Learn the Closed Sicilian
Watch a video to learn the strengths and weaknesses of the Closed Sicilian, a slow-building opening, with many tactical...
Learn The Sicilian Dragon
Learn the essentials of the Sicilian Dragon with this video on key plans and attacking ideas for both sides.
Learn the Sicilian Najdorf
Learn the essentials of the Sicilian Najdorf with an educational video on move order, pawn structures and the key themes...
Learn the Sicilian Sveshnikov
Learn the essentials of the Sicilian Sveshnikov with an educational video on move order, pawn structures and the key themes...
Learn the Sicilian with 2...e6
Watch a video to learn the ins and outs of the flexible 2...e6 Sicilian for both Black and White.
Learn The Sicilian Alapin Variation
The Open Variation of the Sicilian Defense offers Black significant counterplay. Sometimes White prefers to avoid this with...
Every Gambit Refuted: Halloween Gambit
The Halloween Gambit can be as scary as the name implies. White gets a faint pawn center in exchange for a piece and Black...
Every Gambit Refuted: Blackmar-Diemer Gambit
The Blackmar-Diemer Gambit has never been popular among Grandmasters, but it has a devoted following at the club level and...
Every Gambit Refuted: Jerome Gambit
Have you ever faced the Jerome Gambit? This little-known attacking idea has gone viral in the last year and GM Eugene Perelshteyn...
Every Gambit Refuted: Englund Gambit
GM Eugene Perelshteyn is back with a guide to refute another gambit. The Englund Gambit is unsound, but popular in fast...
Every Gambit Refuted: Stafford Gambit
Are you tired of getting tricked by weird gambits in the opening? GM Eugene Perelshteyn is here to help out. In his new...
Positional Masterpieces: Carlsen - Anand
How does the world champion play a positional masterpiece? He uses a mix of tactics and strategy. GM Romain Edouard demonstrates...
Positional Masterpieces: MVL - Yu Yangyi
At the top level today positional masterpieces must include tactical finesse throughout. GM Romain Edouard brings you a...
Positional Masterpieces: Fischer - Taimanov
In 1971 Bobby Fischer won consecutive world championship candidate matches by incredible 6-0 scores. In this game with GM...
Positional Masterpieces: Englisch - Steinitz
GM Romain Edouard is back with a series on positional masterpieces. He starts with a historic example. Check out how Wilhelm...
Top 10 Games Of The 2000s: The Immortal Bullet Game–Schmaltz vs Har-Zvi 2001
How could a bullet game by one of the best games of the decade? Check out this masterpiece by GM Ronen Har-Zvi and let us...
Top 10 Games Of The 2000s: Magnus Carlsen's Game Of The Century–Carlsen vs Ernst 2004
In our number 9 game of the 2000s, a young Magnus Carlsen won maybe his most spectacular game to date. Check out this attacking...
Top 10 Games Of The 2000s: Immortal Space Invaders Game II–Timofeev vs Khismatullin 2009
Rooks are better than pawns, right? In this astounding game GM Artyom Timofeev argues otherwise, as he builds an army of...
Top 10 Games Of The 2000s: Nakamura Shocks GM With Queen Sacrifice–Krasenkow-vs Nakamura 2007
GM Hikaru Nakamura won many fans in the 2000s, with his brilliant attacking play. Check out his most beautiful game of the...
Top 10 Games Of The 2000s: Sutovsky's Nf5 Dominates The Game–Sutovsky vs Smirin 2002
Emil Sutovsky is now the Director General of FIDE, but he's a strong Grandmaster in his own right. Check out NM Sam Copeland's...
Top 10 Games Of The 2000s: MVL Sacs Exchange Queen For King Hunt–Fontaine vs Vachier-Lagrave 2007
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave is one of the great attacking players of the 21st century so far. One of his best moments came against...
Top 10 Games Of The 2000s: Hikaru Nakamura Crushes Computer In Blitz Chess–Rybka vs Nakamura 2008
In the 2000s top Grandmasters could still put up a fight against chess engines. In this ridiculous game, Hikaru Nakamura...
Top 10 Games Of The 2000s: Anand Wins A Sicilian Brilliancy–Karjakin vs Anand 2006
In 2006 Vishy Anand wasn't yet the undisputed World Champion, but he may have been the best player in the world. Check out...
Top 10 Games Of The 2000s: MVL's Zombie Rook Wins The Game–Morozevich vs Vachier-Lagrave 2009
GM Alexander Morozevich was one of the great attackers of the early 21st century, but young MVL defended like a lion and...
Top 10 Games Of The 2000s: Topalov Sacs 2 Exchanges, Overruns Aronian–Topalov vs Aronian 2006
Veselin Topalov dominated the mid 2000s and won the FIDE World Championship in 2005. Check out his greatest game, a win...