Queen vs Pieces: Advanced Piece Values
Just how strong is a queen? GM Larry Kaufman knows that a queen is often more valuable than the nine points that most books...
Exchange Sacrifices: Advanced Piece Values
When does an exchange sacrifice make sense? GM Larry Kaufman demonstrates how much compensation you need to make these common...
Minors vs Pawns: Advanced Piece Values
Are knights and bishops really worth three pawns? GM Larry Kaufman is here to help you update the way you value your pieces.
Rook And Pawn vs Two Minors: Advanced Piece Values
Fifty years ago you could reach the US Championship without really understanding piece values. GM Larry Kaufman demonstrates...
What The Pieces Are Really Worth: Advanced Piece Values
Larry Kaufman is a Grandmaster and a programmer of one of the top chess engines. His research has made him the world's leading...
A Sacrificial Pawn Storm: Every Sacrifice
In closed positions, pawn sacrifices are often a key strategy to open lines for your piece. WGM Keti Tsatsalashvili demonstrates...
The e5 and f5 Double Sacrifice: Every Sacrifice
What sacrifice has taken down brilliant attackers like Tal and Topalov? WGM Keti Tsatsalashvili shows you one of the most...
Pawn Sacrifices On The h-File: Every Sacrifice
When your opponent fianchettos on the kingside, how should you attack? WGM Keti Tsatsalashvili shows a common sacrifice...
The f5 Pawn Sacrifice: Every Sacrifice
WGM Keti Tsatsalashvili wraps up her overview of pawn sacrifices in the middlegame with a powerful pawn sacrifice to break...
Pawn Sacrifice In The Center: Every Sacrifice
WGM Keti Tsatsalashvili begins her review of key pawn sacrifices in the middlegame with a powerful central pawn sacrifice...
A Crazy King Walk: Modern Chess Masterpieces
How does a white king walk to the eighth rank in the middlegame and live to tell about it? GM Surya Ganguly brings you one...
Carlsen's Wild Game: Modern Chess Masterpieces
When GM Li Chao went all-in on his attack against the world champion, it produced an amazing game. GM Surya Ganguly shows...
Anand's Best Game: Modern Chess Masterpieces
Vishy Anand has played many brilliant games, but this sacrificial attack against Aronian may be his best. GM Surya Ganguly...
Paravyan's Brilliant Attack: Modern Chess Masterpieces
Grandmasters have been struggling to attack the Petrov Defense for years. GM David Paravyan may have played the best anti-Petrov...
A Secret Gem: Modern Chess Masterpieces
In 2003 Grandmasters Nigel Short and Ruslan Ponomariov played a secret training match. In one game in the match, Short played...
A Shocking Sicilian: Modern Chess Masterpieces
How do you get a top GM like Shakhriyar Mamedyarov into a totally paralyzed position? GM Andrei Volokitin managed it in...
The Pieces Win: Pawns vs Pieces
NM Elijah Logozar wraps up his course on sacrifices to demonstrate how the pieces can hold their own against a team of pawns.
Sacrificing Every Piece: Pawns vs Pieces
Have you ever seen someone sacrifice every back rank piece except for the king? GM Gregory Serper did it once. NM Elijah...
Anand's Amazing Sacrifice: Pawns vs Pieces
NM Elijah Logozar is back to teach you when you can sacrifice pieces and overwhelm your opponent with pawns. His example...
Pawns Overrun Carlsen's Position: Pawns vs Pieces
NM Elijah Logozar begins his series on piece sacrifices for pawns by demonstrating the long-term power of passed pawns in...
Pawns Assisting The Attack: Pawns Vs Pieces
Promotion isn't just an endgame tactic. NM Elijah Logozar shares an amazing game where pawns help in a brilliant mating...
Aronian - Carlsen: Grind Like Magnus
Levon Aronian plays some of the most fearless chess against Carlsen of anyone in the world. Even so, Carlsen has a big plus...
Caruana - Carlsen: Grind Like Magnus
Fabiano Caruana spent years as the world's second-highest-rated player. However, he's not immune to Carlsen's endgame grinds....
Carlsen - Nepomniachtchi: Grind Like Magnus
How did Carlsen use his endgame talents in the longest world championship game of all time? GM Dejan Bojkov shows you Chess.com's...
Carlsen - Firouzja: Grind Like Magnus
Alireza Firouzja is already the second-highest-rated player in the world at only 18 years old. However, when they met last...