What's the best way to prepare for unexpected tactics? Work on expecting them. Could it really be that easy? GM Ben Finegold draws on his own experience plus Magnus Carlsen and Vishy Anand to teach you.
WFM Alexandra Botez and IM Danny Rensch discuss whether female titles and female-only chess events should exist. Don't miss some spectacular chess moves, all the Speed Champs and Grand Prix news, plus our look ahead t...
There's a certain line of the Slav that can be as deadly as it is complicated. GM Simon Williams shows you a trap in the first 10 moves that can end the game before it begins.
Enjoy this full replay of the 2017 Speed Chess Championship match between Wesley So and Anish Giri.
What is the best game World Champion Magnus Carlsen ever won using the bishop pair? As he told his good friend, GM Jon Ludwig Hammer, it's his game against Michael Adams in the 2007 World Cup. Watch and learn as Hamme...
Enjoy this full replay of the 2017 Speed Chess Championship match between Sergey Karjakin and Georg Meier.
Do you think the Slav is a boring opening? You're in for a surprise when GM Simon Williams tells you about this secret weapon.
How can you put your opponent in a full-on crisis at the start of the game? GM Ivan Sokolov demonstrates how surprising your opponent in the opening can have lasting results.
GM Hikaru Nakamura was both fast and furious in his win over GM Sergey Grigoriants in the Speed Chess Championship. FM Mike Klein shows you the nine best moves of the match.
What were the most shocking blunders from the PRO Chess League season one? GM Ivan Sokolov goes move-by-move in this instructive recap.
Magnus Carlsen is all over the news lately, with a star-studded event covered by Chess.com and a surprise win in Titled Tuesday. Let the ChessCenter team tell you all about the most important news in chess, including...
What were the most amazing miniatures at the 2017 women's world championship? GM Kosteniuk shows you the fast and deadly games you need to see.
It doesn't get more exciting in chess than Armageddon games to decide a world championship, and the former world champion GM Alexandra Kosteniuk gives you a personal lesson from the 2017 tournament's most critical mom...
What were the riskiest moves made in the 2017 PRO Chess league? GM Ivan Sokolov shows you the daring lines you'll have to see to believe.
The 2017 women's world championship was a thriller, and GM Alexandra Kosteniuk brings you five endgames from this event that are as instructive as they are exciting. Photo by David Llada.
The 2017 Speed Chess Championship begins today with Hikaru Nakamura vs the GM qualifier Sergey Grigoriants. But how did the four qualifiers get to the main bracket? FM Mike Klein shows you the spectacular moves that...
GM Hikaru Nakamura took on GM Sergey Grigoriants in the first speed chess championship match of 2017. Watch the full show with commentary from IMs Danny Rensch and Anna Rudolf!
The chess world is abuzz with talk of Magnus Carlsen's new look, but does he have a plan? Find out the latest in chess news and watch IM Danny Rensch and FM Mike Klein pick possible Speed Chess Championship upsets.
Do you want to become a guaranteed tactical genius? IM David Pruess is promising just that, but the path is not easy? What devilish exercise does he have for you? Tune in to find out!
Have you ever wondered how to improve your recognition of tactics in your own games? IM David Pruess has just the exercise for you. Join him as he show you all the tactical elements to pay attention to, and how to clu...
They say chess is tactics, tactics, tactics! Well, they are right, and IM David Pruess is here with another exercise to challenge your tactical skills. A lot of players do simple tactical patterns often, but Pruess en...
Can you really become a tactical wizard in chess by doing four exercises? There's one way to find out. Join IM David Pruess for his groundbreaking set of lessons.
What are the errors that chess players make again and again? Turn up your speakers for this member-analysis by GM Dzindzi.
The recently concluded 2017 women's world chess championship had some spectacular moments, and who better to review them than the former women's world champion, GM Alexandra Kosteniuk in her debut video for Chess.com?...
Did you know that your king can become a powerful attacking piece in the endgame? Let IM Anna Rudolf show you how you can transform your king from a vulnerability into a warrior.
