GM Alex Yermolinksy and GM Suat Atalik team up to host Chess.com’s coverage of the Tata Steel supertournament’s first four rounds.
Enjoy the best moments and moves from the early tournament action in this full show,...
The Sicilian Grand Prix is always good for some crazy pawn action, and GM Eugene Perelshteyn shows you the very best way to attack with one of the most powerful pawn chains in the game.
Learn the optimal plans for bo...
GM Dejan Bojkov continues his examination of the Ruy Lopez with another masterpiece by Boleslavsky.
Learn the various options available in the main line Ruy Lopez, the most deeply analyzed of all the king pawn openin...
IM Thomas Rendle is back with a full episode of Hack Attack. Can IM Thomas Rendle beat Chess.com’s blitz players while broadcasting the game live and keeping the audience entertained? Hear IM Rendle’s every thought in...
Take a lesson in the “old school” of chess with GM Alex Yermolinsky's continuation of his “World Champions” series. Today, we see part two of the Capablanca-Alekhine match. Enjoy this full repl...
Is there any chance you missed the biggest Chess.com Death Match ever, Nakamura vs. So?
Last weekend, the top two players in the United States squared off on the virtual chessboard for a 33-game battle.
Enjoy this h...
How many mistakes do amateur players make in their games?
You’ll be shocked at how many!
GM Roman Dzindzichashvili shows you a member game ripe with mistakes so you can avoid making the same errors.
In more than 40...
IM Daniel Rensch presses the reset button on the Chess.com tactics trainer, starting with a fresh rating of 1200.
How quickly can he rise through the ranks and gain rating points? The tactics trainer is a tough grade...
How did one of the greatest chess players ever handle the Carlsbad pawn structure?
Garry Kasparov is universally considered one of the three best players of all time, so whenever you have a chance to learn an opening...
GM Melikset Khachiyan analyzes an important game between two super-GMs -- Boris Gelfand and Alexander Morozevich -- to reveal some new opening theory you need to add to your repertoire.
Do you know the “Quiet Variat...
Do you know one of the most flexible openings against 1. d4?
GM Eugene Perelshteyn continues his theme on powerful attacking pawn chains with a lesson on the King’s Indian Defense, which is often the preferred system...
Take a lesson in the “old school” of chess with GM Alex Yermolinsky. Today Yermo kicks off a new series on the World Champions. Where else to start but Steintiz-Lasker! Enjoy this full replay of GM Yermoli...
WGM Tatev Abrahamyan reviews Chess.com member games in this replay of her live show, originally broadcast on Dec. 16.
Learn what Chess.com members did right and wrong in their games, as WGM Abrahamyan considers each...
Is there any chance you missed the biggest Chess.com Death Match ever, Nakamura vs. So?
Last weekend, the top two players in the U.S. squared off on the virtual chessboard for a 33-game battle.
Enjoy this full repla...
What were the best games and most beautiful tactics of 2014?
FM Mike Klein takes you through the most exciting and amazing positions of the year in this fun and easy-to-digest video.
Kick off the new year with a loo...
When is a defense actually an attack?
When it’s an aggressive Stonewall Defense!
Beautiful attacking pawn chains are not just for White; Black can quickly setup a deadly chain in this opening.
GM Eugene Perelshteyn...
Q & A with Coach Heisman where you are the star and ask the questions. Dan discusses 1.a4 and the top ten in the world and much more. Tune into NM Dan fielding chess.com member's questions in this monthly Q & A sessio...
What’s the newest opening theory that you have to know?
To find out, GM Melikset Khachiyan reviews a recent tilt between super-GMs Grischuk and Leko from the Petrosian Memorial tournament.
Don’t assume that there’s...
The Ruy Lopez is arguably the most important opening in super-grandmaster chess right now, but it’s just as relevant to games played on every level.
GM Dejan Bojkov shows you how the slightest of weaknesses in Black’...
IM Daniel Rensch continues his chess tactics series with an exciting concept: discoveries.
Learn the five types of discoveries by solving IM Rensch’s timed puzzles, personalized to your own level of chess knowledge....
Did you miss any of the 2014 London Chess Classic, one of the best tournaments of the year?
Don’t worry! GMs Alex Yermolinksy and Alexander Shabalov have you covered with all the highlights from this super-GM tournam...
Are you looking for a plan as White in the Carlsbad pawn structure?
Look no further than the work of Mikhail Botvinnik, one of the greatest chess theoreticians of all time.
GM Dejan Bojkov reviews Botvinnik’s plan...
Who better to learn from than Mikhail Tal when it comes to how to attack?
Tal, of course, was one of the greatest attacking players of all time — and FM Todd Andrews shows you one of his most brilliant wins.
In this...
What is an international master thinking when he plays blitz?
IM Keaton Kiewra gives you a glimpse inside his mind as he plays a live session of high-level blitz on Chess.com
Learn what the most important chess idea...
One of the most exciting and dangerous formations in chess is an attacking pawn chain.
GM Eugene Perelshteyn demonstrates how to accomplish this menacing setup in a very common opening, the Torre Attack!
Even if you...