My Best Game: FM Niranjan Navalgund
FM Niranjan Navalgund is a Community Manager for Chess.com India and a FIDE Trainer. He's also a strong player with GM and...
My Best Game: IM Rakesh Kulkarni
IM Rakesh Kulkarni is the Director of Indian Social Media for Chess.com and a correspondent on chess in India. He's also...
My Best Game: FM Mike Klein
FunMaster Mike is best known for his work with ChessKid, but he's a strong player in his own right. Check out his memorable...
Advanced Chess Notation
Once you learn and practice using the language of chess, it's time to enhance your chess fluency with advanced notation!...
When to Trade Pieces
It's usually helpful to trade if you can get ahead but what should you do if a potential trade doesn't gain or lose material?...
Open, Closed, Semi-open Games
There are three main categories of positions. If there are few pawns on the board the position is open. Bishops are often...
Space
The more space you control on the board, the more room your pieces have to maneuver, and the less space your opponent has....
Pawn Chains
A group of pawns that protect each other on a diagonal is called a pawn chain. The only unprotected pawn in the chain is...
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,...
Garry Kasparov's Best Opening Preparation
World Champion Garry Kasparov often built his deadly attacks on groundbreaking opening preparation. Check out five of his...
Magnus Carlsen's Best Endgames
Magnus Carlsen became World Champion by winning seemingly drawn endgames better than anyone in the history of chess. GM...
Mikhail Tal's Best Queen Sacrifices
Mikhail Tal was the greatest attacking player that the chess world had ever seen. NM James Canty brings you Tal's five greatest...
Tigran Petrosian's Best Exchange Sacrifices
World Champion Tigran Petrosian specialized in sacrificing the exchange, both for attack and defense. Check out his five...
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...
Top 10 Games Of The 2010s: Alireza Firouzja's Game Of The 21st Century–Firouzja vs Zarkovic 2019
Many people think that GM Alireza Firouzja will be the next World Champion. He played his first brilliancies in the 2010s...
Top 10 Games Of The 2010s: Magnus Carlsen's Most Spectacular Defeat–Aronian vs Carlsen 2017
World Champion Magnus Carlsen rarely loses a game. One of those losses came against the Levon Aronian in Norway in 2017....
Top 10 Games Of The 2010s: Ding Liren's Immortal Game–Bai Jinshi vs Ding Liren 2017
GM Ding Liren reached the number two spot in the rating list in the 2010s. He played one of the prettiest games of the decade...
Top 10 Games Of The 2010s: Most Ridiculous, Castling Move, Ever!–Dubov vs Giri 2019
GM Daniil Dubov is still getting better, but he first rose to the top in the 2010s, winning several amazing games. Check...
Top 10 Games Of The 2010s: Hikaru Nakamura's Best King's Indian Victory–Gelfand vs Nakamura 2010
Hikaru Nakamura rose to prominence in the 2010s, reaching as high as the second spot in the world ranking. Check out one...
Top 10 Games Of The 2010s: Magnus Carlsen's Perfect Chess Grind–Carlsen vs Karjakin 2013
World Champion Magnus Carlsen rose to the top by grinding out wins from nearly even positions. The perfect example was his...