Nimzowitsch's Defense | Chess Openings for Beginners
FIDE Master Valeri Lilov is back again with another Opening Lecture for beginners! Today he covers the defensive ideas of...
The Complete Nimzo Indian 10: A Random Summary!
To provide conclusion to his Complete Nimzo video series, Roman covers every move "under the sun" for white! From 4.Qb3...
Accelerated Dragon 8: The Hybrid Dragon
Today GM Khachiyan reveals yet even more "Dragon Secrets" when he reviews the game Bruzon-Malakhov from the year...
The Complete Nimzo Indian 9: Roman's Classical!
This weekend Roman tackles one of the "Big Guns" of the Modern Nimzo Indian with style! GM Dzindzichashvili gives us his...
Accelerated Dragon 7: Kasparov vs. Ivanchuk
Are you ready for some fireworks? In today's video lecture, Ivanchuk puts on a display of creativity and brilliance against...
Every Chess Opening: Defenses To 1.d4
To conclude his "mini-series" on what all beginner players need to know in order to start the first few moves of every chess...
The Complete Nimzo Indian 8: 5.Bd3, Nge2 Variation
In perhaps the most revealing video lecture of this series, Roman displays variations from his personal arsenal that will...
Chess Openings for Beginners: The Sicilian Defense!
FM Lilov is back with the next installment to his "Openings for Beginners" video series. Today he discusses one of the most...
Accelerated Dragon 6: Practical Game vs. IM Peters
Today Melik makes the initial transition away from the Maroczy Bind structure with his first video on the "Old Main Line"...
Every Chess Opening: Defenses To 1.e4
If it's good enough for Bobby, it's good enough for me! Let's focus on Black's responses for now though! IM David Pruess...
The Complete Nimzo Indian 7: Huebner Alternatives!
In addition to the main lines of the Huebner (i.e. the closed positions arising after black plays for the d6 and e5 pawn...
Accelerated Dragon: The Maroczy Bind 5!
In today's video GM Khachiyan provides a module game from black's point of view, displaying clearly all of black's long...
The 'Anti' Sicilians - Part 5: System for Black!
Today Roman brings us a taste of the Anti Sicilian from black's perspective, recommending his personal recipe as a "universal...
Accelerated Dragon: The Maroczy Bind 2!
Today Melik reviews another game from our "Accelerated Hero", only this time, our hero falls short... In the game Short-Tiviakov,...
The 'Anti' Sicilians - Part 4: Smith-Morra Gambit
As GM Dzindzichashvili explains, there are many gambits that simply fall under the category of tricky yet unplayable; however,...
Accelerated Dragon: The Maroczy Bind 3!
Today Melik transitions into more of the "main lines" of the Maroczy Bind, highlighting black's approach if white keeps...
The Complete Caro - Part 9: Riazantsev Dominates!
GM Sam Shankland brings his series on the Caro Kann to a close today. He reviews the game Inarkiev-Riazantsev from last...
The 'Anti' Sicilians - Part 3: The Wing Gambit
"There is absolutely nothing wrong with the positions arising from the Wing Gambit against the Sicilian... except of course...
Accelerated Dragon: The Maroczy Bind 4!
In today's installment we see good reason for black not to play the "old development" of the c8-Bishop to e6. Against a...
The Complete Caro - Part 8: What Not To Do!
The next example game comes to us in the Advanced Variation, as GM Shankland moves one step closer to bringing his series...
The 'Anti' Sicilians - Part 2: 2... Nf6 & Others!
In Part 2 Dzindzi covers his recommendation for white against the "Main Line" 2...Nf6, as well as how to handle the 2...e6...
New Ideas in the Keres Attack - Part 3: 6...h6
The climax to this short, theoretical driven video series on the Keres Attack provides us with a practical game example....
The 'Anti' Sicilians - Part 1: 2... d-Pawn Moves!
With this new series, GM Roman Dzindzichashvili intends to provide a "stop gap" opening for players struggling against the...
New Ideas in the Keres Attack - Part 2: 6...e5
This weekend IM Mark Ginsburg brings us a very modern and interesting idea -- once thought to be a positional blunder --...
Accelerated Dragon: The Maroczy Bind 1!
Today Grandmaster Khachiyan starts a new series on another "weapon" of his as black against 1.e4. The series is designed...