Historische Partij - Schaaklessen

Gambit Buffet

Grandmaster Simon Williams combines an introduction to gambits after the first move 1.e4 with some famous games from chess history!

GM

Simon Williams

16 Lessen

Meesterschap

The Ultimate Blunder

GM Ben Finegold shows the biggest mistake you can make in chess, resigning in a winning or drawn position.

GM

Ben Finegold

4 Lessen

How I Became A Five Time World Champion

How did Vishy Anand win the World Championship title five times? Join him for an inside tour of chess at the highest level.

Play Like A World Champion: The Carlsen Years

In 2013 Magnus Carlsen defeated Vishy Anand to become World Champion. Since then he has defended his title against Anand again, Sergey Karjakin, Fabiano Caruana, and Ian Nepomniachtchi.

Play Like a World Champion: The Anand Years

In 2007 FIDE held an eight-player World Championship tournament, which was won by Vishy Anand. He then joined the lineage of match champions by defeating Vladimir Kramnik in a 2008 match. He further defended his title in 2010 against Veselin Topalov and in 2012 against Boris Gelfand.

The Top 10 Games Of The 1950s

NM Sam Copeland brings you the ten best games played in the 1950s. Check out some of the most amazing brilliancies in the history of chess!

The Top 10 Games Of The 1960s

NM Sam Copeland has picked the 10 best games of every decade for the last century. Take a look at his picks for the 1960s and learn from the greatest games of an amazing time period.

The 10 Best Games Of The 1970s

NM Sam Copeland has picked the 10 best games of recent decades. Take a look at his picks for the 1970s and learn from the greatest games of an amazing era!

NM

Sam Copeland

10 Lessen

Gevorderd, Meesterschap

World Championship Preparation

How does a contender prepare for a world championship match? GM Romain Edouard, who has worked with Veselin Topalov, shows you opening prep at the highest level.

The Indian School Of Chess

Featuring six new lessons! How has India become a chess powerhouse? GM Surya Ganguly demonstrates the history of Indian chess from Sultan Khan through today's brilliant prodigies.

GM

Surya Shekhar Ganguly

11 Lessen

Meesterschap

The Complete History Of Computer Chess

Updated for the post-Alpha-Zero age. Join CM James Coleman on a complete history of chess computers! The first batch covers the early days of strong engines.

World Championship Masterpieces

Join IM Yuriy Krykun as he examines five positional masterpieces, played in world championship matches!

Play Like A World Champion: Kasparov vs Karpov

Anatoly Karpov and Garry Kasparov fought five world championship matches between 1984 and 1990. Check out the highlights from the greatest rivalry in the history of chess!

The 10 Best Games Of The 1990s

NM Sam Copeland has picked the 10 best games of recent decades. Take a look at his picks for the 1990s and learn from the greatest games of an exciting time in chess history.

Play Like A World Champion: Fischer and Karpov

In 1972 Bobby Fischer broke the Soviet control of the World Championship by winning the "Match of the Century" against Boris Spassky. However, in 1975 Fischer refused to defend his title and another great champion, Anatoly Karpov ascended to the throne!

Play Like A World Champion: Petrosian and Spassky

In 1963 Tigran Petrosian unseated Botvinnik as World Champion for the final time. Petrosian was a defensive genius and held his title again in 1966 against Boris Spassky. In 1969 Spassky won another candidates cycle and defeated Petrosian to take the title.

Learn From The Best: AlphaZero

In December 2017, AlphaZero took the world by storm! The organization Deep Mind announced that their new self-taught engine had won a match against Stockfish, previously the strongest engine in history. Join IM Danny Rensch in a review of AlphaZero's most amazing games from that historic match.

Play Like A World Champion: Kramnik And Controversy

In 1993 Kasparov broke from FIDE and held a separate World Championship! It was a time of chaos in the chess world until Vladimir Kramnik defeated Kasparov in 2000 and Topalov in 2006 to reunite the chess world.

Play Like A World Champion: Botvinnik, Smyslov And Tal

In 1948 Mikhail Botvinnik became the 6th World Champion. He lost and won back the title against the classical, Vasily Smyslov, and the brilliant, Mikhail Tal.

NM

Jeremy Kane

6 Lessen

Play Like A World Champion: Capablanca, Alekhine and Euwe

Learn from the greatest moments of Capablanca, Alekhine and Euwe's World Championship matches!

Play Like A World Champion: The Lasker Years

Emanuel Lasker was World Champion for a record 27 years! Learn from his greatest moments in world title matches.

Play like Max Euwe

Max Euwe was the fifth World Champion and defeated Alexander Alekhine in one of the biggest upsets in the history of chess. Watch how he did it by finding the moves in five of his greatest games!

Play Like Emanuel Lasker

Emanuel Lasker was the 2nd World Champion and reigned for a record 27 years between 1894 and 1921. Find out how he did it by figuring out the moves of five of his greatest games!

Play Like Alexander Alekhine

Alexander Alekhine was the fourth World Champion, holding the title from 1927 - 1935 and again from 1935 until his death in 1946. Alekhine was the greatest tactician of his day and defeated Jose Raul Capablanca, a player previously considered nearly unbeatable. See how he won by finding the moves in five of his best games!

Play Like Wilhelm Steinitz

Wilhelm Steinitz was the first official chess World Champion. He held the title from 1886–1894. Steinitz was the strongest player of his day and developed the theory that you should accumulate small advantages to prepare a winning attack. See if you can find the moves from five of Steinitz's greatest games.