Women's World Teams: Keeping The Tension vs Kursova
Even if you’ve got a concrete advantage going into the endgame, you could fail to take home the full point if you release...
Women's World Teams: Keeping The Tension vs Gaponenko
FM Alisa Melekhina keeps up the tension in her next video from the Women’s World Teams event. Reviewing one of her own...
Women's World Teams: Keeping The Tension vs Soumya
FM Alisa Melekhina thoroughly analyzes one of her recent games to teach you the importance of keeping the tension on the...
Tal's Most Devastating Positional Sacrifices!
Ever get that sinking feeling in your stomach when your opponent sacrifices a piece? Imagine what Tal’s opponents must...
Tal's 4 Most Brilliant Miniatures
Do the world’s best players ever lose in about 20 moves? When they played against Tal, they did. FM Alisa Melekhina shows...
Mikhail Tal's 3 Best Queen Sacrifices
FM Alisa Melekhina demonstrates the three best queen sacrifices by the greatest sacrificer of all time: Mikhail Tal. Unlike...
US Women's Championship Part 6: Memorable Moments Recap 2
In our final video on the U.S. Championships, FM Melekhina and FM Liu show related positions and ideas, but different outcomes....
US Women's Championship Part 5: Memorable Moments Recap 1
It's an all-FM Sportscenter highlight package today on Chess.com. FM Melekhina and FM Liu discuss the critical moments of...
US Women's Championship Part 4: Endgame Odysseys
A worse rook ending and a better queen ending. What's the fair result? Watch and see FM Alisa Melekhina grovel for a draw...
US Women's Champs Part 3: Advanced French 9.Nbd2 Gambit
Two commentators for one recorded video - a Chess.com first? FM Alisa Melekhina is joined by friend WGM Sabina Foisor as...
US Women's Championship Part 2: Melekhina vs Zenyuk, Rossolimo Gambit
FM Melekhina admits to resorting to trickery when she must, but she's most proud of this "clean win" against a woman she's...
US Women's Championship Part 1: Krush vs Melekhina, Blumenfeld Gambit
Fresh out of law school, FM Alisa Melekhina made her mark on the 2014 U.S. Women's Championship. In her favorite game, she...
Defeating "Drawish" Players | Part 3: The Exchanger!
How do you overcome a player who wants all the pieces off the board? Often, you take him up at his own game! Here FM Alisa...
Defeating "Drawish" Players | Part 2: The Closed!
You want draw? No draw for you! FM Melekhina shows the way to combat another drawing technique: the player who wants to...
Defeating "Drawish" Players | Part 1: The Repeater!
Making her Chess.com debut, FM Alisa Melekhina shows her modesty with a loss against a GM. Her lesson: don't just shuffle...