the chess world. Before analyzing the beautiful combination, Lilov exa...
This video lesson gives a good first introduction to the importance of the central squares in chess. FM Lilov then uses a classic game as a jumping point to a discussion of how to play with the center and how to play...
Many Sicilian players are confident defending the sharp, wild attacks of the open Sicilian, yet feel helpless and afraid in the closed variations as the opponent slowly oozes over the kingside, while they struggle to...
In this interesting game, GM Khachiyan takes advantage of an early opening mistake to build a long term game plan based around restricting an enemy piece. His play demonstrates the value of patiently building up your...
In just two short video lessons, Fide Master Todd Andrews will have you ready to sit down for your first game. This first video covers the chessboard, and basic rules including moving the bishop, rook, and queen.
In this lecturew FM Charles Galofre illustrates common opening principles by showing how to play with the pieces in the opening! Get them out quickly and good things will happen!
FM Charles Galofre presents one of the finest pieces of chess literature, Schulten v. Morphy. A brilliant thematic game that illustrates how to fight with black from move 6!
The first video in FM Danny Rensch's introductory (and comprehensive) series on rook endgames. This first video presents concepts as well as the two most fundamental positions in the theory of rook endgames: the Lucen...
