Vidit Gujrathi: The Indian School Of Chess
The newest member of the Indian Super GM club is Vidit Gujrathi. GM Surya Ganguly demonstrates what makes Vidit a chess...
Negi And Adhiban: The Indian School Of Chess
Many Indian chess players learned brilliant attacking chess from the example of Vishy Anand. GM Ganguly demonstrates some...
Humpy and Harika: The Indian School Of Chess
Anand isn't the only Indian world champion. GM Humpy Koneru won the Women's World Rapid Championship in 2019. She's one...
Caruana vs Carlsen: World Championship Preparation
The 2018 world championship match went to tie-breaks and Magnus Carlsen used a sharp Sicilian to gain a two-game lead and...
Topalov vs Anand: World Championship Preparation
The 2010 world title match started with a bang as Topalov punished one mistake by Anand in the opening. GM Romain Edouard...
Kramnik - Anand: World Championship Preparation
Vishy Anand didn't want to allow Vladimir Kramnik to press him in quiet positions. GM Romain Edouard explains Anand's sharp...
Kramnik vs Leko: World Championship Preparation
In 2004 Peter Leko nearly took the world title from Vladimir Kramnik. In game eight he refuted Kramnik's computer preparation...
Kasparov vs Kramnik: World Championship Preparation
How did Vladimir Kramnik tame one of the greatest attackers of all time? He brought back the Berlin Defense, an opening...
Karpov - Kasparov: Games Of The 80s
This game really begins with Kasparov offering his famous ...d5?! gambit. Today we know this gambit to be unsound, but at...
Kopylov vs. Korelov: Games Of The 80s
Check out a little-known correspondence chess king hunt!
Portisch vs. Pinter: Games Of The 80s
In one of the prettiest chess games of all time, Jozsef Pinter conducted a spectacular king hunt in the endgame, using his...
van de Loo vs. Hesseling: Games Of The 80s
According to GM Andy Soltis, the following game features the most stunning chess novelty ever played—19.Qa4!!
Tal vs. Hjartarson: Games Of The 80s
Tal combines exquisite positional play with a beautiful final tactical denouement, winning a game that I consider one of...
Smirin vs. Beliavsky: Games Of The 80s
Many great chess players have lived in Garry Kasparov's chess shadow. Alexander Beliavsky is one of those players - a brilliant...
Kasparov vs. Petrosian: Games Of The 80s
In Tilburg, 1981, the 18-year-old prodigy Garry Kasparov faced the great world chess champion Tigran Petrosian. Kasparov,...
Beliavsky vs. Nunn: Games Of The 80s
In this game, we see Nunn punishing Beliavsky's Saemish variation as the move 9.h3? provides him the opportunity to initiate...
Korchnoi vs Karpov: Games Of The 1980s
Anatoly Karpov is absolutely central to the story of chess in the 1980s. Karpov dominated the early half of the decade and...
Polugaevsky vs. Torre: Games Of The 80s
Lev Polugaevsky shows off one of the most brilliant chess opening ideas ever played, his positional rook sacrifice against...
Inspired By Anand: The Indian School Of Chess
Vishy Anand has inspired generations of Indian chess players! GM Surya Ganguly demonstrates games by his peers, GMs Abhijit...
Before Anand: The Indian School Of Chess
Between Sultan Khan and Vishy Anand, there were no Indian players among the best in the world, but that doesn't mean there...
Vishy Anand: The Indian School Of Chess
The greatest player in India's history is world champion, Vishy Anand. GM Surya Ganguly has some Anand stories that you...
Sultan Khan: The Indian School Of Chess
GM Surya Ganguly begins his overview of Indian Chess with the games of Sultan Khan, an amazing prodigy who competed with...
Pentala Harikrishna: The Indian School Of Chess
After Vishy Anand, GM Pentala Harikrishna was the next Indian player to enter the world elite. GM Ganguly demonstrates some...
A Queen's Gambit Bongcloud: Advanced Bongcloud Theory
You might think of the Bongcloud as a modern idea, but GMs have been playing this Bongcloud idea in the Exchange Queen's...
A Scotch Bongcloud: Advanced Bongcloud Theory
When is it OK to sacrifice material and move your king in the opening? GM Hammer demonstrates a line of the Scotch where...