Live Sessions; The 1.b3 "Chicken" System!
In this highly entertaining Live Session, IM Daniel Rensch takes an unorthodoxed approach against and unorthodoxed system!...
Live Sessions; An Opposite 'Coloured' English!
After equalizing quickly against the English opening, IM Danny Rensch finds himself playing an "unstable" middlegame with...
Patterns Everyone Must Know: Beyond the Basics 2!
In the second half of the Beyond the Basics installment, International Master Daniel Rensch takes you, well, beyond the...
Patterns Everyone Must Know: Beyond The Basics 1!
Today you take your quest to master all the critical tactical patterns in chess to the next level! IM Daniel Rensch is your...
Live Sessions; An 'Isolated' Incident!
When the dynamic middlegames of the Panov Attack (Caro Kann) quickly enter an endgame where both sides posses an isolated...
Live Sessions; Minority Attack Dominance!
Somehow, the tables are turned in this Live Sessions! IM Rensch finds himself executing a Minority Attack normally played...
Patterns Everyone Must Know: Basic Tactics 2!
In part 2 of this incredible video series by IM Daniel Rensch, you will continue with the remaining 12 patterns that you...
Patterns Everyone Must Know: Basic Tactics 1!
Chess is a game of pattern recognition, but what "patterns" do you need to know? From tactics, to mating nets, to strategical...
Live Sessions; A Smith-Morra Prayer!
In this Live Sessions battle white sacrifices early in the game to set the tone for some exciting chess! Under the pressure...
Pawn Structure 101: Scheveningen 4 - Knightmares!
In this lively summary of white's perspective in the Scheveningen formation, IM Rensch discusses white's tactical patterns...
Pawn Structure 101: Scheveningen 3 - Modern Ideas!
In the third installment of the Scheveningen structure we witness an amazing, well coordinated attack that holds striking...
Live Sessions; Misplayed Positional Ideas
As sad as it was for his opponent to blunder a piece in an otherwise equal position, because of it, the rest of us get a...
Pawn Structure 101: Scheveningen 2 - White's g4!
All the cool kids are doing it! Watching IM Daniel Rensch's Pawn Structure 101 video series that is! Apparently, playing...
How to Analyze Your Own Games 3: vs IM Sevillano!
Learn how to recognize the key moments from your games during post game analysis! Though nothing in chess is a perfect science,...
Live Sessions; A Little IQP Technique!
Another day on Chess.com, another Live Sessions to chew on! Sink your teeth into an "un-orthodoxed opening" choice that...
Pawn Structure 101: Scheveningen Intro!
Today IM Rensch finally opens the "can of worms" that is the Open Sicilians, and with that, all the glorious Pawn Structures...
How to Analyze Your Own Games 2: vs IM Yang
Good technique requires accurate calculation at all times! IM Rensch is reminded of this important fact in his game against...
Live Sessions; Crazy Pawns! A Dynamic Imbalance...
We know, we know... it's been a while since you got your Live Sessions fix! Forgive us for the more than a month delay,...
Live Sessions; A Space Advantage with Time!
Another week of video lectures, another exciting Live Sessions with IM Rensch! Here Danny finds himself on the black side...
Live Sessions; The Powerful Pony!
As FIDE Master Elliot Liu stated in his "Magical Outpost" videos, a strong Knight on the d5-outpost square is usually devastating....
Unbalanced Material: BONUS - Pawns Win!
Just when you thought you had escaped IM Rensch's "unbalanced" and sometimes rather unstable claims in this video series,...
Unbalanced Material: Minor Pieces vs Pawns!
International Master Daniel Rensch brings his latest topic to a close today, with the tenth and final lecture in the Unbalanced...
Live Sessions; Bad Endgames, a Lesson Learned!
The transition from a worse middlegame to an equal ending was seemingly all IM Daniel Rensch needed to feel confident that...
Everything You Need To Know 5: Bring It Together!
Unfortunately, the most important chess lesson of your life comes to an end here, but we hope you enjoyed the ride! IM Rensch...
Everything You Need To Know 4: The Endgame!
Your journey continues today! IM Rensch leads us into the final stage of chess with a few goals in mind: understand the...