GM Judit Polgar is one of the greatest attacking players of all time. WGM Tatev Abrahamyan shows you one of Polgar's exciting and risky attacks against GM Lenier Dominguez.
Did you know that you can still look for checkmate tactics in endgames? World champion, Alexander Alekhine loved to attack at every stage and he didn't let a few trades stop him from constructing a mating net.
How does WGM Tatev Abrahamyan hunt her opponent's kings? Check out one of her best games, a brilliant attack against FM Eugene Yanayt.
How should you chase down and checkmate your opponent's king? WGM Tatev Abrahamyan begins her new series on mating nets with a classic king hunt by the great Mikhail Chigorin.
WGM Tatev Abrahamyan wraps up her series on king hunts with an amazing study by Genrikh Kasparyan.
How do you prepare to win with black against a top grandmaster? Sometimes you need to try a variation that everyone else considers unsound! Check out Svidler - Topalov from the 2014 Candidates Tournament.
How do you prepare against a world champion, like Vladimir Kramnik? GM Romain Edouard reveals how he worked with GM Veselin Topalov to start a powerful attack against Kramnik in the 2014 Candidates Tournament.
GM Romain Edouard is back for another lesson from the GM opening kitchen. Check out how Romain helped his student, GM Adrien Demuth set a nasty trap and win a nice miniature.
What type of opening preparation does a grandmaster bring to a tournament? GM Romain Edouard starts his course by demonstrating a game of his own. against 2700 rated, Alexander Riazantsev.
Often in the Sicilian White will try to grab space with an early c4 advance. Don't worry! GM Fabien Libiszewski is here to show you how Black can fight for the initiative.
Learning openings is more than just memorizing moves. GM Fabien Libiszewski demonstrates the key positional idea for players of the Kalashnikov, the d5 pawn break. Learn from a game between two world champions, Fische...
GM Fabien Libiszewski is back to show you the most famous game ever played in the Kalashnikov Sicilian. See if you can find the moves from De Labourdonnais's amazing attack, played way back in 1834!
Are you looking for a fighting opening against 1.e4? GM Fabien Libiszewski brings you an in-depth look at his favorite weapon, the Kalashnikov Sicilian.
How does the Kalashnikov Sicilian look in the hands of a modern Grandmaster? Check out a great game by our author's compatriot, GM Sebastien Maze.
How can you use the Kalashnikov Sicilian to attack? GM Fabien Libiszewski shows you an amazing game by GM Igor Nataf, where he threw everything at the white king and won in style.
Learn how to fight for the darks squares in the Kalashnikov as GM Fabien Libiszewski demonstrates key attacking ideas by playing for dark square dominance!
You've learned the key ideas, now make sure you know the precise move orders. GM Fabien Libiszewski demonstrates how to play confidently against White's sidelines.
GM Fabien Libiszewski is back to show some key Kalashnikov lines, all featuring a powerful black knight on d4. Black is usually happy to sacrifice a pawn in the center to create a monstrous bishop on g7.
GM Fabien Libiszewski is back with more details to prepare your Kalashnikov repertoire. Check out one of the variations frequently debated by strong grandmasters.
GM Fabien Libiszewski wraps up his extensive coverage of the Sicilian Kalashnikov by demonstrating Black's answers to any sideline White might throw your way.
Sam Copeland's pick for the tenth best game of the 1990s was played by an 11 year old! Was this the greatest game ever played by someone so young? Take a look and decide for yourself.
Alexey Shirov is a famed attacker and in this game against the great Vladimir Kramnik, Shirov's desperation attack broke through in an amazing fashion. This Tal-like game is Sam Copeland's pick for the number nine gam...
Garry Kasparov didn't lose many games in the 1990s, but in Dos Hermanas, 1996, Vladimir Kramnik played a daring sacrificial attack and defeated him with the black pieces. Check out Sam Copeland's pick for the number e...
John Nunn is known as a great attacking player, but in Sam Copeland's number seven game of the 90s Igor Nataf took the initiative with an early sacrifice and never stopped going for Nunn's king!
How can a positional game be one of the greatest of the 90s? Sam Copeland explains how each counter-intuitive decision by Vishy Anand built up his position until he crashed through against Vasil Ivanchuk.
