With most expecting GM Magnus Carlsen to dispatch former coach GM Simen Agdestein in the final round of Norway Chess 2014, the spotlight is on GM Sergey Karjakin. The tournament leader had a much less favorable pairin...
What happens when the Albin Counter Gambit meets up with GM Finegold's opening repertoire? A Chigorin cousin with queenside knights is born! Finegold speculates that the opening is far better than its reputation, and...
Watch the complete broadcast of Norway 2014 with GM Williams and IM Rendle. Karjakin needs to win to keep his half-point margin over Carlsen. Can he do it or will be tournament end in a playoff?
Sure, the Closed Spanish, Open Spanish and Berlin have all been popular at times in the last 30 years, but don't forget about another solid variation against the Lopez: the Steinitz Defense. Players looking for a soli...
Want to study the games of one the greatest positional aggressors of all time? GM Khachiyan says look no further than Efim Geller. Today the man in the spotlight plays a subtle zwischenzug that secures the e4-square f...
What's better than beating a world-class GM? How about having him congratulate you afterward! Watch GM Simon Williams show no fear by playing the Classical Dutch against GM Boris Gelfand (OK, he was quite nervous). To...
What happens when a member takes Dzindzi's exact advice in the opening? Watch and see the student imitate the teacher by using an optimistic system versus the French. He's clearly done his homework, but the question i...
A seminal moment in the history of Chess.com? In six years of recording videos, we've never had a Korean pop music reference in a video introduction! What happens when a GM goes Gangnam Style on the chessboard? Watch...
What happens in the Chigorin, stays in the Chigorin. Except today, when GM Finegold spills the beans on the cxd5 variation. Black attacks the center with pieces, not pawns, and to great effect. Watch a trio of games i...
Learn from Coach Dan Heisman as he answers chess questions in this full replay of his 7-11-14 live broadcast.
You might be seeing double - call Dr. Rensch! After watching Keaton's live analysis of their Bullet Brawl yesterday, now you get to hear Danny's thoughts. As a special bonus, the "lost" game number 7 will appear at th...
They've played a standard game and a blitz series, now it's time for a bullet match between IMs Kiewra and Rensch. Our player-commentator is mad and wants revenge. He advises aggression and speed, and that's exactly w...
The English and the Americans, brought together by the Dutch?! That's the case today on Chess.com as GM Williams prepares with two poker players and flops the nuts versus a top GM. The scintillating attack features so...
GM Melik Khachiyan shows you how he began his planning even before the game began. Respectful of his opponent's calculation abilities, the grandmaster chooses a quiet line and gains the edge when his opponent releases...
Take a lesson in the “old school” of chess with GM Alex Yermolinsky. It's "Holt Holt Holt Holt, Conrad Holt" and his 7.0/9 performance in the World Open today. Enjoy this full replay of GM Yermol...
How did Magnus Carlsen become the triple crown champion of chess? To win the classical, rapid and blitz world titles, he needed some "Carlsen Magic" as GM Yermolinsky says. Watch and see why his blitz rating is nearin...
GM Dzindzichashvili concludes his Trompowsky Trio with an edition focused on 3. Bh4. He doesn't hide his disdain for the variation but he does caution you about many traps that could befall the unwary player. Black of...
GM Simon Williams, one of the most frequent practitioners of the Dutch Defense, shows why it isn't the opening's fault that he is 0-3 against GM Alexei Shirov. Today the plan of ...Ne4 and the importance of ...e5 are...
If you've come looking for perfect chess, you've entered the wrong door! But if you want to see real mistakes made by real chess players (not those cyborg GMs who never blunder!), then watch Melik and Me! GM Khachiyan...
Back by popular demand, GM Ben Finegold begins a three-part series on his favorite defense to 1. d4 - the Chigorin. He promises you'll get an exciting position that you'll know better than White. Today he focuses on s...
You've seen Danny Rensch's take, now see Keaton Kiewra's attempt to send his fellow IM to "ouch town." This four-game blitz match features four uncompromising openings: a Dragon with a shock mate, a Nimzo with an earl...
After playing a longer time control with him last week, now IM Danny Resnch tries to enact revenge on IM Keaton Kiewra in a series of 3+1 matches. Game one featured a shock checkmate, but no mate should ever really b...
Two hands for three trophies? We've got to get Magnus a title belt to wear! After winning the World Championship in November, last month he flew to Dubai and won two more world titles. Carlsen is now king of rapid and...
Avrukh dominated the 5+1 and 3+1 sections, but he admitted to being an underdog in the bullet section versus Norowitz. Surely a five-game lead is enough, right? Watch and see if what would be the largest comeback in D...
If you only watch one video on the Dutch, it must be this one! GM Ginger, the author of books on the opening, synthesizes the main points into this introductory video. Watch him discuss the pawn structures and attacki...
