Member Analysis
One of the tips that you will hear from top-level players over and over again is that you MUST study your own games. Chess.com is here to do some of the hard work for you as the best coaches on Chess.com go over member games. They will highlight the most important errors on both sides of the board and provide solutions for improvement.
This series is one of our best resources for club-level players as you will see some of the most common errors repeated by you and your opponents on a daily basis.
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FM Elliott Liu
FM Elliot Liu has an outstanding reputation for clean and clear explanations. Pay attention as he cuts right to the core of chess thinking by laying out how strategies are developed in the opening and take shape in the early middlegame.
Member Analysis: Liu Analyzes Games!
Member Analysis: Liu Analyzes Games 2!
A Nice Walk In the Park: Absolute Craziness
GM Sam Shankland
It's about to get real as GM Sam Shankland goes deep with a two-part series featuring a hair-raising game in the Dragon Sicilian.
Member Analysis: Manjinit v. Takeosao
Member Analysis: Manjinit v. Takeosao 2
GM Roman Dzindzichashvili
GM Roman Dzindzichashvili is one of the most prolific chess video authors anywhere. His reputation as a coach is for concise explanations that do not over-simplify the problem. With dozens of recorded Member Analysis videos in his library, one can go a long way towards developing a complete and rich strategic perspective on the game with Dzindzichashvili's help.
Member Analysis: Instructive Member Game
Member Analysis: Instructive Games 2
Member Analysis: Amanultra v. Quale
Member Analysis: Exigentsky v. Clarosdajang
Member Analysis: Misplaying Middlegame Positions
Member Analysis: Instructive and Unbalanced Errors
Member Analysis: Making Opening Decisions
Member Analysis: Ignoring General Principles
Member Analysis: Super Sharp Struggle
Member Analysis: Super Sharp Struggle II
Member Analysis: Ratings DON'T Matter!
Member Analysis: Lack of a Plan
Member Analysis: Right Idea, Wrong Execution!
Member Analysis: Mistakes in the Sicilian
Member Analysis: Opening Potpourri!
Member Analysis: Failure to Defend Actively!
Member Analysis: Badly Placed Pieces
Member Analysis: How To Use Dominant Pieces
Member Analysis: Wrong Middlegame Plan
Member Analysis: Violation of Basic Principles
Member Analysis: Interesting Mating Attack
Member Analysis: Long-Term Compensation
Member Analysis: Third Time's the Charm!
Member Analysis: Handing Over the Initiative
Member Analysis: Failure to Restrict Pieces
Member Analysis: Difficult Defensive Task
Member Analysis: Defend with Counterplay!
Member Analysis: Opting for a Bad Structure
Member Analysis: Need to Know in the Lopez!
Member Analysis: Don't Skip Development!
Member Analysis: Early Sacrifice!
Member Analysis: Missed Opportunities!
Member Analysis: Be Aggressive!
Member Analysis: Endgame Catastrophe!
Member Analysis: Positions Have No Memory!
Member Analysis: Endgame Mistake!
Member Analysis: Giving Away the Advantage!
Member Analysis: You Delay, You Pay!
Member Analysis: The Move From Hell!
Member Analysis: Just Win Already!
Member Analysis: From Lost to Winning in One Move!
Member Analysis: Neutral Moves!
Member Analysis: Mistakes To Avoid!
Member Analysis: How To Avoid Bad Planning!
Member Analysis: Go On A Kamikaze Mission!
Member Analysis: You Must Pay Close Attention!
Member Analysis: Right Idea, Bad Execution!
Member Analysis: Make Opponents Pay For Mistakes!
Member Analysis: Blunders To Avoid!
Member Analysis: How Not To Think!
Member Analysis: Blitz Blunders!
Member Analysis: Why You Need A Plan!
Member Analysis: Blow Up The Center!
Member Analysis: Get The Best From A Bad Position!
Member Analysis: Use Simple Logic!
Member Analysis: Corrupted Opening!
Member Analysis: Be Tactically Alert
Member Analysis: The British are Coming
IM David Pruess
IM David Pruess provides a personal touch, showing Chess.com members exactly where they played correctly and incorrectly. Pruess particularly highlights trends in the game, showing how once strong positions can gradually slip away.
Member Analysis: Principles in the King's Gambit
MA: Finding (and Using!) Your Advantages
Member Analysis: How to Play with Extra Material
GM Dejan Bojkov
Enjoy a high-level perspective from GM Dejan Bojkov as he provides incisive analysis in popular and complicated openings. Bojkov's analysis will help players of all levels as Bojkov never sacrifices precision for simplicity.
Member Analysis: Fighting for the Initiative
Member Analysis: Sacrifice in the Sozin
Member Analysis: Fried Queen in the Fried Liver
Member Analysis: Buried Alive!
Member Analysis: King's Flank Attack!
IM Daniel Rensch
"If you can dodge a Rensch, you can dodge a ball!" This is just one of many coaching tips that has never been credited to IM Danny Rensch. See what he does have to say as one of Chess.com's most legenadary teachers takes the stage!
Member Analysis: Never Assume Anything!
Member Analysis: Little Mistakes Lead to Big Mistakes!
Member Analysis: The Forgotten Servant of Strategy!
Member Analysis: Isolated Exceptions!
Member Analysis: Understanding & Using the Center!
Member Analysis: Priceless, Practical Advice!
Member Analysis: The Principles of a Race Attack!
Member Analysis: The Race Continues...
Member Analysis: Managing Space!
Member Analysis: The Psychology of the Initiative!
Member Analysis: Something Bad Will Happen!
Hybrids!
Two of Chess.com's most popular video series come together as the format of the Live Sessions is merged with Member Analysis. Chess.com's instructors take on volunteering students and record their criticisms and suggested improvements during the game.
Live Session Hybrids: Meet GambitGareth!
Live Session Hybrids: Gambit or Technique?
Live Session Hybrids; Put Them Out of Their Misery
Live Session Hybrids: How to Create an Attack!
Live Session Hybrids; Dysfunctional Development!
Live Session Hybrids; Double the Fun!
Live Session Hybrids; Develop Pans... Not Pieces!
Live Session Hybrids; A Back and Forth Battle — Part 1!
