Can you gain an advantage simply by trading pieces? If you're an all-time great like Botvinnik, that's your signature strategy. Learn how Botvinnik always knew the right pieces to trade, and when, to win chess games.
How did the world's best chess players in history achieve greatness? Some of them had trademark methods, like Richard Reti and his deadly bishops. Learn how to slice up your opponent on the diagonals.
You can't win a game by resigning, and you shouldn't give up in chess when there is a chance your opponent will not convert the advantage. In this lesson, learn how to fight on against the odds and it may pay off.
Can being optimistic in chess help your game? It sure can, especially if it leads you to look for winning moves. Learn how the great Bogoljubov incorporated an optimistic outlook to get good results over the chessboard.
How do you bombard your opponent with your heavy pieces? Learn how to form "Alekhine's Gun" and destroy your enemy on an open file.
Chigorin is often considered among the best chess players ever to never win a world chess championship. Find out how this talented chess master used his favorite pieces, knights, to wreak havoc on his opponent's posit...
Material imbalances decide a lot of chess games, but you shouldn't go too far and be greedy at the cost of development or strategy. In this lesson, learn how to not overextend yourself chasing material gains.
Time in chess has two meanings: the actual clock you must adhere to, and how quickly your pieces reach their intended destinations. In this lesson, learn how to take your time during an attack and not rush into a posi...
Is there one quick change you could make to your chess game to greatly improve your results? The answer is to simply try to think about the game from your opponent's point-of-view. Learn how to think about what your o...
Anatoly Karpov was a tremendously solid world chess champion, strong in every aspect of the game. So how do you beat him? For Igor Ivanov, it meant playing the chess game of his life to overwhelm a chess legend.
Using tactics to create checkmating chances isn't just for the middlegame. Learn how you can manufacture tactical opportunities to trap your opponent's king deep into the endgame.
Sometimes the best fighting piece in the endgame is the king itself, especially in pawn endings. Find out what happens when the king takes matters into his own hands in these important lessons.
If you find yourself down material and about to lose an endgame, there is one last-ditch tactic you can aim for: stalemate. Find out the tricks you need to steal some draws with this concept.
How do you break through in a chess endgame? Most of the time, you need to use a tactical ideal to achieve your strategic goal. Learn how to break through and win in this lesson.
Now that you know all chess players make mistakes, find out the steps you can take to minimize them. These steps will let you grow your game from the inevitable errors that come with chess.
Sometimes in chess you wish you didn't have to move. This is called zugzwang. Find out how to put your opponents in this uncomfortable position in the endgame.
Chess may inspire many emotions, but cold, hard logic usually wins. Learn how to not lose your cool in stressful chess situations—and make fewer mistakes.
Now that you know how to identify mistakes in chess, you need to learn what causes them in the first place. Find out why mistakes happen and what you can do to prevent them in your games.
What good are mistakes if you can't identify them and learn from them? Find out how to spot the mistakes in your chess game so you can improve from the lessons they inspire.
All chess players make mistakes. The key to improvement is how well you learn from them. In this new series, find out how to make the most of your mistakes by turning them into lessons.
Controlling the center is a key concept in chess, so why not learn from the "best of the best," Siegbert Tarrasch? Watch this game where Tarrasch grabs an iron grip on the center of the board on his way to victory.
Magnus Carlsen remains the world chess champion, but he's lost some games along the way. Learn how one of his close friends, GM Jon Ludvig Hammer, was able to use his knowledge of the world champion's style to beat him.
GM Jon Ludwig Hammer and WFM Alexandra Botez comment on the first-ever 4 Player Chess Team Championship as GM Kononenko and Barantsev take on GM Warakomski and FM Reza. Don't miss history in the making!
Vishy Anand is a longtime chess legend, and one of the greatest world champions in history. Learn how another modern great, Levon Aronian, used a rook sacrifice to beat Anand.
Wait, is it even possible that the legendary Tigran Petrosian lost a chess game? Learn how Bent Larsen took down the greatest defensive chess player ever with a "kitchen sink" attack.
