Most chess players love to attack whenever they can, but how do you know where on the board to start your assault? FM Todd Andrews teaches you exactly how you should evaluate your attacking chances in each of the boa...
How would you do in a game against Magnus Carlsen? Eleven lucky Chess.com and ChessKid members got to find out in one of the biggest events in Chess.com history. Did we mention that the actor Rainn Wilson (Dwight fr...
Magnus Carlsen reviews one of his wins against Vishy Anand from the recently completed 2014 world championship match in this exclusive Chess.com video. Learn what the world champion was thinking as he played each mov...
Do you know how to create a theoretical chess novelty? GM Roman Dzindzichashvili explains the way to do it while reviewing one of his games from more than 40 years ago! Learn what GM Dzindzi was thinking during one...
GM Melik Khachiyan and Brother Josh review member games in this full replay of the live show originally broadcast on Dec. 19, 2014.
GM Melikset Khachiyan shows you a short, instructive game with some very important ideas. GM Khachiyan demonstrates that the best plan when you have weak squares in your position is to eliminate the opponent’s piece...
Last time, GM Ben Finegold offered a defense of the Sicilian Dragon as a misunderstood opening. But what’s the difference between the classical Dragon and the Accelerated Dragon? GM Finegold shows you the key ideas...
Bobby Fischer was a confident player, there is no disputing that. Last time, we saw how his confidence could be his greatest weakness, as he pressed too hard in a drawish endgame and gave up his bishop in the 1972 wo...
IM Daniel Rensch battles some tough puzzles in this latest tactics trainer live session. Listen to IM Rensch think out loud as he untangles the most difficult positions on the Chess.com tactics trainer. Try to defe...
Take a lesson in the “old school” of chess with GM Alex Yermolinsky. Yermo takes a stroll down memory lane giving his impression of historical events from a “certain” political angle beginning with none other than the...
Hack Attack is back with IM Thomas Rendle. You know the routine: Castle Opposite, Never Trade Queens, and Attack Attack Attack! Hear IM Rendle’s every thought in this replay of the live stream originally broadcast on...
Did you miss the 2014 Russian championship superfinals? Watch GM Alex Yermolinsky and GM Alexander Shabalov as they host this event as special as its name sounds. Enjoy some of the best games Russia has to offer and...
How did the great Henry Nelson Pillsbury handle the Carlsbad pawn structure? GM Dejan Bojkov demonstrates an educational win in this pawn structure by Pillsbury from more than 100 years ago. Do you know the “Pillsbu...
GM Roman Dzindzichashvili was feeling the pressure in the 1990 U.S. Championship, when he had to score a win as White against the strong GM Boris Gulko. What was GM Dzindzichashvili thinking when he selected an openi...
GM Melik Khachiyan and Brother Josh review member games in this full replay of the live show originally broadcast on Dec. 11, 2014.
How do you play against someone whose chess is so wild, it’s like he never left the 19th century? GM Melikset Khachiyan recently had to face the swashbuckling NM Dana MacKenzie, and the clash of styles was immense....
WGM Tatev Abrahamyan analyzes your games in this full replay of the live show originally broadcast on Dec. 10, 2014.
Did Bobby Fischer blunder his bishop in game one of the 1972 world championship match against Boris Spassky? IM Keaton Kiewra argues that he did not, proposing instead that Fischer gave up the bishop in a bold attemp...
Do you want to see one of the worst games FM Mike Klein has ever played? FM Klein shows you some bad chess — but hopes you learn from it — in this lesson on how to make a comeback with tricky traps. Making a comeba...
Take a lesson in the “old school” of chess with GM Alex Yermolinsky. Doning his winter garb and using Fischer as a model, Yermo dives into simple endgames that drive you insane! Enjoy this full replay of GM Yermolink...
Did you miss the highest-rated Death Match in Chess.com history? Or do you just want to relive the glory of MVL vs. Andreikin? Either way, join GM Simon Williams and GM David Smerdon and enjoy these highlights of the...
Did you miss the highest-rated Death Match in Chess.com history? Or do you just want to relive the glory of MVL vs. Andreikin? Either way, join GM Simon Williams and GM David Smerdon and enjoy this full replay of the...
Did you know there were five types of chess skewers? IM Daniel Rensch gives you timed puzzles for all five skewer categories in this interactive video. If you can solve all of these puzzles you might be “fatally att...
Q & A with Coach Heisman where you are the star and ask the questions. Dan discusses "Sharp Openings", engine championships and much more. Tune into NM Dan fielding chess.com member's questions in this monthly Q & A s...
You know that Magnus Carlsen is a brilliant positional player, but do you know why? GM Eugene Perelshteyn reviews an instructive Carlsen win against Vishy Anand from the 2013 Tal Memorial tournament. Find out GM Per...
