192 min
2018 PRO Chess League: Round 1 | Eastern Division
To open the 2018 PRO Chess League season, eight teams including Magnus Carlsen's Norway Gnomes do battle in rapid chess matches!
190 min
2018 PRO Chess League: Round 1 | Central Division
Some amazing chess upsets and blunders struck in the Central Division in week one of the PRO Chess League as possible the division favorites the Marseille Migraines showed cracks in a crucial match!
9 min
How To Checkmate: Smothered Mate
This is the checkmate that knight fans dream their whole lives of playing in a real game -- the smothered mate. It's probably the most fun checkmate to play, and GM Williams shows you how to do it.
4 min
Magnus Carlsen's 5 Tips For Beginners
Are you a chess beginner? Can you think of anyone better to learn from than the highest-rated chess player of all time, the world champion Magnus Carlsen? In this Chess.com exclusive video, Carlsen counts down his to...
160 min
2018 Chess.com Chess960 Championship
Chess.com hosts its first-ever Chess960 (AKA Fischer Random) Championship with super-GMs like Maxime Vachier-Lagrave. IM Daniel Rensch and GM Yasser Seirawan commentate!
8 min
How To Checkmate: Boden's Mate
The first time this checkmate happens to all of us, it's a shock. Let GM Williams show you how to sac your queen and use your bishops to criss-cross your opponent to mate.
219 min
Death Match: Lawrence Trent vs John Bartholomew
Two of the biggest names in chess go at it in this Death Match as IM Lawrence Trent (he of the World Chess Championship commentary fame) and IM John Bartholomew (he of the youtube) go at it!
7 min
How To Checkmate: Dovetail Mate
Do you know the dovetail checkmate? Even GM Simon Williams admits he wasn't familiar with the name, if not the pattern. Make sure you add this checkmate to your repertoire.
246 min
2017 Speed Chess Championship Final: Carlsen vs Nakamura
Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura battled their way through a challenging field in the 2017 Speed Chess Championship. Now they face each other in a blitz and bullet chess throwdown. Don't miss these two speed chess l...
8 min
How To Checkmate: Epaulette Mate
This picturesque checkmate is one you need to know, as it comes up quite often in all kinds of games. Let Simon Williams give you a lesson on the checkmate that has a uniform.
141 min
Titled Tuesday: January 2018
Join IM Aman Hambleton as he comments on the largest Titled Tuesday blitz chess tournament ever with 259 grandmasters, international masters, and more!
33 min
The Best Chess Of 2017: Part 2
2018 is here, but before we can officially say goodbye to 2017, IM Danny Rensch is here to finish his top 10 countdown of the best games and moves played in the previous year. Enjoy more brilliant moves from Aronian,...
22 min
The Best Chess Of 2017: Part 1
Before the ball drops to end 2017, IM Daniel Rensch is here with his own countdown: the best chess games of the year. Sit back and relive the year in chess with this fun and instructive video, and stay tuned for the f...
7 min
How To Checkmate: Morphy Mate
Paul Morphy was an early chess legend, and it's no surprise that so many checkmates are named after the great man. GM Simon Williams gives you a lesson on Morphy's mate that you need to look out for in your own games.
9 min
How To Checkmate: Anastasia Mate
Is this checkmate straight out of a fairy tale? Simon Williams shows you one of the most beautiful mating patterns in chess.
232 min
2017 Speed Chess Championship: Karjakin vs Nakamura
Who would earn the right to face Magnus Carlsen in the Speed Champs finals? It was truly a battle of titans as Sergey Karjakin faced off against Hikaru Nakamura, and analysts were predicting one of the closest matches...
9 min
How To Checkmate: Arabian Mate
What was the first checkmate ever "invented"? It's hard to say, but it might be the Arabian mate. Learn how to use your knight and rook in this ancient mate.
6 min
How To Checkmate: Opera Mate
It's a checkmate inspired by the most famous chess game of all time: The Paul Morphy opera house classic. Find out how you can apply Morphy's genius to your own games.
9 min
How To Checkmate: Damiano Mate
You know all the crazy, newfangled ways to checkmate, sure. But do you know one of the very oldest patterns? Simon Williams gives you a history lesson on checkmate.
8 min
How To Checkmate: Kiss Of Death
The kiss of death in chess is when a queen delivers checkmate on the square directly in front of the enemy king. It seems simple, but you'd be surprised at how often you can aim for this mate -- and you won't believe...
9 min
How To Checkmate: Back-Rank Mate
Is this the easiest checkmate to perform on the board? Sometimes. But GM Williams is here to tell you that there is more to the back-rank mate than meets the eye.
17 min
Spicy Openings! The Max Lange Attack: A Stunning Attacking Move
If you like spicy opening gambits, you won't want to miss the conclusion of GM Williams' series on the Max Lange Attack.
8 min
How To Checkmate: Scholar's Mate/Legal Mate
Let GM Simon Williams take you to checkmate school to teach you the most commonly attempted mate in all of chess: the scholar's mate. Stick arounds for its post-graduate cousin, Legal's mate.
18 min
ChessCenter: Who Will Challenge Magnus?
Why was Magnus Carlsen "Mr. November"? And who will challenge him for the world championship after winning the Candidates' Tournament? Find out the best and worst chess of the month on ChessCenter.
138 min
Titled Tuesday: December 2017
December's Titled Tuesday might have been a technical trainwreck, forcing a restart and opening the field to all entrants; however the chaos was certainly fun to watch with ChessBrah Eric Hansen commenting on many exc...