Does the idea of an opposing pawn majority keep you up at nights? Fear no longer. GM Melikset Khachiyan shows you an easy method to defeat these dreaded majorities. After you watch this video, your whole way of look...
WGM Tatev Abrahamyan reviews Chess.com member games in this replay of her live show, originally broadcast on June 30. Learn what Chess.com members did right and wrong in their games, as WGM Abrahamyan considers each g...
If you’re looking for a nice, quiet chess game, this video is not for you. GM Alex Yermolinsky reviews a game where neither side was willing to back down from the sharpest lines, and the results are complicated, to s...
Tactics decide most chess games, but as you advance in strength, you will find that strategy becomes increasingly important. So how can you improve your chess strategy? GM Perelshteyn is back with five easy-to-digest...
Norway Chess 2015 was one of the most exciting chess tournaments in recent memory. Join Chess.com hosts GM Melik Khachiyan and GM Simon Williams for highlights of round eight. Don’t forget to read Peter Doggers’ new...
GM Maxim Dlugy is back with another opening for you to add to your blitz chess repertoire. Learn how to use Alekhine’s Defense as a speedy weapon in your games as Black. GM Dlugy shows you how to gain the element o...
Do you want an exciting and aggressive option against 1. d4? GM Simon Williams has a hypermodern opening for you to try: the English Defense. Learn the basics of this offbeat defense and use it to throw off your opp...
If you’re going to succeed in chess, you’ve got to trust yourself. While you can study and learn from the best, all you have at the board is your own mind. IM Keaton Kiewra draws upon his own game to demonstrate that...
GM Melikset Khachiyan is back with another pawn majority lesson, this time drawing from a game by one of the greatest players ever, Anatoly Karpov. Watch how the master used his dangerous queenside pawns to devastate...
Take a lesson in the “old school” of chess with GM Alex Yermolinsky. Yermo: “Oh, that tournament in Norway. Mmh” Yermo is back with his unique blend of chess history, culture and instruction. Enjoy this full replay o...
FM Kostya Kavutskiy and GM Simon Williams team up to bring an exciting Round 6 recap of the Norway Chess event. Norway presented some surprising outcomes and these recaps are a fantastic way to relive them! See matchu...
GM Gregory Kaidanov concludes his all-encompassing Queen’s Gambit Declined video lesson series with the one you’ve been waiting for: the current main line. Learn the ins and outs of one of the most important openings...
The 2015 version of the Norway Chess super-tournament kicked off this week with its opening blitz mini-event, and Chess.com was there with its extensive recap show. Join GM Alex Yermolinsky, Chess.com journalist Pete...
GM Alex Yermolinsky starts a new series about his most interesting games from a recent tournament in South America. In this game, find out how GM Yermo bounces back after an opening that didn’t quite work out as plan...
Every Sicilian player knows that one of the most annoying responses by White is the move c3. White threatens to build a powerful pawn center, so what can Black do about it? Never worry — GM Simon Williams is here to...
IM Rendle celebrates his 52nd episode of Hack Attack! with more wild and wacky openings where he hopes to “wins some games in amusing ways.” As always, Tom takes on all Chess.com Members in Blitz and Bullet which pro...
GM Alexander Shabalov GM Alex Yermolinsky team up to bring an exciting Round 3 recap of the Norway Chess event. Norway presented some surprising outcomes and these recaps are a fantastic way to relive them! See matchu...
GM Simon Williams and GM Alex Yermolinsky team up to bring an exciting Round 2 recap of the Norway Chess event. Norway presented some surprising outcomes and these recaps are a fantastic way to relive them! See matchu...
We know the queen and knight work well together, but have you seen them completely dominate the chessboard? GM Dejan Bojkov picks out a nice game where these two pieces are in total synergy, conjuring up a positional...
Are you in the mood for an exciting attacking game? IM Keaton Kiewra sure is. Here he shows you a dynamic battle between two big names in chess, Pendyala Harikrishna and Loek van Wely. Watch as these two chess heavy...
Take a lesson in the “old school” of chess with GM Alex Yermolinsky. Chess is heating up with the Capablanca Memorial and Norway Chess. Yermo kicks off with his recap covering a Rook and Opposite Colored Bishop ending...
GM Melik Khachiyan and GM Alex Yermolinsky team up to bring an exciting Round 1 recap of the Norway Chess event. Norway presented some surprising outcomes and these recaps are a fantastic way to relive them! See match...
Have you ever faced an opponent who played the Grand Prix? GM Simon Williams shows you how to bust open this annoying anti-Sicilian system, gaining the wild and entertaining game you want. Learn how to play against...
Two of Chess.com’s best hosts join forces to cover the 2015 ChessKid National Invitational Championship. Watch this full replay of IM Daniel Rensch and FM Mike Klein broadcasting through an exciting round one of this...
Are you looking for an opening to play in blitz games? GM Maxim Dlugy has a intriguing option: The London System. This solid, powerful, and flexible opening is perfect for blitz, and GM Dlugy draws upon the London S...
