Magnus Carlsen's Lesson on Planning vs Nakamura!
How does Magnus Carlsen plan against Hikaru Nakamura? GM Eugene Perelshteyn gives you an in-depth look at Carlsen’s preparation...
How to Win Endgames vs Weaker Opponents
How do you beat weaker players in the endgame? GM Melikset Khachiyan shows you how with his own game against a lower-rated...
How to Build a Million Dollar Attack!
Have you ever seen a beautiful king hunt in chess and wondered how the attacking player reached such a fun and powerful...
Secrets to a Simple Game!
Take a trip in GM Roman Dzindzichashvili’s time machine back 30 years to the 1984 Chess Olympiad in Greece. GM Dzindzichashvili...
Make Constant Threats: Amazing Games for Beginners -- Part 3
FM Elliot Liu shows you a brilliant Emanuel Lasker game from nearly 120 years ago to illustrate the power of making constant...
Stop Your Opponent's Best Moves! -- Part 2
IM Rusa Goletiani dives deep into a game between two legendary Soviet world champions: Tigran Petrosian and Boris Spassky....
Evaluation and Planning! - Part 11
So you have a better position, huh? When is the right time to trade in positional advantages for material ones? Today you'll...
Evaluation and Planning! - Part 10
Want to study the games of one the greatest positional aggressors of all time? GM Khachiyan says look no further than Efim...
Evaluation and Planning! - Part 9
GM Melik Khachiyan shows you how he began his planning even before the game began. Respectful of his opponent's calculation...
Ginger GM Cooks Spicy Attacks - Part 4
According to our PGN program, GM Mikhail Tal played his own variation in the Modern Defense! Which begs the question: What...
Ginger GM Cooks Spicy Attacks - Part 3
"The Immortal Mushroom Game" is how GM Jon Speelman dubbed this superb attack. We're not sure if the Ginger GM cooks with...
The Carlsbad Pawn Structure: Part 3
We know by now what White's minority attack looks like in the Carlsbad pawn formation, but let's have some fun with Black...
Ginger GM Cooks Spicy Attacks - Part 2
What is this, the 13th Century? England invades Scotland again as GM Williams assaults the top player in Scottish history,...
Defeating "Drawish" Players | Part 3: The Exchanger!
How do you overcome a player who wants all the pieces off the board? Often, you take him up at his own game! Here FM Alisa...
Evaluation and Planning! - Part 7
Which side of the board should you play on? You have to read the tea leaves, or in this case, the pawn structure. GM Khachiyan...
The Carlsbad Pawn Structure: Part 2
"Just keep your pieces active and everything is going to be fine," Coach and GM Dejan Bojkov says. In the imbalanced Carlsbad...
Defeating "Drawish" Players | Part 2: The Closed!
You want draw? No draw for you! FM Melekhina shows the way to combat another drawing technique: the player who wants to...
Evaluation and Planning! - Part 6
Not many players skip over the IM title on their way to GM, but a young Armenian kid is attempting to do just that. After...
The Carlsbad Pawn Structure: Part 1
GM Bojkov is back! Today he begins a well-researched series on a pawn structure that will surely occur in your games sooner...
Defeating "Drawish" Players | Part 1: The Repeater!
Making her Chess.com debut, FM Alisa Melekhina shows her modesty with a loss against a GM. Her lesson: don't just shuffle...
Member Analysis: Neutral Moves!
If you're not trying to get better, GM Dzindzichashvili says he doesn't want you to bother watching this video! You'll see...
Evaluation and Planning! - Part 2
Want a unique system against the Closed Sicilian? No longer do you have to just drop knights into d4. GM Khachiyan shows...
Evaluation and Planning! - Part 1
How many of the Seven Wonders of the World can you name? It doesn't matter - what GM Khachiyan wants more is for you to...
High-Level Entertainment: Stalemate Tricks! - Part 2
Three stalemate traps for your viewing pleasure today. The first is a study, the second is a recent game and the third is...
Member Analysis: You Delay, You Pay!
Should you analyze the games of lower-rated players? GM Dzindzi does, and he used to compete against world champions! Even...