My Best Game: NM Sam Copeland
NM Sam Copeland is the Content Director for Chess.com and plays a mean game of chess himself. In his best ever game he played...
Komodo's INSANE Queen Sacrifice!
Join NM Sam Copeland as he checks out this insanely beautiful game from the chess engines Komodo and Winter!
Komodo Sacs EVERYTHING For Morphy-Style Checkmate!
Join NM Sam Copeland as he breaks down one of, if not THE MOST beautiful chess miniature of the past century in this thrilling...
Komodo Releases A New Dragon!
The Komodo team has released a powerful new chess engine, "Dragon" by Komodo! This engine adds NNUE technology to the already...
Komodo CRUSHES With...Schara-Hennig Gambit?!
Join NM Sam Copeland as he checks out this awesome Computer Chess engine match up as Komodo crushes Rofchade with the von...
Learn From The Best: Stockfish Goes On A King Hunt
One thing that Stockfish won't abide is an opponent's exposed king. Check out how Stockfish takes down Leela's early f5...
Learn From The Best: Stockfish's Morphy Impression
It's not often that one of the top engines in the world gets checkmated on move 24. Check out how Stockfish makes the engine...
Learn From The Best: Stockfish's King's Indian
Traditional engines have long considered the King's Indian Defense to favor White. However, Stockfish, armed with a neural...
Learn From The Best: Stockfish Slays The Dragon
In its inaugural event after adding a neural net Stockfish won with a brilliant dismantling of the Sicilian Dragon. Check...
Leela vs the Newcomer
Join NM Sam Copeland as he breaks down an electrifying game between the new engine Stockfish NNUE and Leela Chess Zero,...
Learn From The Best: Leela Chess Zero's Pawn Storm
Leela Chess Zero won the 13th season of the Computer Chess Championship 106-94 against Stockfish 11. The Neural Network...
Alekhine's Defense 6: Sidelines
Learn White's less-popular but still poisonous options against Alekhine's Defense in this video, as NM Sam Copeland discusses...
Alekhine's Defense: How To Punish 2. Nc3
The move 2.Nc3 is one of the most popular sidelines against Alekhine's Defense. White players seeking to avoid theory often...
Alekhine's Defense: Chase Variation
The Chase Variation is like a pitchfork: dangerous, but it has some gaps. The pawn structure even looks like a pitchfork...
Alekhine's Defense: Neutralizing The 4 Pawns Attack
If you've tried Alekhine's Defense, you've probably been a little scared when your opponent pushed all four center pawns...
Alekhine's Defense: Corralling The Exchange
The Exchange Variation is White's simplest option against Alekhine's Defense, but it may also be the best. Learn the simple...
Alekhine's Defense: The Modern Variation
Are you interested in original chess and maybe not so much theory? Alekhine's Defense is perfect for you. In this video,...
Magnus Carlsen's World-Championship-Winning Move
Magnus Carlsen's 50.Qh6+!! ended the 2016 World Championship with a beautiful bang. NM Sam Copeland presents a host of similar...