Sometimes the best chance to attack is in response to the first assault by your opponent. These counterattacks in chess can be enough to win the game, as GM Alex Yermolinsky demonstrates in his third lesson based on t...
GMs Alex Yermolinsky and Eric Hansen join up for the first time to bring you some exciting highlights from one the highest rated U.S. championship of all time. Will Yermo finally teach Eric endgames?! Will Eric teach...
Which game “absolutely captivated” GM Alex Yermolinsky during the recent Aeroflot Open? Find out and enjoy the fireworks in this entertaining video lesson with a devastating bishop sacrifice by an up-and-coming young...
Who were the best chess players ever, and when were they dominant? ChessCenter takes a look at a beautiful video to answer those questions. Enjoy a recap of the Grischuk-Aronian Blitz Battle, a US Chess Champs previe...
IM Rensch takes on "The Lizard" in another round of Man vs Machine at material odds! He starts off playing with Queens odds but its blitz so who know what kind of craziness will happen on the board! But it really come...
GM Irina Krush put her tactics skill on the line in front of a live audience solving puzzles from Chess.com Tactics Trainer! In this interactive show Chess.com members suggest tactical ideas and Krush explains her tho...
Uncle Yermo bites off more than he can chew this week as he takes on more than his quota of 15 opponents. How many will he topple before he drops on time? Watch to find out!
Chess.com's Grandmaster Blitz Battle Championship's first match was a big success, with an exciting round-one clash between Levon Aronian and Alexander Grischuk. Enjoy this full broadcast replay with IM Danny Rensch...
FM Bordi and GM Tkachiev bring you the all French Language version the exciting Grand Master Blitz Battle between Aronian and Griskchuk! As the biggest and highest level online blitz battle on the planet you will want...
How did the American GM Gata Kamsky beat Goganov in the recent Aeroflot Open? GM Alex Yermolinsky has your comprehensive analysis. Learn how White survived a tough opening to launch a winning attack.
Enjoy this Russian Language full replay for the first ever Chess.com Grandmaster Blitz Battle Championship between Levon Aronian and Alexander Grischuk! Commentary brought to you in Russian by GM Sergi Shipov and GM A...
Enjoy this French Language full replay for the first ever Chess.com Grandmaster Blitz Battle Championship between Levon Aronian and Alexander Grischuk! Commentary brought to you in Russian by FM Kevin Bordi and GM Vl...
How did Sergey Karjakin win the 2016 Candidates' Tournament to earn the right to face Magnus Carlsen? GM Ivan Sokolov breaks it down into three key lessons. In this first video, learn how Karjakin's opening preparat...
In this new edition to Chess Monday, GM Eugene Perelshteyn takes on all comers in his Boston version of Bullet Brawls! The games are a little longer, the accent is a little cooler but its just as exciting! Watch this...
GM Irina Krush put her tactics skill on the line in front of a live audience solving puzzles from Chess.com Tactics Trainer! In this interactive show Chess.com members suggest tactical ideas and Krush explains her tho...
In this new edition to Chess Monday, GM Eugene Perelshteyn takes on all comers in his Boston version of Bullet Brawls! The games are a little longer, the accent is a little cooler but its just as exciting! Watch this...
You won't believe some of the stories we've got headlined for you in ChessCenter this week. Don't be a fool and watch for the Candidates' wrap-up and the best and worst moments of March.
Can you handle the awesome power of the bishop pair? GM Hammer really hammers home the beauty and utility of the two bishops in this, the first of his five-part lesson.
Sergey Karjakin is the 2016 world championship challenger after a thrilling end to the Candidates' Tournament. Watch as IM Daniel Rensch explains all the round-14 games, including the final showdown between Caruana a...
GM Yermolinsky and GM Hess join forces to give you the final recap of the 2016 Candidates tournament featuring the games of the eight greats who battled it out for chance to dethone Magnus Carslen! If you missed the l...
Round 13 of the FIDE Chess Candidates' event saw Fabiano Caruana vs Peter Svidler, Vishy Anand vs Anish Giri, Veselin Topalov vs Hikaru Nakamura, and Levon Aronian vs Sergey Karjakin vs vs . IM Danny Rensch provides i...
GM Irina Krush put her tactics skill on the line in front of a live audience solving puzzles from Chess.com Tactics Trainer! In this interactive show Chess.com members suggest tactical ideas and Krush explains her tho...
With more flags than Betsy Ross' workroom, this edition of Man Vs. Machine is heavy on time pressure as the indomitable Uncle Yermo takes on perhaps a few too many users.
The ChessCenter team gives you wall-to-wall coverage of the nearly finished Candidates' Tournament, which will determine who will challenge Magnus Carlsen in the 2016 world chess championship in New York.
So you've seen Schlechter annihilate unknown players, but how does he fare against the first world champion. Steinitz? It's another king hunt but Steinitz famously believed the king could take care of itself! Does Sch...
