Chess Improvement Plan: From Novice to Advanced in 7 Days This is the first course from hugely popular chess presenter Mato Jelic who promises to take you from novice to advanced in 7 days! As a chess improver, it’s essential to become...

Attacking chess is something that all players want to perfect. It makes a lot of sense because delivering checkmate is the ultimate goal of the game. Surprisingly, not many chess players spend time working on attacking skills. They work on solving...

Chess for Beginners: Damian Lemos’ Absolute Beginner Chess Course If you’re a complete beginner at chess, it might seem very simple at first – but once you go deeper and deeper you may start to feel overwhelmed with all the knowledge...

80/20 Tactics Multiplier #05 The Scotch Opening – IM Irina Bulmaga   If you want to master any chess opening, you need to know the typical positional ideas and remember the most important theoretical lines. But this is really not enough. You...

Playing against a stronger opponent is quite an experience.  Those are the games when you often get in trouble right out of the opening, struggle in the middlegame and perhaps never even make it to the endgame… And that’s...

Most beginners have HUGE problems when it comes to opening preparation. They either spend too much time on a single line trying to memorize it till move 35 or get lost in never-ending sub-variations. Those players spend A LOT of...

Most beginners have problems improving at chess because they simply lack the foundation needed to build upon. They have bits and pieces of knowledge, but that’s not enough to see a sustainable progress. Those beginners tend to study wrong things,...

Instructor - IGM Yasser Seirawan Designed for all levels of players... from advanced novice to master! You will improve your game after a single viewing. I guarantee it! - Yasser Seirawan, IGM & former US Champ "Simply the very...

Alisa Melekhina is a FIDE Master. She started playing at age 5 and entered her first tournament at age 7. In less than three years, she was winning prestigious international tournaments and has competed 4 times for the U.S. Women's Championship. The DVD...

Anatoly Karpov was the 12th world champion and is considered by many to be one of the greatest players of all time. His tournament successes include over 160 first-place finishes. He had a peak Elo rating of 2780, and his 90 total months at world number...

Presented by International Master Valeri Lilov for ChessLecture.com   In part 2 of the series IM Valeri Lilov examines a sharp repertoire for both black and white. A complete system you can employ in your own games! Valeri's take on theory is both...

Take advantage of this great offer and you will save 30% off  the cost that you would if you bought these DVDs individually!    Hosted by modern Chess Legends and containing lectures for every level of player, each volume is packed with...

Presented by International Master Bill Paschall for ChessLecture.com    An isolated pawn or “isolani” is a pawn which has no friendly pawn on an adjacent file. Isolated pawns are usually thought of as a weakness because they...

GM Jesse Kraai currently resides in Berkeley, California. His most notable chess achievements are winning the Denker Tournament of High School Champions in 1989 and 1990, and competing in the U.S. Championship from 2002-2006. Jesse received his final GM...

IM Bill Paschall currently resides in Budapest, Hungary. Billw as the Boylston Chess Club Champion 2002, finished 1st at the Foxwoods Open 2002, Two-Time New England Open Champion, and has defeated more than 20 IGM's in tournament play. Bill has...

GM Eugene Perelshteyn earned his third GM norm and the title GM after sharing first place in the 2006 Foxwoods Open, He won the Samford Chess Fellowship in 2002, awarded to the top American Player under 25 years old earning $64,000, Eugene also led the...

Founded in 2005 ChessLecture.com is one of the largest chess instructional libraries in the world. Our lectures are created and presented by Grand Masters, International Masters and National Masters and contain excellent instruction by experienced...

GM Jesse Kraai currently resides in Berkeley, California. His most notable chess achievements are winning the Denker Tournament of High School Champions in 1989 and 1990, and competing in the U.S. Championship from 2002-2006. Jesse received his final GM...

Mark was the World Junior Champion in 1976, the US Junior Co-Champion in 1976, and the Louisiana State Champion in 1986, 1987, and 1988. IM Mark Diesen sadly passed away in December of 2008 at his home in Conroe, Texas. Part I Matchup: Khomiatov vs...

