A Guide for White: Avoiding the Sicilian - Alapin Part 2!
In part 2, GM Kaidanov reviews the popular 2...d5 variation for black. He highlights the important principals for white...
Semi-Slav 4: The Meran - 6.Qc2
Today GM Sam Shankland gives his recommendations for black in the main line Meran Variation (6.Qc2) of the Semi Slav. He...
The Pirc Defense - Part 2: Take Away Counterplay!
The long awaited sequel arrives just in time for another Chess.com Video Author to bring you black's perspective next month!...
A Guide for White: Avoiding the Sicilian - Alapin Part 1!
With good reason, most players who aren't, well, chess professionals, would prefer to avoid the many complicated variations...
Semi-Slav 3: The Botvinnik Variation
GM Shankland's latest video series continues on today with more sharp theory, and more revealing and interesting analysis...
Greatest Chess Minds: Akiba Rubinstein - Part 9
And you thought he could only win a long drawn out, positional endgame? Well, you were wrong! Today GM Bojkov highlights...
Semi-Slav 2: The Anti-Moscow Gambit
In today's video GM Shankland manages to mix the right amount of theory, with just the right amount of positional and general...
Completely French: The Winawer - Part 3
WGM Abrahamyan concludes her coverage of the main lines of the Winawer this weekend. She discusses the critical maneuvers...
The Road to GM - Part 3: vs GM Kuljasevic
What difference can one little pawn move make? Apparently, a whole lot to a 2500+ FIDE player! After transposing into what...
Semi-Slav 1: The Moscow Variation
Making a very natural transition from his last video series on the Queen's Gambit Decline, GM Sam Shankland begins his coverage...
Learn to Play the English - Part 2: System with 3...c6!
Who knew the English Opening could be this sharp? As a brilliant follow up to FM Lilov's English Opening for Beginner's...
Openings for Beginners: The English Opening!
The English Opening has been considered one of white's most solid approaches to the first stage of a chess game for more...
QGD 3: The Topical 5.Bf4
This weekend GM Shankland discusses the extremely topical 5.Bf4 Variation of the Queen's Gambit Declined. For advanced players...
Completely French: The Winawer - Part 2
In Part 2, WGM Abrahamyan makes her way back onto the "roads most traveled" in the Winawer French when she reviews 4.e5...
QGD 2: The Lasker Variation
With his second installment GM Shankland reviews perhaps the most topical variation of the classic QGD structure, when he...
Completely French: The Winawer - Part 1
Making her Chess.com Video Author debut today is Women's Grandmaster Tatev Abrahamyan! There isn't a better "lead off topic"...
The Pirc Defense - Part 1: Roman's System for White!
A long time ago, in a video lecture far, far away GM Roman Dzindzichashvili recommended a system against the Pirc for white......
QGD 1: Sidelines & the Tartakower Variation
For the introduction video to his new series on the Queen's Gambit Declined (from black's perspective), GM Sam Shankland...
Openings for Beginners: The Old Indian Defense!
In the next installment to his ten part video series on Openings for Beginners, FIDE Master Valeri Lilov reviews one of...
Accelerated Dragon 10: The Final Chapter!
In the final installment to this series, GM Khachiyan gives his recommendation for how black should deal with the obscure...
Openings for Beginners: The Queen's Gambit!
This weekend FM Valeri Lilov transitions into the "Queen's Pawn Game" by reviewing the main lines of the Queen's Gambit...
Learn to Play the English - Part 1: Overview to 1...e5!
Today Roman tackles a new "opening subject", reviewing the main points behind the 1...e5 English. In classic Dzindzi style,...
Greatest Chess Minds: Akiba Rubinstein - Part 3
The Tarrasch Defense was "down and out" for a very long time at the highest levels of chess (until Spassky, and much later...
Member Analysis: Third Time's the Charm!
You have to believe in yourself, right? One of the members under fire in this game had no trouble with that, awarding himself...
Openings for Beginners: The French Defense!
The Tiger Returns today with another great video lecture in his series about opening play for the beginner level! Today...