Garry Kasparov is widely considered one of the greatest chess players of all time, but even he lost some games. Find out how Ivanchuk put the positional squeeze on the great Kasparov in this game.
Anatoly Karpov was not only a world champion. He was also one of the most solid chess players to ever pick up a piece. So how do you beat such tough champion? Find out how Ulf Andersson did it in this exciting game.
You might not have heard of this game's players, but you'll recognize—and love—the go-for-broke style of this romantic game. GM Simon Williams concludes his series with a cute miniature checkmate.
If you like chess where caution is thrown to the wind in an all-out effort to checkmate the other guy, take a trip to London in 1883 when Johannes Zukertort conjured a blistering attack against Blackburne.
It seems hard to imagine that Mikhail Botvinnik, a legend on the chessboard and in the classroom, could ever lose his world championship title. But he did, and here's how Bronstein was able to break apart Botvinnik's...
How can a perfect chess machine like Jose Raul Capablanca possibly lose? Well, it happens to every world champion. Find out how Richard Reti was able to defeat the Cuban legend in this amazing game.
Who was the greatest woman to ever pick up a chess piece? Surely it is Judit Polgar, the living legend of female chess. IM Anna Rudolf shows you the historic game where Polgar became a grandmaster.
Can the best chess game of 2018 be full of mistakes? GM Simon Williams thinks so, praising the imaginative play on both sides here in this brilliant game that ended with a checkmating net you have to see.
Emanuel Lasker was a long-reigning chess legend, but even he lost eventually. Watch how Pillsbury denied Lasker's king his castle and then finished him off one square from where he started.
GM Yasser Seirawan's final video analyzing the historic 2018 world chess championship tiebreaks shines a spotlight on the moment that Magnus Carlsen retained his world title and further cemented his claim as one of th...
As we look back on the historic 2018 world chess championship, we saw that game one of the tiebreaks was a clear turning point for the world champion Magnus Carlsen to defend his title. Could Fabiano Caruana strike ba...
IM David Pruess presents a beautiful PRO Chess League game in which Dkurabek Khamrakulov conducts a thrilling king hunt against Sergey Erenburg's fleeing monarch.
IM David Pruess picks his favorite PRO Chess League moments and breaks them down for you in our new series on PRO Chess Lessons. Join him as he shows you how to execute a classic bishop sacrifice!
It was the most exciting day of the 2018 world chess championship—the tiebreaks that would finally decide a champion after weeks of deadlock. Get the in-depth analysis by GM Yasser Seirawan in the style only he can pr...
Every past world chess champion eventually had someone take his crown. So how do you beat the king of chess? GM Bojkov starts a new series on ways world chess champions were dethroned.
The two matches between the legendary chess champion Garry Kasparov and the IBM supercomputer Deep Blue are surely some of the most important chess played in history. The last game in the last match signaled a changi...
Wesley So achieved a perfect score and a host of players sacrificed bishops and knight in week two of the PRO Chess League. IM David Pruess analyzes many amazing moments.
Two of the biggest talents in chess squared off for this incredible game, with Ding Liren beating the prodigy Jan-Krzysztof Duda in a complex tactical melee that could be the game of the year. GM Simon Williams shows...
This is the amazing game that won the game-of-the-year award in Chess.com staff voting. GM Simon Williams takes you on a memorable king walk in this beauty.
GM Simon Williams shows you an attacking, sacrificial masterpiece by one of the strongest young prodigies in chess. Is this the game of the year for 2018? Watch and decide.
The 2019 PRO Chess League season started off with a bang in week one as stars like Fabiano Caruana and Ding Liren scored big, but other stars were upset. IM David Pruess brings you a delightful barrage of exciting mom...
It doesn't get any more "old school cool" in chess than the great Paul Morphy, who is considered one of the best chess players ever. GM Simon Williams shows you this ancient game where Morphy's two knights might still...
What was the very best chess game of the year? GM Simon Williams reviews the most spectacular chess battles of 2018 in this new series.
What happens when you or your opponent wants to spice up the Philidor with a dangerous sacrifice? GM Ben Finegold shows you a bishop sacrifice after playing the set-up move Ng5.
This is perhaps the most obvious way to get better at bullet chess, where time is the paramount concern. But the bullet expert GM Hambleton will teach you some key tips and tricks to manage your time and improve your...
