The Complete Queen's Gambit Declined: The Current Main Line
GM Gregory Kaidanov concludes his all-encompassing Queen’s Gambit Declined video lesson series with the one you’ve been...
The Complete Queen's Gambit Declined: 5.Bf4 Lines
GM Gregory Kaidanov is back with another lesson in the most authoritative video series on the Queen’s Gambit in chess history. Learn...
The Complete Queen's Gambit Declined: Lasker's Defense And More!
You can’t play the Queen’s Gambit Declined if you don’t know Lasker’s Defense. Take a lesson on this complex positional...
The Complete Queen's Gambit Declined: Classical Variation
GM Gregory Kaidanov continues his Queen’s Gambit primer with one of the most important variations: the Classical. This...
The Complete Queen's Gambit Declined: The Cambridge Springs Defense
GM Gregory Kaidanov returns with another world-class lesson on the Queen’s Gambit. You won’t believe how thoroughly GM...
The Complete Queen's Gambit Declined: The Right Move Order
If you’re going to play the Queen’s Gambit Declined, you’ll need to know several move orders in case your opponent chooses...
The Complete Queen's Gambit Declined: Avoiding The Carlsbad
In his previous video, GM Gregory Kaidanov taught you everything you need to know about the Carlsbad variation of the Queen’s...
The Complete Queen's Gambit Declined: A Modern Treatment Of The Carlsbad For Black
Last time, GM Gregory Kaidanov looked at the classical Carlsbad. But how do modern grandmasters handle the Carlsbad for...
The Complete Queen's Gambit Declined: Classical Carlsbad For Black
GM Gregory Kaidanov is back with another installment of his comprehensive Queen’s Gambit Declined video series, and this...
The Complete Queen's Gambit Declined: The Basics
The Queen’s Gambit Declined is one of the most important openings in chess, and GM Gregory Kaidanov begins a new series...
Modern Masterpieces: Volkov vs Soćko
In GM Kaidanov's words, you are about to "witness the victory of spirit over material." True indeed - in the first 15 moves,...
In-Between Moves: Part 2
Who says the sequel is never as good as the original? In Part 2, GM Kaidanov shows the full package of in-between moves....
In-Between Moves: Part 1
In-between move. Intermediate move. Zwischenzug. Intermezzo. You pick the language, and let GM Kaidanov pick the positions....
Sacrificing a Queen for Two Minor Pieces! - Part 2
Put away your calculators today - GM Kaidanov has no use for them. Adding up the points of each army will only distort the...
Sacrificing a Queen for Two Minor Pieces! - Part 1
How can chess imitate Tetris? When your pieces are cobbled together, you can sometimes form Tetris shapes, and today you'll...
Who's Who in Modern Chess: Magnus Carlsen
GM Kaidanov explains how Magnus Carlsen wins most of his chess games, then shows a prototypical example. The Norwegian wonder...
Paying Attention to Your Opponent's Possibilities: Understanding Pawn Structure
Clear your head before this one, as GM Kaidanov fills your weekend with a video compilation jam-packed with examples of...
Paying Attention to Your Opponent's Possibilities
Look up - is that an anvil on a cliff above your head? If cartoon characters have a sense of danger, so should you! GM Kaidanov...
Who's Who in Modern Chess: Fabiano Caruana
From child prodigy to world number three right before our eyes: GM Gregory Kaidanov, former coach of GM Fabiano Caruana,...
Lessons on Positional Play - Part 4: Unusual Exchanges 2
GM Kaidanov has many useful maxims to help bridge the gap from amateur to master. One of them is to focus more on piece...
Lessons on Positional Play - Part 3: Unusual Exchanges
Another masterpiece from the pedagogue GM Kaidanov! This time he cobbles together a handful of similar positions to produce...
Lessons on Positional Play - Part 2: Pawn Structure
There is a wealth of information on isolated queen-pawn positions, but how much do you know about Carlsbad pawn structures?...
Who's Who in Modern Chess: Peter Svidler - Part 2
Continuing his two-part series on the exploits of Peter Svidler, GM Kaidanov finishes the analysis of the complex recent...
Who's Who in Modern Chess: Peter Svidler - Part 1
GM Gregory Kaidanov, our "cultural attaché", is back with a new series focusing on the world's elite players. Here he shows...
Lessons on Positional Play: Part 1
The ever-modest GM Gregory Kaidanov begins his video series on positional play with, what else, a loss! He builds an attacking...