Quick Wins With Larsen's Opening!
Newly-minted Staff Member Ben Finegold is on the payroll but he works for you! Today his first assignment was to show off...
Roman's Novelty Shop: Queen's Pawn Novelties!
If the CIA had files on opening theory, then consider GM Dzindzi a latter-day Daniel Ellsburg. He didn't steal the files...
Roman's Novelty Shop: French Defense - Part 2
A piece for three pawns - one of the hardest positions to analyze properly in chess. Along with queen against two rooks...
The Budapest Gambit! - Part 3
GM Williams shows the first game her ever played against the Budapest Gambit, some 10 years ago. He played the somewhat...
Roman's Novelty Shop: French Defense - Part 1
GM Dzindzichashvili breaks out the big guns, or rather machines, to show us some dynamic lines in the French Defense. First...
The Budapest Gambit! - Part 2
Any time a top grandmaster plays ...g5 on move four, that's a game worth watching (it moves to g4 soon after!). Thank you...
Roman's Novelty Shop: Grand Prix Attack
Have you ever had that dream where you're being chased, and no matter how fast you go, you never outrun the danger? GM Dzindzichashvili's...
Completely French: Sidelines!
WGM Abrahamyan concludes her mammoth series on all things French. You should pair today's video with an earthy Bordeaux...
The Budapest Gambit! - Part 1
The resurrection of the Budapest Gambit is here! First GM Rapport uses it to defeat the world-class GM Gelfand, then Chess.com's...
Beating Your Nemesis: The Grünfeld
"I'm up a piece, with compensation!" That's a pleasant situation to be in, as you might guess. GM Finegold shows you how...
Completely French: Exchange Variation - Part 2
Our French Defense maestro illuminates the rest of what Black needs to know in the Exchange Variation of the French Defense....
Roman's Novelty Shop: Taimanov Sicilian
What was GM Dzindzichashvili doing when the Beatles were on the Ed Sullivan Show? He was crafting his own ballads on the...
Beating Your Nemesis: The Alekhine Defense
In the Alekhine, your opponent is ceding a space advantage in hopes of destroying your central pawn advances. But don't...
Beating Your Nemesis: The Berlin Wall
The author Joseph Heller told us what the term "Catch 22" meant - a situation with no good outcomes. Today GM Finegold shows...
Completely French: Exchange Variation - Part 1
Nothing much to know in the Exchange Variation, right? Wrong. Watch French aficionado WGM Tatev Abrahmyan (who just secured...
Beating Your Nemesis: The Chigorin
Three games in 15 minutes! The Chigorin is spicier than a chili pepper. GM Finegold shows how he uses this occasional weapon...
Melik Suggests: The French Fries You!
Losses are painful but losses are also lessons. Today GM Khachiyan flips the tables on his "Handling the French" series....
The Modern Scheveningen Part 1: 6. Bg5 & 6. f4
White has a plethora of formations against the Scheveningen, so IM Ginsburg first tackles the lesser-quality options 6....
Beating Your Nemesis: The Nimzo-Indian
Things that make GM Finegold happy: 1) Active pieces; 2) The Qc2 Variation of the Nimzo-Indian; 3) Killer rooks that move...
Giuoco Piano - Part 6: More Max Lange!
Finally - the main line Max Lange arrives! But, two problems. Firstly, White only garners a small advantage if Black plays...
Melik Suggests: Handling the French! - Part 4
Playing the same opponent in the same line countless times can either be tedious or revelatory. For GM Khachiyan, he jumped...
Beating Your Nemesis: The King's Indian
We continue with our "theme" of pet lines in the King's Indian, but this time it's White's turn to surprise. GM Finegold...
Giuoco Piano - Part 5: 5. e5 d5! The Unfinished Story
GM Dzindzi shows off what amounts to a small book on the Two Knights Defense. He advocates for Black to play the reorganizing...
The King's Indian Defense: Beating the Sämisch! - Part 3
Part 3 of GM Perelshteyn's offbeat approach against the Sämisch shows that if you are flexible with your pawn structures,...
Giuoco Piano - Part 4: 5. e5 d5!
The "Quiet Game" is back under the microscope as GM Dzindzichashvili examines the system where White answers ...d5 with...