The 1972 World Chess Championship match between Fischer and Boris Spassky was a tremendous contest that ultimately concluded Fischer's untouchable 1970-1972 period (and even his career...). Game six was a breaking poi...
Eduard Gufeld's game against Bagirov is widely adored by players of all levels for the ambitious play from both players and thrilling conclusion. Gufeld has termed this chess game his Mona Lisa, and the name has stuck!
In 1970, the U.S.S.R. and the Rest of the World played an epic chess match narrowly won by the U.S.S.R. by the score of 20.5-19.5. On first board, Boris Spassky won this stunning victory over Bent Larsen in round two,...
The Sicilian Defense requires great precision from both sides. Watch how Kasparov's trainer and Sicilian specialist, GM Gennadi Timoschenko, vigorously punishes Pokojowczyk's errors in this thrilling game!
Anatoly Karpov's 1st defeat as the newly crowned World Chess Champion was a stunner! Don't miss his battle with Ulf Andersson in which the Swede improbably positionally outplays Karpov with the black pieces in a style...
The following game against Sammy Reshevsky is one of the great masterpieces in the French Defense, possibly the greatest chess game ever won by the black side. Reshevsky plays theoretically, but the theory of the time...
Emil Diemer was a deeply troubled chess player. He was the co-author of the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit, a committed madman, forbidden to play chess by his doctors, and disturbingly, the official chess reporter of the Thir...
In the 1975-76 Hastings tournament, two English future grandmasters (the first English grandmasters in fact!) did battle in an exciting isolated pawn chess game. Keene came out the winner and produced an attacking mas...
How does former world champion, Vishy Anand, handle the Black side of the Italian? IM Yuriy Krykun shows what White needs to watch out for.
Why can't Black easily equalize with a quick d5 pawn break in the Italian? IM Yuriy Krykun demonstrates how GM Anish Giri won quickly against Black's d5 push.
How does world championship candidate, GM Richard Rapport, play the Italian? He finds creative attacking ideas. IM Yuriy Krykun demonstrates one of Rapport's quick knockouts.
IM Yuriy Krykun demonstrates the key ideas in the Italian Opening by demonstrating how GM Gevorg Harutjunyan gained a dominant position against him with straightforward play in the Italian.
IM Yuriy Krykun explains how a pawn on c3 helps White take over the center in the Italian.
IM Yuriy Krykun is back to demonstrate another game from GM Richard Rapport. Check out how queenside expansion can lead to a quick win.
Alpha-Zero was a chess engine that taught itself how to play and became the strongest engine in the world! CM James Coleman brings you the full story.
They're as modern as it gets, but sometimes computers take us back to the romantic era of chess. CM James Coleman demonstrates a great attack from the engine, Critter.
The engines reign supreme, but humans may still have a chance. Check out this heroic effort by GM Hikaru Nakamura.
Leela Chess Zero, LC0 is the successor to Alpha-Zero and the top neural net engine today. Check out its amazing win against Stockfish!
In the old days, computers were known for materialism, but now they can sacrifice and play amazing attacking games. CM James Coleman brings you this amazing attack from Stockfish.
Modern engines can combine brilliant sacrifices with positional depth. Check out an amazing Stockfish game, brought to you by CM James Coleman.
Life's never quiet for GM Mamedyarov's opponents! Check out how an early g4 advance led to a wild win against GM Gabriel Sargissian.
It seems like g4 is playable in any position these days. Check out how GM Mamedyarov tried a rare g4 advance in a position that has been seen thousands of times.
The top chess engines today have demonstrated the power of an early h-pawn advance. GM Mamedyarov likes to attack with his h-pawn too. Check out this convincing win against GM Wesley So.
What shocking move did GM Mamedyarov play to surprise the world this year? He explains the thought process behind 3.g4 in a super-GM tournament.
How did GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov surprise and then defeat one of the top players in the world? He found a great moment for his trademark g4 advance!
