Chess legend Ossip Bernstein had his greatest chess successes in the early 1900s, but 50 years later he had an incredible cherry on top of a great career with a second-place finish in Montevideo, 1954, and a tremendou...
David Bronstein is one of the greatest and most innovative chess grandmasters in the last century. Against the top Norwegian player, Ernst Rojahn, Bronstein comes up with an amazing idea, giving up a piece for just tw...
Soon-to-be grandmaster Gosta Stoltz offered an incredible queen sacrifice in his masterful game against Herman Steiner. Don't miss this incredible chess gem!
World Chess Champions Mikhail Botvinnik and Vasily Smyslov competed in three world championship matches! Here is probably the most famous game from any of those matches. Watch Smyslov's incredible minor pieces battle...
Isaac Lipnitsky wrote the classic chess book, "Questions of Modern Chess Theory." In his beautiful game against Beylin, he put his moves where his pen was and demonstrated perfectly how to punish a chess opening error!
The brilliant attacking player, Paul Keres, is one of the greatest chess players never to have become world champion. We dive into his short, sweet win in the Sicilian Defense against Laszlo Szabo.
To paraphrase Anton Ego, not everyone can become a great chess artist; but anyone can create great chess art! Pablo Moran stepped out from behind the written page and into the chess limelight with this beautiful game...
The Closed Sicilian is a tricky weapon against the Sicilian Defense and frequently occurs with reversed colors in the English Opening. GM Johan Hellsten shows the key plans and tactics for both sides.
The Rossolimo Variation of the Sicilian has become the dominant Anti-Sicilian today. The same structure occurs frequently in the English Opening as well. GM Johan Hellsten explains the key ideas for both sides.
When White's pawn chain reaches from b2 to e5, it could lead to a kingside attack, but Black also can target the pawns and achieve counterplay. GM Johan Hellsten brings you the key ideas for both sides.
In many openings, one side has more pawns on the kingside and the other has more on the queenside. GM Johan Hellsten demonstrates how to play these tricky positions.
At the very highest level, many grandmasters meet Black's capture on d4 with the immediate e4-e5 to target the black knight. This leads to sharp play and GM Kosteniuk can show you the details.
The last two variations have been popular for generations, but this gambit has only caught on in the last several years. GM Alexandra Kosteniuk demonstrates White's attacking plans in this surprising gambit.
When White prefers to keep material equality the d4 Italian often leads to isolated pawn positions. GM Kosteniuk shows the key ideas for both sides.
GM Kosteniuk begins her series on sharp variations of the Italian with the classic Greco Gambit. This line was popular in the 1800s and some modern ideas ensure that Black still must be careful today.
In 2020 GM Daniil Dubov played a rare gambit to defeat GM Sergey Karjakin in a spectacular game. GM Alexandra Kosteniuk shows you that game and more in this fascinating new gambit.
What could be more natural than castling early in the game? GM Alexandra Kosteniuk demonstrates why meeting exd4 with 0-0 is not White's favorite option.
The Milner Barry Gambit is currently experiencing a new boom in popularity. GM Eugene Perelshteyn demonstrates the refutation of the old main line and a way to fight against the line that's been played recently at the...
The Hennig - Schara has been played repeatedly by Magnus Carlsen, but GM Eugene Perelshteyn has found a way to put Black's position under serious pressure.
The Belgrade Gambit is an attempt to sharpen the quiet Four Knights Opening. However, GM Eugene Perelshteyn has found a clear path to a good position for Black.
The Vienna Gambit might look like a good King's Gambit, but GM Eugene Perelshteyn has no trouble refuting that one as well. Check out his plans for Black to take over the initiative.
The Budapest Defense or Budapest Gambit is a tricky way to play for a win against 1.d4. However, if you follow GM Eugene Perelshteyn's advice, you will see how to make life miserable for Black.
NM Sam Copeland's pick for the best game of the 1960s is this amazing world championship battle where Mikhail Tal shocked the world!
In one of the most impressive pieces in the history of opening preparation, GM Lev Polugaevsky prepared deeply and took down the great Mikhail Tal.
No one attacks like Nezhmetdinov! Check out his most famous game and NM Sam Copeland's pick for the third greatest game of the 1960s.
