Videos

Old School With Uncle Yermo: 11-23-15
88 min

Old School With Uncle Yermo: 11-23-15

ChessTV
| Nov 23, 2015

Take a lesson in the “old school” of chess with GM Alex Yermolinsky as he takes an unusual turn! Today he shows his own games displaying his prowess and why he deserves to run the "old school!" Enjoy this full replay...

How The English Attacks: More Early h5
23 min

How The English Attacks: More Early h5

WGM axvesik
| Nov 21, 2015

WGM Tatev Abrahamyan continues her extensive primer on how to use the English Attack against the extremely popular Najdorf Sicilian by Black. Learn how the crushing move in games resulting from this opening might no...

ChessCenter: Unbelievable Moves
21 min

ChessCenter: Unbelievable Moves

ChessCenter
| Nov 18, 2015

Join the Chess.com team for this week’s ChessCenter and see some of the most amazing moves along with the best in chess news and entertainment. Find out how the world’s strongest computer escaped from what looked lik...

Sutovsky vs Shirov: Karpov Tourney
14 min

Sutovsky vs Shirov: Karpov Tourney

IM Keaton87
| Nov 17, 2015

IM Keaton Kiewra brings you an exciting game from the tournament in honor of the great Anatoly Karpov. Watch as Sutovsky uses some of his own “fire on board” to beat the legendary Alexey Shirov in a game where both s...

Attack Like Tal
26 min

Attack Like Tal

GM Ginger_GM
| Nov 17, 2015

How can you attack like Mikhail Tal, one of the most ferocious chess players in history? GM Simon Williams shows you how in this fun and educational lesson on his favorite chess player of all time. Learn the secret...

Don't Lose Your Cool
18 min

Don't Lose Your Cool

GM GMMelik
| Nov 16, 2015

The best way to handle a stressful situation is to stay cool under the pressure, and this applies in chess as well as anywhere. GM Melikset Khachiyan shows you how not to lose your head when the pieces and pawns are...

Nakamura vs Caruana: Recap 11-15-15
101 min

Nakamura vs Caruana: Recap 11-15-15

ChessTV
| Nov 15, 2015

GM Alex Yermolinksy brings you a recap of the St Louis Match Up between GM Nakamura vs GM Caruana! The American #1 and #2 duke it out and Uncle Yermo brings you the best games of the match with his unique blend of his...

ChessCenter: The Strongest Ever
30 min

ChessCenter: The Strongest Ever

ChessCenter
| Nov 13, 2015

The strongest human chess match is an exhibition right now in St. Louis, while the strongest computer match in history is underway in the virtual world. Oh, and did we mention the Candidates’ Tournament field and hos...

Passed Pawns On The Rocket Boat
14 min

Passed Pawns On The Rocket Boat

IM Keaton87
| Nov 12, 2015

Is there anything more exciting in chess than a runaway passed pawn in a rapid game? IM Keaton Kiewra likens San Francisco’s rocket boat experience to playing a rapid chess game — except the chess game might be more...

Sicilian Attacks: Queen And Rook Lifts
23 min

Sicilian Attacks: Queen And Rook Lifts

GM dbojkov
| Nov 11, 2015

What are some of the most devastating ways to attack with White against the Sicilian Defense? Queen and rook lifts! GM Dejan Bojkov shows you a sparkling Nigel Short brilliancy where he used these tactical ideas to d...

How The English Attacks
22 min

How The English Attacks

WGM axvesik
| Nov 10, 2015

Your opponent just played the open Sicilian — now you have to decide how to attack it. WGM Tatev Abrahamyan recommends the powerful English Attack against the Najdorf, and you won’t believe how in-depth her lesson on...

The Boa Constrictor: Squeezing Harder
14 min

The Boa Constrictor: Squeezing Harder

GM GMMelik
| Nov 9, 2015

GM Melikset Khachiyan continues his lesson on applying pressure in chess with another instructive review of one of his recent tournament games. Learn how to put the squeeze even harder to your opponent in this video...

Old School With Uncle Yermo: 11-9-15
88 min

Old School With Uncle Yermo: 11-9-15

ChessTV
| Nov 9, 2015

Take a lesson in the “old school” of chess with GM Alex Yermolinsky! Today's talk is the Endgame Wizardry of Tal! Yermo shows why Tal deserves this title in addition to Attracting mastery! Enjoy this full replay of GM...

17 min

Member Analysis: Be Tactically Alert

GM JRLOK
| Nov 5, 2015

GM Roman Dzindzichashvili is back with another entertaining, informative, and hilarious member-analysis lesson. Learn the importance of staying alert to possible tactics at all times — and the danger you might face i...

How To Attack: Short vs Timman
25 min

How To Attack: Short vs Timman

GM Ginger_GM
| Nov 3, 2015

Have you ever begun an attack only to be cruelly rebuffed by timely counterplay from your opponent? GM Simon Williams has the solution in part 4 of 5 from his "How to Attack" video series. Have a look at the classic g...

Titled Tuesdays: 11-3-15
115 min

Titled Tuesdays: 11-3-15

ChessTV
| Nov 3, 2015

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 Alex Yermolinksy and attended by...

Letting The Win Slip Away
21 min

Letting The Win Slip Away

GM AlexYermo
| Nov 2, 2015

GM Alex Yermolinsky presents high level endgame drama in this game from Tomashevsky - Nguyen as even a two pawn up knight endgame proves challenging to convert. Are you confident that your technique is up to snuff? Ye...

Man vs Machine: IM Rensch vs Komodo
94 min

Man vs Machine: IM Rensch vs Komodo

ChessTV
| Nov 1, 2015

IM Daniel Rensch takes on the strongest chess computer ever in his popular #ChessMonday show. IM Rensch has 45 minutes to beat the machine, starting with queen odds and working his way down. The last 45 minutes of t...

Kasparov Attacks: The Immortal Game
28 min

Kasparov Attacks: The Immortal Game

GM Ginger_GM
| Oct 30, 2015

If you want to learn how to attack, why not learn from one of the greatest attackers ever? GM Simon Williams shows you how Garry Kasparov and his aggressive brand of chess wiped his opponents off the board. Even if...

ChessCenter: No Hope For Humans?
21 min

ChessCenter: No Hope For Humans?

ChessCenter
| Oct 28, 2015

ChessCenter is back with the latest in chess news and entertainment. In this episode, hosts IM Danny Rensch and Shaun McCoy discuss humanity’s future in chess after recent losses in material odds matches. Journalist...

How To Attack And Win
20 min

How To Attack And Win

GM Ginger_GM
| Oct 27, 2015

Simon Williams continues his series on the very fun and important topic of how to attack in chess. Drawing upon one of his own games for inspiration, GM Williams runs you through his entire thought process on how to...