World Champion Kramnik popularized the Berlin Defense as a way to reach an early endgame. However, in the 2018 Candidates tournament, Kramnik demonstrated that the Berlin can lead to amazing attacks as well. Check out...
In 2017 the engine, AlphaZero, shocked the chess world with a whole new type of engine chess. Check out this amazing highlight from AlhpaZero's first match. NM Copeland's #3 game of the decade.
It's not often that a chess game earns the monicker "Immortal." Young Wei Yi did it with his "Quiet Move Immortal" where he sacrificed a rook to set off a long king hunt, Check out NM Copeland's #2 game of the decade.
NM Sam Copeland thinks that Anand's brilliant win against Levon Aronian in 2013 was the best game of the 2010s. Check it out and let us know if you agree.
Learn the ideas behind the solid Queen's Gambit declined for both White and Black.
Learn the key ideas for both sides in the popular Exchange Variation of the Queen's Gambit. This video also covers the active, but risky Tarrasch Defense and the solid Semi-Tarrasch Defense.
The Semi-Slav is one of Black's best counter-attacking options against 1.d4. Some lines are solid and others are among the most complicated in all of chess.
Learn the key ideas for both sides in the tactical Cambridge Springs Defense and the solid Orthodox Defense. These openings have been played by World Champions for more than a century!
GM Romain Edouard is back with one of the most spectacular examples of a dominated piece in recent decades. Check out this fantastic effort by GM Yuri Solodovnichenko.
GM Romain Edouard concludes his series on domination with a classic game by the great Aron Nimzowitsch. Nimzowitsch takes what looks like a small advantage, paralyzes the white pieces and uses triangulation to break t...
GM Romain Edouard is back with another brilliant example of donating the opponent's pieces. GM Ray Robson didn't mind going down a piece when he could entomb a white rook on a1. Check out how he did it!
If you want to dominate your chess games, you'll need to learn how to dominate your opponent's pieces. If you can trap the enemy forces, then there's no rush to capture them right away. GM Romain Edouard demonstrates...
World Champion Mikhail Tal was probably the greatest sacrificial attacker in the history of chess! NM James Canty demonstrates Tal's five greatest queen sacrifices.
This year Stockfish, with its new neural network won the Computer Chess Chess Championship. NM Sam Copeland demonstrates one of the most amazing games from the championship, featuring shocking Sicilian sacrifices.
GM Surya Ganguly is back with another batch of training positions. He recommends 10-15 minutes per puzzle because that's as long as you'll want to spend in your most complicated tournament positions.
GM Surya Ganguly has another set of difficult training positions. See if you can find the solutions from his battles with strong Grandmasters, as well as the games of past champions.
GM Surya Ganguly is back with more tricky problems. See if you can find the moves that won from his own games and those of other top GMs. Good luck!
When you're playing a chess game, no one tells you which positions require tactical or positional solutions. GM Surya Ganguly provides several practice examples. See if you're up for the challenge!
GM Ganguly is back for one final set of tricky puzzles from his games and those of the best players in the world. The chess stars didn't always get these right. See how you can do.
Even a superstar like Smyslov wasn't above playing speculative gambits on occasion. Watch how he gave away a pawn for development and then scored a crushing victory!
What do you do when Black falls behind in development in an Sicilian? You open the center and attack. FM Andrey Terekhov brings you another masterpiece by World Champion Smyslov!
In a must-win situation, Smyslov played an unusual gambit. FM Andrey Terekhov demonstrates the surprising quiet move and then the brilliant tactics that made it work.
Smyslov played his immortal game when he was only fourteen years old. Check out his amazing attacking play and also an amazing combination by Akiba Rubinstein that may have inspired Smyslov.
Smyslov's brilliant attacking ideas even worked against other World Champions. In the 1948 World Championship tournament, Smyslov scored a rare opening knock-out against Max Euwe.
Jeffery Xiong just finished in second place in the 2020 US Championship. Against Dariusz Swiercz, Jeffery played over 20 moves of razor-sharp preparation and meticulously brought home his advantage.
