Learn To Play The Scotch Game: Opening Traps
The Scotch is an opening full of traps on both sides of the board, and if you play it you need to know how to spot them....
Learn To Play The Scotch Game: Qh4 Refuted
When playing the Scotch, you may be troubled by an aggressive-looking Black reply, the early Qh4. This move, though, can...
Learn To Play Chess960 (Fischer Random)
Tired of the same old chess openings? Chess960 (also known as Fischer Random) is the game for you. Learn how to play this...
Learn To Play The Tarrasch Defense: Main Line With 9.dxc5
If you've followed the Tarrasch lessons so far, you know that it's a serious opening with many important variations. In...
Learn To Play The Scotch Game: Miezes Variation
When playing the Scotch, what should you do when Black plays Nf6, like Karpov, Kramnik and Aronian? Learn how to handle...
Learn To Play The Tarrasch Defense: Main Line
The Tarrasch Defense is a complex opening, but you can learn the main line with this lesson. Find out how to play the critical...
Learn To Play The Tarrasch Defense: Introduction
If you play queen's pawn opening for either Black or White, you need to know the Tarrasch Defense. In this introduction,...
Learn To Play The Scotch Game: Classic Variation
If you want to play the Scotch, you need to know the main lines that come up in the opening. In this lesson, learn the classic...
Learn To Play The Scotch Game: Introduction
The Scotch is a fun and solid way to open a chess game. Learn the basics of this king's pawn opening in this first lesson,...
Why You Should Muddy The Waters In Chess
When playing against a human opponent, sometimes it pays off to create uncertainty and complications on the chessboard....
Why You Should Always Pause To Calculate In Chess
Chess games often hinge on the results of a single move, so it's important to take your time to calculate during critical...
Boost Your Puzzle Rush Score: Playing Puzzle Rush
Now that GM Simon Williams has taught you many techniques to improve your Puzzle Rush score, he is ready to put his knowledge...
Boost Your Puzzle Rush Score: Seal The King
You wouldn't believe some of the ways you can use a subtle tactic in a chess game. Find out how to seal up the king so it...
Boost Your Puzzle Rush Score: Remove The Defender
Removing the defender is a critical concept in many chess tactics, so you need to know how to do it to be a master of Puzzle...
Boost Your Puzzle Rush Score: Loose Pieces
One of the quickest ways to get better at Puzzle Rush is to recognize loose pieces, both yours and your opponent's. Learn...
Why You Should Always Have A Plan In Chess
In chess, you can't let up on a winning position, hoping to coast to a win. Learn why you need a plan to finish the game...
How To Trust Your Chess Intuition
As you grow as a chess player you will develop a sense of intuition over the chessboard. Learn how to trust this sense to...
The Max Lange Attack: 'Aggressive And Fun'
The Max Lange attack is a "swashbuckling" way to handle the king's pawn opening. Find out how to play the material imbalance...
Boost Your Puzzle Rush Score: Queen Traps
Want to get your Puzzle Rush score to a new all-time high? This video will teach you how to spot queen traps in the Puzzle...
Improving your Puzzle Rush Score: Discovered Check
Familiarize yourself with common Puzzle Rush patterns in this video from GM Simon Williams on Discovered Attacks! Just lean...
Improving Your Puzzle Rush Score: Qa4 & Qa5
Why should you study puzzles? To get a better score at Puzzle Rush! And to improve as a chess player... Fortunately, the...
Bronstein’s Open Games: Great Chess Master Methods
David Bronstein might be one of the best chess players ever who did not become world champion, and you can learn a lot from...
Tal’s Open Files: Great Chess Master Methods
Mikhail Tal had many brilliant ways to win chess games, but perhaps his signature method was to make use of open files....
Think Before Taking A Draw In Chess
If you're in a position where you have much less risk than your opponent, you should think hard before accepting a draw....
Kramnik's Breakthrough: Great Chess Master Methods
Vladimir Kramnik is a genius at knowing exactly the best moment to break through in a chess position. Take a look at his...