Live Sessions; Back as Black!
IM Rensch's Live Sessions are back, and in this game, well, he was black (hence the title). Here Danny tackles a slightly...
Amateur Game Review: Amateur's Mind 4
In the second half of the game covered in Amateur's Mind 3, IM Rensch covers the psychology of how to handle positions where...
Amateur Game Review: Amateur's Mind 3
You may remember him from the classic hits "Amateur's Mind 1" and "Amateur's Mind 2." Yes, Daniel Rensch...
Amateur Game Review: Strategy vs. Tactics
Danny exhorts all aspiring "strategists" and "tacticians" to become shapeshifters, by far the dominant...
Amateur Game Review: Amateur's Mind 2
In the second half of his analysis, Danny teaches a bunch of important principles, for the queen's gambit structure, for...
Amateur Game Review: Amateur's Mind 1
Danny tackles the use of intuition and calculation in the first half of this game analysis, exhorting his viewers to use...
Amateur Game Review: Chess Crimes 2
IM Rensch brings you a second installment of Chess Crimes. Today's main crime... dogma! Check this one out, as not only...
Amateur Game Review: Chess Crimes 1
IM Rensch kicks off a new series. Analyzing the games of lower-rated players, he seeks to provide useful advice that you...
Live Sessions 11; One Move at a Time
IM Rensch squares off with another international master, who plays a dubious opening, and then continues with consistent...
Live Sessions 10; One Move at a Time
IM Rensch faces a new kind of opponent: a BEAST! The beast charges right at him with a King's Gambit, and Danny is forced...
Live Sessions 9; One Move at a Time
Another thrilling live session with Danny Rensch. Today he faces an opponent strong enough to trap his king... will this...
Live Sessions 8; One Move at a Time
Danny makes things more exciting for the viewer by sacrificing his queen on move 6! An exciting game ensues where in particular...
Live Sessions 7; One Move at a Time
Gambits!? This time International Master Daniel Rensch gives it a try at the challenging yet very dynamic and entertaining...
Isolated Queen Pawns: BONUS Video
Danny's a really nice guy. Nice guys like to give out bonuses. Hopefully you learned a lot of important themes for iqp positions...
Isolated Queen Pawns: Practical Examples 3
The final installment of IM Rensch's IQP series... or is it? He gives us another in-depth analyzed game. This one comes...
Isolated Queen Pawns: Practical Examples 2
IM Rensch shows us Kamsky's redemption, a beautiful model game for the side with the iqp. Great ideas for creating your...
Isolated Queen Pawns: Practical Examples 1
IM Rensch rolls up his sleeves after several blackboard lessons on textbook techniques for both sides in iqp situations....
Isolated Queen Pawns: The Majors
FM/IM Rensch strips the board down further, leaving only a queen and rook each. Now most all the dynamic chances of the...
Isolated Queen Pawns: It's so Simple
FM Rensch continues to go through the methods available to the player facing the IQP. In this video he covers such topics...
Isolated Queen Pawns: Convert to Endgame
FM/IM Rensch gets into some seriously good anti-iqp play when he brings in Karpov. Karpov does everything you want to do...
Isolated Queen Pawns: Role Reversal
IM Rensch continues his series on Isolated Queen Pawns, with a look at some techniques for the side without the isolated...
Isolated Queen Pawns: Attacking Ideas Continued
FM/IM Rensch gives us the third video in his critically-acclaimed series on isolated queen pawns. You won't want to miss...
Isolated Queen Pawns: d4-d5 Pawn Breakthrough
Part 2! IM Daniel Rensch wants you to play with your pawn in the d5 breakthrough. Bring a pen and paper, this is a lesson...
Isolated Queen Pawns: Intro
IM-Elect Daniel Rensch begins a new lecture series on the Isolated Queen Pawn. This 10 part series begins with the important...
The Principle of Two Weaknesses: Bonus Video!
FM Daniel Rensch finishes The Principle of Two Weaknesses series with a “bonus” lecture on the Knight vs. Bishop endgame....