Juicy Pawns on the Semi-Open Files
Today GM Bojkov reviews three practical game examples, displaying the art of using the rooks positionally. Specifically...
The Active King: Triumphal Walk Part 2
In this sequel video we find an amazing game where both kings are completely exposed. In the game Gashimov-Grischuk, from...
The Active King: Triumphal Walk Part 1
This weekend we all bear witness to the amazing idea of an active king in the middle game. Taken from the game examples:...
Positional Exchange Sacrifice
The "chess gods" may have decided the respective values of each chessman, but when can we throw those "point systems" out...
Subtleties of the Queen
Developing the queen early was always considered "naughty" by the chess greats of the past; however, it seems that in our...
The Bishop Pair II
GM Dejan Bojkov brings us the sequel to his video displaying the raw power of the bishop pair in chess. Where as the former...
General Strategy: The Open File!
GM Dejan Bojkov recites beautiful chess poetry for our ears! In today's video we learn the many ways in which an open file...
The Empty Bishop
GM Bojkov continues his excellent description of each piece, expounding upon their merit and faults in a brilliant systematic...
Loss for the Knight, Losing the Horse 2
Today Grandmaster Dejan Bojkov brings us the sequel, and unfortunately for the knight, this movie also spells doom for the...
Loss for the Knight... Losing the Horse 1
GM Dejan Bojkov continues his systematic breakdown of every chess piece, their strengths, weaknesses, and everything in...
General Strategy: The Bishop Pair
This weekend Grandmaster Dejan Bojkov continues his video series on the discussion of "piece couples", and how to use them...
Claustrophobic Rook
GM Dejan Bojkov continues with his excellent coverage of the "power" of the chess men: how the pieces move; their strengths...
Nominal and Absolute Power of the Pieces 2
In today's lecture, Grandmaster Dejan Bojkov brings us the second installment in his video series about the "actual" value...
Couples In Chess; Queen and Knight
Grandmaster Dejan Bojkov continues his video series describing how to effectively use the different types of "piece couples"...
Straining the Bishop
Today GM Dejan Bojkov teaches several fundamental, and very important, positional concepts about using and trapping bishops....
Couples In Chess
Grandmaster Bojkov follows up his debut video about piece activity with an extremely instructive lecture on "piece couples"...
General Strategy: When To Exchange Pieces
In Grandmaster Dejan Bojkov's first video for Chess.com, he dives directly into one of the great chess questions that has...