What should I do now to improve my skills?... What videos will help my endgame?... Which lessons will make me a better strategist? At my level, should I be playing more or studying more? ... Sound familiar? Well, wonder no longer: Study P...
Need a little help navigating the thousands of videos on Chess.com? Use this guide to find all the videos you need on topics such as: Starting Out The Opening Tactics Strategy Master G...
This is guide to a video series. Intermediate Checkmates is for Beginner and Intermediate players to improve their vocabulary of checkmating positions. Recognizing a few patterns in various altered situations is absolutely required for being able ...
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Target Skill Range: Beginner (Rated 1000-1399) Put your skills into practice, and use everything you've learned to win chess games! Tasks: Build your concentration and focus. Watch videos lectures on practical thinking. Learn the ...
Target Skill Range: Beginner (Rated 1000-1399) Arrive at your final chess destination with the knowledge you need to win! Tasks: Learn the essential principles of the endgame. Master the basic checkmates of the endgame. Learn the fundame...
Target Skill Range: Beginner (Rated 1000-1399) Learn to develop long-term, strategic plans and outplay your opponents! Tasks: Improve your piece play. Learn the basics of pawn play. Learn to make a plan. Keep your king safe. Lea...
Target Skill Range: Beginner (Rated 1000-1399) Tactics, tactics and more tactics! Learn what it takes to win using tactics! Tasks: Learn to recognize common tactical patterns. Identify tactics in your games. Do 20-30 minutes of tactics t...
Every master was once a beginner. That is why Grandmaster Sam Shankland has prepared this detailed guide to help you make your first steps in the chess world. Check out the steps and resources and start your path to mastery. Target Skill...
Learning chess can seem like an easy activity. However, you can find yourself lost among all the teaching materials. So as this situation does not happen, we have prepared you a structured list of steps to improve your level. Target Skill Range...
The Variation As I said at the end of last week's article, Polugaevsky devoted much of his considerable analytical energies to one particular ultra-sharp variation of the Sicilian, which now bears his name. Polugaevsky devoted his first b...
An Inspiration When I read GM Becerra's article last week about a man who was an absolute inspiration to me, I just knew I had to share my own tribute to Lev Polugaevsky this week. Prior to reading GM Becerra's article, I actually did not know j...
Sometimes, it requires a Rembrandt to appreciate the Mona Lisa; or a Karpov to appreciate a Fischer endgame. But there are also many works of exquisite artistry on the chessboard which are accessible to novices. And this is where you can find them...
As an active member of the U.S. chess scene, I of course know of Ray Robson, currently the youngest Grandmaster in the country at 16. In fact, as an active tournament player I have even had the chance to meet him, and play ping pong and chess with...
This simply-titled series takes you from the very fundamental notion of "development" in the opening through to a master-level understanding of this concept-- and some complicated examples in the later videos. Regardless of your level, this course...
It's playoff time, in the US Chess League!! The most exciting chess event in the US is sponsored by Pokerstars and involves four board matches between 16 teams representing a variety of American cities. For more info check here or here. My goal t...
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There have been a few challenge matches in the past that test the solitary genius of one exceptional person against the wisdom of the masses. In these "World v. X" matches, "The World" always comes upon its move by voting: every individual who wis...
Before I get into today's column, I'd like once again to thank Grandmaster Bhat for his excellent contributions to this site for over a year. His articles have been uniformly excellent, and he took the time to come up with thought-provoking questi...
I'm definitely a candidate for "most excited that chess.com added chess960." I remember when I first joined the team in January, Erik and Jay asked what ideas I had about the future development of chess and chess.com. I told them that in my opinio...
The 2009 U.S. Chess Championship is here-- in fact, as I'm finishing this preview, the second round is just getting started. First things first, the games can be followed live at noon daily at http://saintlouischessclub.org/US-Championship-2009-L...
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This is an interesting game and one I'll use to kick off what a Game of the Day should look like! In the recent Rapid Chess Match featuring World Cup holder Levon Aronian vs. World Champion Vladimir Kramnik, Aronian handed Kramnik defeat afte...
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