Amazing Games for Beginners: Morphy's Genius 1
Today FIDE Master Elliot Liu continues our "Amazing Games for Beginners" series by bringing us part 1 of this two part video,...
The Big 3 - Important Winning Techniques
By popular request from our members, we are introducing more videos designed to cover the basics of chess principles and...
A Nice Walk In the Park: Absolute Craziness
In today's video FIDE Master Elliot Liu brings us a game full of, well, craziness! With both black and white's kings starting...
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...
The Year of the Carlsen; Part 2
FIDE Master Elliot Liu continues his video series, recapping Magnus Carlsen's "rocket fast" rise to the top of the chess...
The Year of the Carlsen; Part 1
FIDE Master Elliot Liu is back in action for Chess.com! Today he launches the first video in his series: "The Year...
Liu Analyzes: Chess.com Member Games 3
The third part of FM Liu's analysis of a game submitted by a chess.com member. In this part of the game, the opposite side...
Member Analysis: Liu Analyzes Games 2!
The second part of FM Liu's analysis looks at another exchange question and gets seriously into the middlegame, examining...
Member Analysis: Liu Analyzes Games!
FM Elliot Liu is back! In this video he begins taking a look at some games of chess.com members. Here the focus is on opening...
The King in the Center 2
FM Elliot Liu continues teaching us the all-important art of torturing your opponent’s un-castled king. In a sharp...
The King in the Center
FM Elliot Liu illustrates simple attacking methods to take advantage of the uncastled King. Pouncing on a seemingly harmless...
Liu Analyzes Retter-Gyrow 2
FM Elliott Liu continues his extensive analysis of a Chess.com member game moving into the complexity of the middle game....
Liu Analyzes Retter-Gyrow 1
FM Liu analyzes another game featuring two Chess.com members. Liu offers an interesting opening variation for black when...
A Cool Checkmate 2
Emboldened by FM Liu's decision to trade queens, his opponent plays a sharp line trying to win material. Liu responds confidently,...
A Cool Checkmate 1
FM Liu analyzes his favorite from the 2007 PanAmerican u18 Championship where he won the gold medal. The lesson includes...
A Great Game at a Great Time
FM Elliot Liu shares his thoughts and analysis during one of the more important games of his young career, a victory that...
Solving the Problem of the Queen 2
FM Liu now tackles the 10-move combination centered around getting his own queen trapped, giving the viewer ample chances...
Solving the Problem of the Queen 1
FM Liu analyzes "one of my most crazy games" in two parts. In the first half he covers the opening phase of the...