GM Dejan Bojkov explains how to use zugzwang to win games and tie your opponents in knots!
Leonid Kubbel was a Russian composer of endgame studies. See if you can solve some of his trickiest and most beautiful problems.
Genrikh Kasparyan was one of the greatest endgame composers of all time. See if you can work your way through some of his most beautiful studies.
Oleg Pervakov is maybe the greatest living chess study composer! He is the three-time world composition champion! Check out his best studies!
Pal Benko was both a world-class grandmaster and an amazing composer of chess studies. See if you can solve some of the most interesting chess studies by a chess legend.
Henri Rinck was a French study composer in the first half of the 1900s. He specialized in endgame studies and contributed many creative ideas. See if you can solve some of his most creative compositions!
Many people think that Garry Kasparov is the greatest chess player of all time! He was World Champion from 1985 - 2000 and retired from chess in 2005, still as the highest rated player in the world. Kasparov is renowned for great attacking play with both colors. See if you can figure out his decisions and learn from some of the greatest attacks anyone has ever played.
IM Anna Rudolf covers basic king and pawn endings that you should know well, along with more complicated endgames by top players that you can emulate. Learn how to activate your king and win with just a few pieces left on the board.
"Introduction to Tactics" introduces the student to the tactical tools of chess (forks, pins, etc.).
Silman Teaches Tactics - IM Jeremy Silman The classic challenges in this module contain combinations and tactical material for intermediate and expert level players (USCF or Elo ratings between 1400 and 2000+). Some challenges here are difficult even for masters and above. However, players of all levels can enjoy and learn from these examples.
"Step Up in Tactics" presents exercises, both checkmates and tactical, which are somewhat more difficult than the material covered so far.