Shankland Teaches the Najdorf: 6.f4
Your Najdorf knowledge is incomplete without a look a 6. f4. IM Sam Shankland’s latest video on the Najdorf investigating...
Beating the Dragon Part 2
In the final half of his analysis of 9.O-O-O in the Dragon, GM Dzindzichashvili demonstrates a white advantage against some...
The Petroff Defence
FM Valeri Lilov teaches the Petroff Defence for Beginners. An interesting opening with black attempting to equalize in the...
Liu Analyzes Retter-Gyrow 1
FM Liu analyzes another game featuring two Chess.com members. Liu offers an interesting opening variation for black when...
Shankland Teaches the Najdorf: 6.Be3 e5
IM Sam Shankland continues his investigation of the Najdorf, after 6. Be3. Offering you solid lines in a complicated middle...
Scandinavian 3... Qd6 Part 2
In his second video on the Qd6 Scandinavian, GM Perelshteyn covers the main alternatives to the mainline, as well as several...
Beating the Dragon Part 1
The Dragon has seen a resurgence in the past couple years in the hands of dynamic young super-grandmasters Magnus Carlsen...
Scandinavian 3... Qd6 Part 1
GM Perelshteyn looks at an unusual defense to e4, which he thinks is perfectly viable for black. Your opponents won't be...
Shankland Teaches the Najdorf: 6.Be3 e6
IM Shankland's series on the Najdorf continues with a look at the currently most popular move 6.Be3. Sam will provide two...
Shankland Teaches the Najdorf: 6.Bc4 part 1
Sam Shankland's series on the Najdorf Sicilian starts with a look at responding to 6.Bc4, the move championed by great Najdorf...
Shankland Teaches the Najdorf: 6.Bc4 part 2
The second in IM Shankland's series on the Najdorf continues his look at the 7...Nbd7 variation against the Fischer-Sozin...
Beating the Dutch: A Miniature by Nakamura
GM Perelshteyn introduces a very aggressive approach to the Leningrad Dutch, presenting a devastating game by U.S. #2 Hikaru...
An Instructive Way to Handle the Closed Sicilian
Many Sicilian players are confident defending the sharp, wild attacks of the open Sicilian, yet feel helpless and afraid...
Opening Principles Explained
In this lecturew FM Charles Galofre illustrates common opening principles by showing how to play with the pieces in the...