More Simple Endgames
GM Max Dlugy shares the fundamentals of simplifying to a winning endgame in his second lesson on simple endgames.
Spicy Openings! The Max Lange Attack: The Hungry E-pawn
The Max Lange attack is a fun and "spicy" opening, perfect for GM Simon Williams to teach you. Keep your eye on the e-pawn.
Mastering The Endgame: The Outside Passed Pawn
The outside passed pawn is one of the most powerful forces in the endgame, and IM Anna Rudolf has the definitive lesson...
Bad Bishops Gone Good
Are bad bishops always bad? Nadezhda Kosintseva shares some examples that prove that they aren't.
How Many Wins Can You Miss?
Can GM Dzindzichashvili make it through one of Pete's pathetic chess games without losing his mind? Find out what went...
Making A Middlegame Crisis
You know that a crisis in chess can pay off, but how do you make one on the board? GM Sokolov solves this mystery in his...
Chess Patterns Make Masters
Chess masters and studies all agree: strength in chess comes from pattern recognition. In this all-new lesson, IM David...
Playing In The Pro League With Wesley So
Wesley So, Ben Finegold and the St. Louis Archbishops won the first PRO Chess League title, but how did they do it? GM Finegold...
Deadly Tactics In A Daring Opening
There's a certain line of the Slav that can be as deadly as it is complicated. GM Simon Williams shows you a trap in the...
How To Spark An Opening Crisis
How can you put your opponent in a full-on crisis at the start of the game? GM Ivan Sokolov demonstrates how surprising...
Best Of PRO Chess League: Blunders And Upsets
What were the most shocking blunders from the PRO Chess League season one? GM Ivan Sokolov goes move-by-move in this instructive...
Short And Sweet At The 2017 Women's World Championship
What were the most amazing miniatures at the 2017 women's world championship? GM Kosteniuk shows you the fast and deadly...
Armageddon Madness At The 2017 Women's World Championship
It doesn't get more exciting in chess than Armageddon games to decide a world championship, and the former world champion...
Best Of PRO Chess League: Risky Business
What were the riskiest moves made in the 2017 PRO Chess league? GM Ivan Sokolov shows you the daring lines you'll have to...
5 Instructive Endgames At The 2017 Women's World Championship
The 2017 women's world championship was a thriller, and GM Alexandra Kosteniuk brings you five endgames from this event...
4 Exercises To Become A Tactical Genius
Can you really become a tactical wizard in chess by doing four exercises? There's one way to find out. Join IM David Pruess...
Mastering The Endgame: Attacking With The King
Did you know that your king can become a powerful attacking piece in the endgame? Let IM Anna Rudolf show you how you can...
Secrets Of A Blitz Master: Making Plans
Who says you can't make a plan for blitz chess? GM Dlugy tells you the secrets of masterful blitz play, and it all begins...
Essential Patterns For Success
A deep understanding of tactical patterns is absolutely essential for a strong chess player. IM David Pruess explains why...
Club Player Mistakes: Sensing The Danger
GM Simon Williams thinks all amateur chess players make preventable mistakes — even space aliens. The best way to stop...
Club Player Mistakes: Lazy Calculation
GM Simon Williams continues his series on club-player-level mistakes, dealing today with an all-too-familiar demon: lazy...
Don't Panic In Chess
GM Melikset Khachiyan taught you how to keep your cool in his last lesson, but now he tackles a related topic: how not to...
Don't Lose Your Cool
The best way to handle a stressful situation is to stay cool under the pressure, and this applies in chess as well as anywhere. GM...
Botvinnik vs Capablanca: Count The Material
FM Elliot Liu takes a cue from IM Daniel Rensch in starting a new video series on three things in chess you should always...
Learn From Your Failures
Failure in chess has a silver lining, says IM Keaton Kiewra. Missing an opportunity in chess may be distressing at the...