Pawn Structure 101: Caro-Slav 2
IM Rensch continues his series on Pawn Structures and, more particularly, the Caro-Slav Formation. Today he stays along...
My Game vs. Tim Taylor
Grandmaster Melik Khachiyan kicks off your weekend with a great example in technique and converting small advantages. Here...
Pawn Structure 101: Caro-Slav Intro
"Do not try and learn every opening, for that is impossible... Instead, only try and realize the truth: There are no openings,...
The Year of the Carlsen; Part 3
The second part of this game review, between Ni Hua and Magnus Carlsen, reveals exactly how Magnus converted his slight...
IM Shankland vs. IM Rensch, Again!
Two weeks ago we heard Sam's side of the story. IM Shankland played well, calculated accurately in the critical moment,...
Thinking Your Way to Chess Mastery 3
International Master Mark Ginsburg provides us with another very clear, clean, and instructive example of logical thinking...
Opposite Colored Bishops in the Middlegame
Although common knowledge tells us that Opposite Colored Bishop "endings" increase the drawing chances for the defender,...
Thinking Your Way to Chess Mastery 2
Wow! IM Mark Ginsburg has certainly struck gold with his series, "Thinking Your Way to Chess Mastery"! "Inspect" the positions...
Live Sessions; Race Attacks
Here Danny takes a break from covering pawn structures, and plays a "Live Sessions" match for our entertainment. In this...
Beauty at a Young Age
Grandmaster Khachiyan begins a new series on the subject of game review. Here he analyzes a game played by one of his own...
Live Sessions; Lessons on Simple Chess
In this "Live Sessions", FIDE Master Charles Galofre finds himself with a small, but simple advantage. It was a position...
Pawn Structure 101: The Stonewall
In the fourth video of what will likely become our never-ending "Pawn Structure Series", Danny discusses the Stonewall and...
Thinking Your Way to Chess Mastery
International Master Mark Ginsburg makes his debut for Chess.com videos! Continuing with his excellent lecture topics, this...
Evaluation and Dynamic Thinking II
Grandmaster Khachiyan continues his video series on the "art of evaluating" with the review of yet another game...
MA: Finding (and Using!) Your Advantages
In this video, IM David Pruess recaps the second half of this great "Member Analysis" game. In doing so, he expands on the...
Evaluation and Dynamic Thinking I
Grandmaster Melik Khachiyan continues his video series on the subject of improving your positional understanding, with a...
Pawn Structure 101: Panov-Botvinnik
IM Rensch continues his series on "Pawn Structures" by analyzing the incredibly sharp, and volatile Panov-Botvinnik Structure....
Live Sessions; Static vs. Dynamic Variations
In another Live Sessions, FIDE Master Charles Galofre tackles the sharp, but perhaps prematurely aggressive, Tarrasch Defense...
The Evaluation of a Position II; Capablanca - Alek
Grandmaster Melik continues his series on the "art of evaluating" with the quick review of a game played between...
Pawn Structure 101: Orthodox/Minority Attack
In the second video of this series dedicated to the "little guys", Danny evolves on his explanations of "seeing the bigger...
The Evaluation of a Position I; Karpov - Anand 199
An incredible show of positional technique by Anand, accompanied by an even more impressive description of the game itself...
Getting Lucky in Chess 2
Sam Shankland continues his series on "getting lucky", with the review of another one of his own games from a...
Pawn Structure 101: Intro/Complex
Everything you have ever wanted to know about Pawn Structure is about to be answered... Or at least we hope! International...
Getting Lucky in Chess
You may not want to admit it, but we all just get flat out lucky sometimes! Yes, even you!! So what is it about those games...
Restriction 2; Karpov vs. Kasparov WCH 1985
In this video, Grandmaster Khachiyan continues his series on the important positional idea of "restriction". What...