Patterns Everyone Must Know: Basic Tactics 2!
In part 2 of this incredible video series by IM Daniel Rensch, you will continue with the remaining 12 patterns that you...
Patterns Everyone Must Know: Basic Tactics 1!
Chess is a game of pattern recognition, but what "patterns" do you need to know? From tactics, to mating nets, to strategical...
The Art of "Tempo Moves" in Chess - Part 5
To wrap up her series on Tempo Moves, Camilla highlights several important positional points along with the regular onslaught...
The Art of "Tempo Moves" in Chess - Part 4
In her next installment, WGM Baginskaite elaborates on how to "eliminate the obviously bad choices" in order to find the...
Amazing Games for Beginners: Attack the Kingside 2
Though the players may not be well known, the ideas they execute are pure classics! FM Elliot Liu continues his series on...
The Art of "Tempo Moves" in Chess - Part 3
Turn up the beat and increase the tempo! WGM Baginskaite is back with a deeper look into the importance of finding, and...
Pawn Structure 101: Scheveningen 4 - Knightmares!
In this lively summary of white's perspective in the Scheveningen formation, IM Rensch discusses white's tactical patterns...
Member Analysis: Sacrifice in the Sozin
This video is Open Sicilian Player's gold! GM Dejan Bojkov is back on the "Member Analysis" trail today with an interesting...
The Art of "Tempo Moves" in Chess - Part 2
For beginner players looking to sharpen their tactical skills, and perhaps learn something new about the approach titled...
The Art of "Tempo Moves" in Chess - Part 1
This weekend we'd like to introduce the first female video author for Chess.com: WGM Camilla Baginskaite! Originally from...
Unbalanced Material: Principles in Practice!
IM Rensch continues his video series on the study of material imbalances with a recently played, highly interesting game...
Unbalanced Material: Minors vs Queen, Example Game
IM Rensch continues his series by reviewing an epic battle between GM Jaan Ehlvest and one of our own... International Master...
The Rooks Dream of... a Breakthrough!
Today Dejan concludes his study of the Rooks, what they dream about, and everything that makes them great! Here we see several...
Judgment and Planning Part 1: Meeting Aggression!
International Master Mark Ginsburg kicks off a new series on the subject of dealing with pressure packed situations in practical...
The Crushing Rook Lift
Grandmaster Dejan Bojkov provides two thrilling examples of the power of using a "rook lift" when attacking the enemy king....
The Active King: Triumphal Walk Part 1
This weekend we all bear witness to the amazing idea of an active king in the middle game. Taken from the game examples:...
Member Analysis: Super Sharp Struggle II
This weekend GM Roman Dzindzichashvili brings us another Member Analysis game full of instructive gems, as well as more...
Tactics Do Grow On Strategies 2
The power of pressure on an open file... oh what a beautiful thing! IM David Pruess continues his video series describing...
Tactics Do Grow On Strategies
"Tactics are the servants of strategy." -- Some Chess Nut-Job. Oh wait, that was former World Chess Champion Mikhail Botvinnik!...
Imbalanced Play vs FM Liu
GM Melik Khachiyan reviews his game against fellow Video Author, FIDE Master Elliot Liu, from the US Open last month in...
US Junior Championship II; v. FM John Bryant
Today International Master Sam Shankland continues with "post-mortem" coverage of his epic comeback at this year's US Junior...
Converting Extra Material IV
This weekend we work on our technique! IM Sam Shankland reviews a recent Super GM battle between Naiditsch and Kramnik in...
Amazing Games for Beginners: Strike While It's Hot
With this new "running-video-series", our authors plan to display some of the more beautiful and fundamentally vital ideas...
US Junior Championship I; v. FM Harper
After getting off to a rough start at this year's US Junior Championships, IM Sam Shankland was somehow able to find his...
Live Sessions; The Fast and the Furious
IM Rensch continues to brings us the immensely popular "Live Sessions" videos in which we get a rare glimpse inside the...