Pawn Structures
Connected pawns can defend each other and support each other as they advance. Doubled pawns block each other from advancing....
Push, Capture, or Ignore
Learn how to deal with pawn tension and decide when to push, capture, or play elsewhere. If you can defend and attack simultaneously,...
Master Material Imbalances: Capablanca's Minor Pieces vs A Rook and Pawn
How did World Champion, Jose Raul Capablanca demonstrate the power of two minor pieces against a rook and pawn? With style!
Master Material Imbalances: Tal's Rook And Pawn vs Two Knights
How did former World Champion, Mikhail Tal, demonstrate the power of a rook and pawn in an endgame against two knights?...
Master Material Imbalances: The Exchange Sacrifice
When he had a chance to impede his opponent's development, Alexander Grischuk did not hesitate to sacrifice an exchange...
Master Material Imbalances: Bishop And Rook vs Queen
When Anish Giri played a quick in-between move against Levon Aronian, Aronian sacrificed his queen for a rook and bishop,...
Master Material Imbalances: Queen vs Minors
In one of WGM Tatev Abrahamyan's best games she sacrificed three minor pieces to win a queen and then took advantage her...
How To Dominate Your Opponent's Pieces: Yuri Solodovnichenko Dominates
GM Romain Edouard is back with one of the most spectacular examples of a dominated piece in recent decades. Check out this...
How To Dominate Your Opponent's Pieces: Aron Nimzowitsch Dominates
GM Romain Edouard concludes his series on domination with a classic game by the great Aron Nimzowitsch. Nimzowitsch takes...
How To Dominate Your Opponent's Pieces: Ray Robson Dominates
GM Romain Edouard is back with another brilliant example of donating the opponent's pieces. GM Ray Robson didn't mind going...
How To Dominate Your Opponent's Pieces: MVL Dominates
If you want to dominate your chess games, you'll need to learn how to dominate your opponent's pieces. If you can trap the...
A Chess Coach's Favorite Problems: Test 3
GM Surya Ganguly is back with another batch of training positions. He recommends 10-15 minutes per puzzle because that's...
A Chess Coach's Favorite Problems: Test 4
GM Surya Ganguly has another set of difficult training positions. See if you can find the solutions from his battles with...
A Chess Coach's Favorite Problems: Test 2
GM Surya Ganguly is back with more tricky problems. See if you can find the moves that won from his own games and those...
A Chess Coach's Favorite Problems: Test 1
When you're playing a chess game, no one tells you which positions require tactical or positional solutions. GM Surya Ganguly...
A Chess Coach's Favorite Problems: Test 5
GM Ganguly is back for one final set of tricky puzzles from his games and those of the best players in the world. The chess...
Vishy Anand Break's Black's Defenses
Jon Ludvig has competed with many of the world's best. In this game with Vishy Anand, he nearly secured a draw, but Anand...
Breaking Down A Position With Brute Force
Against GM Nicolai Getz, Jon Ludvig couldn't convert his space advantage by normal means and had to resort to sacrifices....
Breaking Down A Locked Kingside
Jon Ludvig Hammer doesn't let closed positions slow down his attacking ideas. In this game against Sebastian Mihajlov, a...
Breaking Down A Position With Patience
Against Ruslan Kashtanov Jon Ludvig gained a space advantage but had to take his time and bring every piece to its best...
Doubled Pawns: Squeezing The Samisch
Despite White's initiative, the Samisch Nimzo-Indian isn't popular among Grandmasters today. See how GM Pavel Eljanov took...
Doubled Pawns: The Samisch Nimzo Indian
The Nimzo-Indian Defense frequently features a trade on c3, giving White the bishop pair, a big center and attacking chances....
Doubled Pawns: Attacking The Nf6 Caro-Kann
The Nf6 Caro-Kann gives Black an opportunity to play for a win, but White has good attacking chances as well. GM Fabien...
Doubled Pawns: The Aggressive Caro Kann
How can you tell if doubled pawns are strong or weak? Join GM Fabien Libiszewski in his course on the uses and drawbacks...
Name Your Pawns: Harry The h-Pawn
Harry the h-pawn is a wonderful attacker and a favorite of both Simon Williams and the engine AlphaZero! Learn when to advance...