Fischer Takes The Title: The Best Games Of The 1970s
The 1972 World Chess Championship match between Fischer and Boris Spassky was a tremendous contest that ultimately concluded...
The Chess Game Known As Mona Lisa: The Best Games Of The 1970s
Eduard Gufeld's game against Bagirov is widely adored by players of all levels for the ambitious play from both players...
Boris Spassky's Magic Miniature: The Best Games Of The 1970s
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...
Kasparov's Trainer Smashes Keres Attack: The Best Games Of The 1970s
The Sicilian Defense requires great precision from both sides. Watch how Kasparov's trainer and Sicilian specialist, GM...
Karpov's 1st Loss As World Chess Champion: The Best Games Of The 1970s
Anatoly Karpov's 1st defeat as the newly crowned World Chess Champion was a stunner! Don't miss his battle with Ulf Andersson...
The Greatest French Defense Ever Played: The Best Games Of The 1970s
The following game against Sammy Reshevsky is one of the great masterpieces in the French Defense, possibly the greatest...
An INSANE Chess Move: The Best Games Of The 1970s
Emil Diemer was a deeply troubled chess player. He was the co-author of the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit, a committed madman,...
Is This The Most Crushing Isolated Pawn Attack Ever: The Best Games Of The 1970s
In the 1975-76 Hastings tournament, two English future grandmasters (the first English grandmasters in fact!) did battle...
Here Comes Alpha-Zero: Computer Chess
Alpha-Zero was a chess engine that taught itself how to play and became the strongest engine in the world! CM James Coleman...
Critter's Romantic Attack: Computer Chess
They're as modern as it gets, but sometimes computers take us back to the romantic era of chess. CM James Coleman demonstrates...
Humans Strike Back: Computer Chess
The engines reign supreme, but humans may still have a chance. Check out this heroic effort by GM Hikaru Nakamura.
Lc0 vs Stockfish: Computer Chess
Leela Chess Zero, LC0 is the successor to Alpha-Zero and the top neural net engine today. Check out its amazing win against...
Stockfish's Killer Bishops: Computer Chess
In the old days, computers were known for materialism, but now they can sacrifice and play amazing attacking games. CM James...
Stockfish's Powerful Pawns: Computer Chess
Modern engines can combine brilliant sacrifices with positional depth. Check out an amazing Stockfish game, brought to you...
A Crazy King Walk: Modern Chess Masterpieces
How does a white king walk to the eighth rank in the middlegame and live to tell about it? GM Surya Ganguly brings you one...
Carlsen's Wild Game: Modern Chess Masterpieces
When GM Li Chao went all-in on his attack against the world champion, it produced an amazing game. GM Surya Ganguly shows...
Anand's Best Game: Modern Chess Masterpieces
Vishy Anand has played many brilliant games, but this sacrificial attack against Aronian may be his best. GM Surya Ganguly...
Paravyan's Brilliant Attack: Modern Chess Masterpieces
Grandmasters have been struggling to attack the Petrov Defense for years. GM David Paravyan may have played the best anti-Petrov...
A Secret Gem: Modern Chess Masterpieces
In 2003 Grandmasters Nigel Short and Ruslan Ponomariov played a secret training match. In one game in the match, Short played...
A Shocking Sicilian: Modern Chess Masterpieces
How do you get a top GM like Shakhriyar Mamedyarov into a totally paralyzed position? GM Andrei Volokitin managed it in...
Stockfish On The Attack: Computer Chess
Today, engines are too strong to play even matches against humans, but they still regularly produce brilliant games against...
The Most Amazing Stalemate Of All Time: Computer Chess
Sometimes engines come up with tactics that a human would never see. CM James Coleman demonstrates an astounding stalemate...
Rybka vs Nakamura: Computer Chess
In one of the strangest games you'll ever see, in 2008, GM Hikaru Nakamura was able to take advantage of a flaw in the engine,...
Hydra vs Adams: Computer Chess
By 2007 chess engines were already starting to advance past the point where humans could compete. CM James Coleman brings...
Rybka vs Shredder: Computer Chess
In the old days, engines were often accused of playing in a materialistic style. In this game from 2009, Rybka demonstrated...