Learn the key ideas in three tricky Ruy Lopez variations. This video covers the Schlieman Variation, the Exchange Variation, and the Open Variation. Each line is important, but you can play it well if you know the bas...
Once upon a time human understanding still exceeded that of our machine overlords (foreshadowing...). In 2007, Maxim Dlugy managed two victories over Stockfish in blitz. Here, he presents one and shows the successful...
GM Yermolinksy and GM Khachiyan return to give you the highlights from the second half of the Sinquefield Cup! If you missed the dramatic conclusion, you have to watch this highlight show! Nothing was decided until th...
In his last video, IM Danny Rensch showed you the key ideas for both Black and White in the Maroczy Bind. This time he shows you White's best ideas in action. Enjoy plenty of devastating attacks that arise naturally f...
Its Bobbing for Dlugy with Blitz Master GM Maxim Dlugy! We all remember his "Best Blitz Opening" series and now we get to see the master put his suggestions into practice battling Chess.com members head to head with a...
The ChessCenter team is on site in St. Louis for the Sinquefield Cup in this special episode. Find out what Hikaru Nakamura thinks of the 2016 world championship location, and keep an eye out for some other chess cele...
You may well have heard of the principle of two weaknesses, but do you know what it is? Have you seen it in action? GM Melik Khachiyan gives an unforgettable lesson in which he show how GM Paul Keres and World Champio...
Magnus Carlsen is dominating the news on and off the chessboard. Will Carlsen's guest appearance on the long-running Simpsons TV show make him the most famous world champ ever?
GM Yermolinksy and GM Khachiyan bring you highlights from the strongest tournament on not only US soil but world wide: Sinquefield Cup! In this episode, our host dig deep into the particulars of the exciting match up...
Hikaru Nakamura and Veselin Topalov may have drawn their game, but it wasn't due to a lack of fighting spirit, according to Simon Williams. See what the Ginger GM has to say about this interesting, instructive, and fa...
How do you judge the relative value of the pieces in the heat of battle? IM Keaton Kiewra has a stunning modern masterpiece that answers that and many other complicated questions about exchange sacrifices, exchanges,...
What is the Maroczy Bind? How can you apply it or extricate yourself from it? Learn all that and more as IM Danny Rensch breaks down the strengths, weaknesses, plans, piece placements, and pawn breaks for both sides i...
Does chess make you or your children smarter? ChessCenter discusses a controversial new study you might not agree with. And stick around for the wrap up from Bilbao, where Magnus Carlsen beat Anish Giri and won more g...
Learn from the best! GM Hikaru Nakamura shows how it's done as he takes on GM Boris Gelfand on the black side of his specialty, the King's Indian Defense. GM Simon Williams presents the game and demonstrates the core...
Beating a top computer engine at blitz is a tall, tall order, but GM Maxim Dlugy has managed it twice. In this video he shows you how the engines sometimes fail to understand closed positions. An attentive human can e...
GM Dlugy and GM Yermolinksy team up to recap the fanatastic matchup between 7 time Russian Champion Peter Svidler and French #1 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave! While the match ended a bit lop-sides, you won't want to miss out...
The 2016 Sinquefield Cup is just around the corner, and we've got a new entrant in the field. GM Ding Liren is a world-class player who has been ranked as high as eighth in the world, but how does he stack up against...
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, the new world-number two, wins a nice bishop ending with good technique. GM Robert Hess shows you two important endgame ideas, including a warm-up GM position you don't want to miss.
Boris Gelfand uses the bishop vs knight imbalance to win a very exciting game. IM Teddy Coleman explains how Gelfand does it in this fascinating lesson.
Magnus Carlsen beat Anish Giri for the first time in classical chess at the 2016 Bilbao Masters Final. Grandmaster Robert Hess analyzes the game from start to finish, highlighting Magnus' strategical brilliance and hi...
Its Bobbing for Dlugy with Blitz Master GM Maxim Dlugy! We all remember his "Best Blitz Opening" series and now we get to see the master put his suggestions into practice battling Chess.com members head to head with a...
GM Sokolov and GM Yermolinksy team up to bring you the best of the Bilbao Masters featuring greats such as Yi, Wei and World Champion Contender Sergey Karjakin! You won't want to miss the crazy pawn structure that Kar...
Chess is an unforgiving game; one slip can cast aside 40 moves of worthwhile work. GM Roman Dzindzichashvili shows how even strong players can lose their vigilance as a couple of careless moves result in a 600-point u...
Magnus Carlsen held on to win the Bilbao super-GM tournament, but Maxime Vachier-Lagrave is the big story in chess as he wins the Dortmund tournament, tops a 2800 rating, and surges to number-two in the world. Get th...
In part three of his series on the Ruy Lopez, Grandmaster Ivan Sokolov shows you key theory in the exciting 3...Bc5 and 4...f5 lines in the Ruy Lopez. While you book up, enjoy the some incredible miniatures such as th...
