When Computers Go Wrong: Simple Blockades
What happens when the almighty engine leads you astray? GM Simon Williams begins a series examining the missteps of our...
How To Checkmate: Forrest Gump Mate
Are chess players allowed to make up their own checkmates? Simon Williams sure did, and you won't want to miss this run,...
How To Checkmate: Double Bishop Mate
Can you harness the almighty power of two bishops to checkmate? GM Simon Williams shows you how to deliver death on the...
How To Checkmate: Smothered Mate
This is the checkmate that knight fans dream their whole lives of playing in a real game -- the smothered mate. It's probably...
How To Checkmate: Boden's Mate
The first time this checkmate happens to all of us, it's a shock. Let GM Williams show you how to sac your queen and use...
How To Checkmate: Dovetail Mate
Do you know the dovetail checkmate? Even GM Simon Williams admits he wasn't familiar with the name, if not the pattern....
How To Checkmate: Epaulette Mate
This picturesque checkmate is one you need to know, as it comes up quite often in all kinds of games. Let Simon Williams...
How To Checkmate: Morphy Mate
Paul Morphy was an early chess legend, and it's no surprise that so many checkmates are named after the great man. GM Simon...
How To Checkmate: Anastasia Mate
Is this checkmate straight out of a fairy tale? Simon Williams shows you one of the most beautiful mating patterns in chess.
How To Checkmate: Arabian Mate
What was the first checkmate ever "invented"? It's hard to say, but it might be the Arabian mate. Learn how to use your...
How To Checkmate: Opera Mate
It's a checkmate inspired by the most famous chess game of all time: The Paul Morphy opera house classic. Find out how you...
How To Checkmate: Damiano Mate
You know all the crazy, newfangled ways to checkmate, sure. But do you know one of the very oldest patterns? Simon Williams...
How To Checkmate: Kiss Of Death
The kiss of death in chess is when a queen delivers checkmate on the square directly in front of the enemy king. It seems...
How To Checkmate: Back-Rank Mate
Is this the easiest checkmate to perform on the board? Sometimes. But GM Williams is here to tell you that there is more...
Spicy Openings! The Max Lange Attack: A Stunning Attacking Move
If you like spicy opening gambits, you won't want to miss the conclusion of GM Williams' series on the Max Lange Attack.
How To Checkmate: Scholar's Mate/Legal Mate
Let GM Simon Williams take you to checkmate school to teach you the most commonly attempted mate in all of chess: the scholar's...
Time: Counter-Attacking In The Opening
Often the opening is the best phase of a chess game to use time -- and launch a deadly counterattack. GM Williams concludes...
How To Checkmate: Fool's Mate
Don't be a fool and fall for the shortest checkmate in the game. GM Simon Williams gives you a lesson in the quickest chess...
Karpov The Strangler
How do you squeeze the life out of your opponent's chess pieces? Learn from one of the best ever, Anatoly Karpov.
Time: Tempo In The Middlegame
How do you manage time in the middlegame? GM Williams is not talking about your chess clock, but the speed with which you...
Time: Attack The King Now
How do you use time in chess to defeat the world champion, and maybe the best player ever? Find out how even Magnus Carlsen's...
Time: Creating Threats
How do you use time in a chess game to create a threat? GM Simon Williams continues his lesson on controlling tempo to win.
Time: Increasing The Tempo To Win
When should you rush things on the chessboard? GM Simon Williams teaches you how to punish your opponent's slow play with...
The Ginger GM Strikes Again
We have seen the power of zugzwang in a slow, positional squeeze, but you can also use the concept to strike like a cobra...
When You're Stuck Without A Move
Being stuck without a move in chess is one of the most unpleasant experiences in the game. Let GM Simon Williams show you...