Grandmaster Alexander Grischuk is difficult to beat, even when his position is technically lost. Against GM Ding Liren he slowly built up counterplay and made his opponent make hard decisions until he was able to hold...
What happens when your author, Dejan Bojkov has to compete with top Grandmasters? See how top players have attempted to escape when Dejan had an advantage and how he got himself out of trouble as well.
Grandmaster Jan-Krzysztof Duda is one of the best attacking players in the world. How did GM Vladislav Artemiev defend himself? He traded off the most problematic attacking pieces and reached a defendable ending. How...
Tatev Abrahamyan kicks off her review of some of the best studies ever, with this short but tricky puzzle by Alois Wotawa. Find out Tatev's best tips for solving tricky chess studies.
Tatev Abrahamyan continues her look at studies by Alois Wotawa. Figure out White's unique path to survival. This study was first published with an error, which shows that even great authors and puzzle solvers don't ge...
Tatev Abrahamyan brings you another great study by Alois Wotawa. How can you make White's rook and one pawn more valuable than Black's army of passed pawns?
Tatev Abrahamyan demonstrates another study by the great composer Alois Wotawa. Your pawn is nearly ready to promote, but Black's rooks are about to skewer on the g-file. What can you do?
Tatev Abrahamyan demonstrates the most difficult study yet! White's king looks like it's about to get checkmate but there's a cunning defense. Watch as she demonstrates the key amazing ideas.
Put your pieces in the ideal position to control the most important part of the board - the center. Try to attack those squares, e4, d4, e5 and d5 early in the game. If you can control those squares your opponent won'...
Take control of the game by developing your pieces rapidly to squares where they control the center. You want to develop your knights and bishops and castle quickly. Once you've done that, it's time to move the queen...
King safety is the most important positional factor in chess. Usually the best way to secure your king is to castle. That way you can use your center pawns to fight for the center, but keep your side pawns back to pro...
An active piece has the potential to make many moves. At the start of the game, most pieces can't move at all and the knights can only move to two squares each. The best way to get pieces active is to move them toward...
Chess games typically feature three phases. The opening is when each side focuses on developing their pieces from the back rank. Once most pieces are developed we reach the middle-game, where both sides attempt to imp...
It’s important to pay attention to what your opponent is trying to do each turn. You want to watch out for any checks, captures, or threats that the opponent might make. Those are the moves that are likely to get you...
How did Yu Yangyi lead China to a win in the ONC? Check out the game here and see if you can find Yu's moves!
The United States entered the final round needing a win against the great Chinese team to reach the finals. Fabiano Caruana helped them do it by scoring a quick victory against Wang Hao. Check out how he did it!
Alireza Firouzja is seen by many as a future World Champion. He demonstrated why today by beating a former World Championship Challenger, in Sergey Karjakin. Check out how he did it!
The Chinese team is dominating the ONC so far. See how GM Yu Yangyi led them to victory on Friday with a stunning attack against GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda!
In round 6 of the ONC Wesley So defeated Baskaran Adhiban to lead the US team to a victory over India. Check out how he did it in a bonus game of the day!
Vishy Anand started day three with a 17 move crush against Ian Nepomniachtchi. How did he do it?
On day two of the ONC GM Firouzja and GM Dominguez played a wild game. Check out IM Levy Rozman's video analysis and see how the action concluded.
In the first round of the ONC Vladislav Artemiev defeated Levon Aronian in a brilliant attacking game. Check out the highlights in our first Game of the Day!
How do you defend against a Grandmaster, when you know your position is already losing with best play? NM Jeremy Kane demonstrates how he held on and turned things around by slowly improving each piece until he had an...
Anatloly Karpov was World Champion for 10 years and a fearless rival to Garry Kasparov for another decade after that. Check out his five greatest moves!
Paul Morphy was the greatest attacking player of the 1800s. See if you can figure out the top five moves of his brilliant career.
