Learn the Leningrad Dutch Part 1: 7...Nc6 | Chess Openings Explained
Jonathan Schrantz shows you how to play the Leningrad variation of the Dutch Defence, an opening rarely seen in top level play. In this first part, learn the 7...Nc6 branch.
View ArticleDouble Attack: Making the Most of a Move | Tactics Time!
Dennis LaRue features games that prominently exhibit double attacks, also known as forks and discovered attacks. A double attack consists of two attacks made with one move.
View ArticleAkobian at Gibraltar 2017 | Endgame Exclam!! - GM Varuzhan Akobian
Grandmaster Varuzhan Akobian shows two of his endgames from the 2017 Gibraltar Chess Festival. Find the methods Var used in only slightly better positions.2017.02.28 Eesha Karavade vs Varuzhan Akobian,...
View ArticleBlunders #3 with Catherine & Ryan
Catherine Leberg and Ryan Chester show their horrible mistakes in games they've played online. Have you done worse? This video is meant for children and beginners of all ages. Not for advanced...
View ArticleRedemption at the Wisconsin Memorial | Viewers' Choice
Grandmaster Varuzhan Akobian reviews a Tigran Petrosian game from the 1956 USSR Championship. Petrosian's positional artwork was inspirational to Akobian.2017.03.02 Tigran Vartanovich Petrosian vs...
View ArticlePetrosian-Simagin, USSR Championship '56 | Games to Know by Heart - GM...
Grandmaster Varuzhan Akobian reviews a Tigran Petrosian game from the 1956 USSR Championship. Petrosian's positional artwork was inspirational to Akobian.2017.03.02 Tigran Vartanovich Petrosian vs...
View ArticleLearn the Leningrad Dutch Part 2: 7...c6 | Chess Openings Explained
Jonathan Schrantz shows you how to play the Leningrad variation of the Dutch Defence, an opening rarely seen in top level play. In this second part, learn the 7...c6 branch.
View ArticleExchange Sacrifice: Spassky vs. Petrosian | Tactics Time!
Dennis LaRue demonstrates the exchange sacrifice: when a rook is given up for a minor piece and positional compensation. Perhaps no player is more closely associated with the concept than is...
View ArticleJustus & Thalia's Bishop vs. Knight Duel | Endgame Exclam!! - GM Yasser Seirawan
Grandmaster Yasser Seirawan dissects an endgame from the Club's Saturday Night Special on March 4. FM Justus Williams had white against WCM Thalia Cervantes.2017.03.07 Justus Williams vs. Thalia...
View ArticleTactical Challenge #23 with Jonathan Schrantz
Jonathan Schrantz challenges you to find the best move. Find a mate or win material with pins, forks, skewers, and more. If you find a good move, see if you can find an even better one.2017.01.16
View Article2017 Winter Chess Classic: Rounds 1 & 2
Ben Simon covers the best of the first rounds of this international tournament. Twenty players from ten nations compete in two ten-player round robins with a combined $20,000 prize fund. Hear from GM...
View Article2017 Winter Chess Classic: Round 3
Ben Simon covers the best of the third round of this international tournament. Twenty players from ten nations compete in two ten-player round robins with a combined $20,000 prize fund. Hear from GM...
View ArticleLAST NAME FIRST - ACTIVE ENGAGEMENT THROUGH TECHNOLOGY
As the students at Lexington Elementary and I sat down together to register for a new chess website, it was immediately apparent that this opportunity to incorporate technology into our curriculum...
View Article2017 Winter Chess Classic: Round 4
Ben Simon covers the best of the fourth round of this international tournament. Twenty players from ten nations compete in two ten-player round robins with a combined $20,000 prize fund. Hear from GM...
View Article2017 Winter Chess Classic: Round 5
Ben Simon covers the best of the fifth round of this international tournament. Twenty players from ten nations compete in two ten-player round robins with a combined $20,000 prize fund. Hear from GM...
View Article2017 Winter Chess Classic: Round 6
Ben Simon covers the best of the sixth round of this international tournament. Twenty players from ten nations compete in two ten-player round robins with a combined $20,000 prize fund. Hear from GM...
View ArticleBlunders #4 with Catherine & Ryan
Catherine Leberg and Ryan Chester show their horrible mistakes in games they've played online. Have you done worse? This video is meant for children and beginners of all ages. Not for advanced...
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View Article2017 Winter Chess Classic: Final Round
Grandmaster Yasser Seirawan looks at game submissions from YouTube viewers. Amongst the rubble are some gems.2017.03.09 Anish's game: D10 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav defence D11 Queen's Gambit...
View ArticleSmothered Mate and an Urusov Gambit | Viewers' Choice - GM Yasser Seirawan
Grandmaster Yasser Seirawan looks at game submissions from YouTube viewers. Amongst the rubble are some gems.2017.03.09 Anish's game: D10 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav defence D11 Queen's Gambit...
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