Botvinnik vs Capablanca: Pawns And Pieces
FM Elliot Liu is back with the third and final part of his video series on the immortal classic, Botvinnik vs. Capablanca...
Botvinnik vs Capablanca: King Safety
FM Elliot Liu is back with another lesson from a battle of two chess titans and world champions. Find out what Botvinnik...
Botvinnik vs Capablanca: Count The Material
FM Elliot Liu takes a cue from IM Daniel Rensch in starting a new video series on three things in chess you should always...
Capablanca's Endgame
As we move into the endgame of a Capablanca classic, we see the importance of accuracy after most of the pieces have been...
Exchange With Capablanca
Can you simplify your way to a win? You can if you’re Capablanca. Follow the game of the great Cuban master to see...
Capablanca's Classroom
J.R. Capablanca was a chess prodigy and a genius at all elements of chess, from the basic to the very advanced. One of...
Make Constant Threats: Amazing Games for Beginners -- Part 4
FM Elliot Liu concludes both the exciting Lasker game from part 3 and the video series as a whole with this thrilling finishing...
Make Constant Threats: Amazing Games for Beginners -- Part 3
FM Elliot Liu shows you a brilliant Emanuel Lasker game from nearly 120 years ago to illustrate the power of making constant...
Make Constant Threats: Amazing Games for Beginners -- Part 2
FM Elliot Liu continues his analysis of an instructive Aron Nimzowitsch game on the art of keeping the initiative. The...
Make Constant Threats: Amazing Games for Beginners -- Part 1
FM Elliot Liu analyzes an instructive Aron Nimzowitsch game where nearly every move contains a potent threat. Nimzowitsch’s...
Amazing Games for Beginners: My Childhood Symphony - Part 4
The symphony comes to an end for FM Elliott Liu, as he simplifies into a two-bishops ending. Still not believing he could...
Amazing Games for Beginners: My Childhood Symphony - Part 3
FM Elliott Liu won a piece in Part 1, simplified in Part 2, and now it is time to bring home the point in Part 3. In the...
Amazing Games for Beginners: My Childhood Symphony - Part 2
FM Elliott Liu continues his great explanation of his quest to convert a material advantage in the famed "First Saturday"...
Amazing Games for Beginners: My Childhood Symphony - Part 1
After a long hiatus, FM Elliott Liu is back, this time with a game from his childhood that instructs in all facets of the...
Amazing Games for Beginners: Positional Strangulation - Part 5
In eerily similar fashion to both Mieses and Steinetz, Schlecter finishes off his opponent with complete domination on the...
Amazing Games for Beginners: Positional Strangulation - Part 4
FM Liu concludes this month's Amazing Games series with a two part video reviewing one of Carl Schlecter's greatest achievements!...
Amazing Games for Beginners: Positional Strangulation - Part 3
FIDE Master Elliot Liu is back with a quick turnaround and more Amazing Games for our Beginner level players! His first...
Amazing Games for Beginners: Positional Strangulation - Part 2
Fear the Python! FM Liu concludes his "featured author" installment for this month with a second, even more frightening...
Amazing Games for Beginners: Positional Strangulation - Part 1
This Amazing Games for Beginners video lecture is, well... Amazing! FIDE Master Elliot Liu is back this month with more...
Amazing Games for Beginners: Attack the Kingside 3
Whenever two former World Champion meet, you know you're about to witness something spectacular. Though in the case of two...
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...
Amazing Games for Beginners: Attack the Kingside 1
The legendary Tarrasch's quotes are as entertaining as they are enlightening! As FIDE Master Elliot Liu explains in his...
Amazing Games for Beginners: Magic Outpost Part 2
Did you know that establishing a Knight on d5 guarantees your chess success? At least that's what some of our predecessors...
Amazing Games For Beginners: Magic Outpost Part 1
Our featured video author for the month of June starts us off with a bang! FM Elliot Liu makes his triumphant return with...
Amazing Games for Beginners: Morphy's Genius 2
The completion of the game Paul Morphy vs -- in "Elliot Star Wars terms" -- "Count-Dukeo" is our presentation for today!...