Greatest Chess Minds: Aron Nimzowitsch - Part 5
Today GM Bojkov highlights another great contribution Nimzowitsch made to the chess community: Developing the theories of...
Greatest Chess Minds: Aron Nimzowitsch - Part 4
Yet another thing the good doctor Tarrasch and the great Aron Nimzowitsch disagreed about was central control! In-particular,...
Greatest Chess Minds: Aron Nimzowitsch - Part 3
In this amazing display, the great Nimzowitsch proved that he was ahead of his time in terms of his understanding of positional...
Member Analysis: Wrong Middlegame Plan
Roman does it again! What exactly? Brings us another gem of a Member Analysis video lecture, holding nothing back in his...
Greatest Chess Minds: Aron Nimzowitsch - Part 2
"A Knight on h1 possesses some sort of magic", according to the great Nimzowitsch. At least he felt that way for a few more...
Member Analysis: Badly Placed Pieces
If the members in this video lecture are still looking for their "lost tactics", Dzindzi knows where to find them! In this...
Play Fighting Chess: Using the Initiative - Part 1
International Master Mackenzie Molner follows up his debut video series on an opening riddled with tactics and themes about...
Member Analysis: Failure to Defend Actively!
All things considered, today's members survived the "Dzindzi Test"! He didn't have too many harsh things to say, and overall,...
Greatest Chess Minds: Aron Nimzowitsch - Part 1
Perhaps the most influential chess mind of the 20th century is on display today! Not only for his accomplishments as a player,...
Greatest Chess Minds: Siegbert Tarrasch - Part 2
Dr Tarrasch's opening choice in today's video lecture might come as a bit of a surprise, but there is no arguing with his...
Making Consistent Plans: Game vs NM Manvelyan
Be consistent! GM Melik Khachiyan reviews one of his own games from a recent tournament in which he quickly capitalized...
How To Avoid Quiescence Errors - Part 1
What exactly is a "Quiescence" error? You'll have to watch this weekend's video to find out! Our Featured February Author,...
When to Exchange: Knight vs Bishop - Part 2
Today Roman is on the Bishop's side! Following part 1 -- in which he highlighted "Pony Power" -- here Dzindzi brings us...
When to Trade Pieces 6: Listen to Your Pawns!
For Isolated Queen Pawn structure lovers, those who appreciate the "technical beauty" of converting on a positional advantage,...
When to Trade Pieces 5: To Control Key Squares!
Before delivering the amazing answer to the homework he assigned in Part 4, GM Bojkov lectures on the idea of trading off...
How to Win 'Must Win' Games 4: World Champ's Way!
What do former World Champion Vladimir Kramnik and our own Sam Shankland have in common? You'll have to wait until the end...
When to Trade Pieces 4: Defensive Trading!
Even the best have to defend! As GM Bojkov displays in his first two examples, World Champions Smyslov and Kasparov were...
How to Win 'Must Win' Games 3: Young Shanky Wins!
Today a 14-year old Sam Shankland battles it out for first in a "must win" game! GM Shanky reminisces about his past, and...
Member Analysis: Mistakes in the Sicilian
All Sicilian players know not to combine g6 with e6 in an "Open" Sicilian... or at least they should! In this Member Analysis...
When to Trade Pieces 3: Advanced Simplification!
Perhaps the most critical element of knowing when to simplify, the recognition of a sidelined enemy piece, is once again...
Creativity vs Dogmatism: A Self Reflection...
In this highly interesting game review, GM Kaidanov displays one of his best... losses! After achieving a comfortable position...
Defensive Tips: Active Counterplay!
Today GM Khachiyan offers advice on both practical and psychological levels for dealing with worse positions. How bad are...
When to Trade Pieces 2: Trading Off Defenders!
In part 2 we not only learn the answer to the puzzle GM Bojkov posted at the end of the first video lecture, but we take...
Solitaire Chess - Part 3: Positional vs Attack, 2!
In part two of this exciting Solitaire Chess video, we learn that the best defense can be a good offense! Here we see Grandmaster...
When to Trade Pieces 1: Simplify When Winning!
Get ready for another awesome video series by GM Dejan Bojkov! Brought to you because of direct member request, this well...