The world chess championship starts Friday in New York, and ChessCenter has you covered with a full preview. Find out who the experts say will win, and enjoy guest segments from the NFL's John Urschel and the Norwegia...
So close! GM Fabiano Caruana nearly defeated GM Peter Svidler in the penultimate round of the Candidates' tournament to acquire a tremendous chance to challenge Carlsen. Instead, he fell just a bit short. Follow the h...
What kind of person did it take to build the Russian school of chess? The patriarch, Mikhail Botvinnik, was a scientific and analytical thinker whose knowledge of chess patterns was unparalleled. Join GM Simon William...
Magnus Carlsen is inarguably one of the greatest chess players of all time, and he may also be one of the greatest match players of all time. How does he do it? FM Mike Klein shows you ALL of Carlsen's wins from the f...
Everyone knows the center is important, but why is it important? IM Teddy Coleman demonstrates how the center matters at the highest level as GM Wesley So uses superior central control to dominate the board and delive...
GM Oleksandr Bortnyk is the first player ever to achieve a perfect 9.0/9 in Titled Tuesday! How did he do it? FM Mike Klein shows you with a rapid summation of the key moments in each game!
The queen is a powerful piece, but even she can be outnumbered! IM Teddy Coleman shows you how even the great GM Peter Svidler finds himself in trouble as his queen wanders too far into GM Anish Giri's camp.
Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura faced off in the epic showdown that everyone has been waiting for! Join IM Danny Rensch and GM Robert Hess as they give you all the action in this titanic clash!
How did Karjakin win the right to challenge Carlsen for the World Championship? Many will point to his excellent win against Caruana in the last round, but perhaps even more important was his earlier positional master...
With the historic match just hours away, get your Carlsen vs Nakamura preview from the full ChessCenter team, with analysis and predictions from Danny Rensch, Robert Hess, Peter Doggers, Mike Klein, Alexandra Botez, a...
GM Georg Meier continues his incredible series on the sophisticated Catalan Opening. Here he shows you how to meet Black's attempt to hang on to the pawn with ...Nc6. He'll show you some instructive positional maneuve...
The Four Pawns Attack is certainly not White's most reputable option against the King's Indian Defense, but it is still the bane of many players. GM Rashad Babaev shows you the antidote in this handy video.
Sometimes the King's Indian Defense seems to lead to one-sided play. Not today! Against the great GM Viswanathan Anand, GM Hikaru Nakamura will have to walk a very fine line between defending and attacking. Enjoy this...
Have you ever wondered why your blitz results don't equal your classical results? GM Maxim Dlugy is here with another video with tons of practical tips to MAXIMize your blitz results.
Nazi Paikidze, the U.S. women's chess champion, takes a stand against the requirement for women to wear a hijab at the next women's world championship in Iran. Find out what our ChessCenter panelist Alexandra Botez th...
In another brilliant display, GM Hikaru Nakamura demonstrates that the King's Indian Defense is viable on the highest levels. See how he uses the "magic number" of pieces to assault GM Wesley so's kingside.
Gold medalist Baadur Jobava played scintillating chess throughout the 2016 Olympiad in Baku, but no game dazzled fans more than his victory over GM Ruslan Ponomariov. GM Simon Williams shows you the positional princip...
The Italian Game hasn't been on the cutting edge of theory in a century, but GMs Karjakin and Nepomniachtchi have recently used it to great effect. Watch as GM Dejan Bojkov shows you the subtle positional and sharp ta...
GM Ivan Sokolov wraps up his five-part series on the Lopez with a video on 4...Nd4, a surprising weapon that he has used on the very levels. Learn how to escape passivity and take the fight to White!
The 2016 Tal Memorial has been an incredible tribute to the great magician from Riga. Probably no recent super-tournament has had more fighting and attacking chess. Check out two highlights from the first half of the...
Can you get any more excited for the biggest chess event in online history? It's Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura in the Chess.com GM Blitz Battle Championship, live on Oct. 27. Check out this brand new promo video t...
Did you miss Titled Tuesday, the world’s premier online chess tournament? Or do you just want to relive the magic? Either way, enjoy a full replay of this exciting event, hosted by GM Hansen who tangles with the chat...
In an adventurous game, the aggressive WGM Maritza Arribas launches a virulent attack against her opponent. Where should the king be placed for the coming swash and buckle? Why on the open queenside of course! It will...
Which of today's top junior players will be the regulars at the next super-tournaments? Which will be playing for the world championship? FM Mike Klein answers these questions and more by diving into the most exciting...
IM Danny Rensch and the ChessCenter team check in from the 2016 Chess.com meeting in Florida with big news from around the chess world. Learn when the Carlsen vs Nakamura mega-match will be played, hear from Hikaru Na...