Hosted by: World Champion Grandmaster Susan PolgarRunning Time: Over 139 MinutesSusan will take you through 8 easy to follow, highly instructive games covering the basic principles of chess. This will help your understanding of chess and is guaranteed to...

Chess Queen Alexandra Kosteniuk Shows You How to Win at Blitz Chess!Watch and listen to Women's World Chess Champion Alexandra Kosteniuk as she gives you tips to win at Blitz chess, and shows you in great detail and with accompanying live feed eight of...

Hosted by: Grandmaster Raymond KeeneRunning Time: Over 90 MinutesAll chess fans will enjoy the incredible archive footage found on these DVDs for decades feared lost of British wins by Nigel Short, Tony Miles and Jon Speelman against two of the greatest...

Hosted by: Grandmaster Raymond KeeneRunning Time: Over 90 MinutesAll chess fans will enjoy the incredible archive footage found on these DVDs for decades feared lost of British wins by Nigel Short, Tony Miles and Jon Speelman against two of the greatest...

Hosted by: World Champion Grandmaster Susan PolgarRunning Time: Over 119 MinutesSusan Polgar will share with you her personal knowledge of Bobby Fischer. Susan answers some of the questions everyone wants to know like who would have won the Fischer vs...

Hosted by: World Champion Grandmaster Susan PolgarRunning Time: Over 119 MinutesSusan Polgar will share with you her personal knowledge of Bobby Fischer. Susan answers some of the questions everyone wants to know like who would have won the Fischer vs...

Hosted by: World Champion Grandmaster Susan PolgarRunning Time: Over 90 MinutesIt is Essential to know how to play and win your Endgames. In fact, the Endgames are more essential to learn than Openings. In Lesson 1 of this DVD, Susan will cover all the...

Hosted by: World Champion Grandmaster Susan PolgarRunning Time: Over 90 MinutesIt is Essential to know how to play and win your Endgames. In fact, the Endgames are more essential to learn than Openings. In Lesson 1 of this DVD, Susan will cover all the...

Product Description     This chess DVD is an in-depth analysis of the Berlin Wall opening. It starts with some side variations and moves chapter by chapter towards the main position of the opening – the Berlin Endgame. While working on...

Empire Chess – Vol 17   The Stonewall Defense is an extremely effective chess opening for black against 1. d4 – representing a solid system that is very difficult for white to crack. The Stonewall Defense involves black placing pawns on...

Starring: Simon WilliamsRunning Time: Approximately 5 Hours To win without risk is to triumph without glory. In Grandmaster Simon Williams' second DVD, he will guide you throughBlack's part in the French Defence. Simon's frank, clear and understandable...

Starring: Simon WilliamsRunning Time: Approximately 5 Hours To win without risk is to triumph without glory. In Grandmaster Simon Williams' second DVD, he will guide you throughBlack's part in the French Defence. Simon's frank, clear and understandable...

Chess is a struggle! In this video, twice US Chess Champion GM Patrick Wolff (1992 & 1995) teaches the defensive techniques that have been developed by grandmasters. The author shows you how to: Defend and protect the weaknesses in your position and how...

Hosted by: Grandmaster Nigel DaviesRunning Time: Over 95 MinutesRepertoire for Black against 1.d4. How to play this aggressive opening with a minimum of theoretical knowledge. A favorite of no less than five World Champions! GM Nigel Davies presents an...

Hosted by: International Master Andrew MartinRunning Time: Over 75 MinutesOn this DVD, IM Andrew Martin presents an ultra-modern and aggressive repertoire for Black that sidesteps the over-analyzed lines. By following these recommendations Black can...

The Dragon variation is considered to be one of the sharpest openings in chess. Made popular due to its aggressive nature, it is little wonder that the Dragon has attracted the likes of world number one Magnus Carlsen as one of its enthusiasts. The...

Hosted by: Grandmaster Nigel DaviesRunning Time: Over 70 MinutesA complete repertoire of dirty tricks in the opening , playing e4 with white and as Black against each of 1.e4 , 1. d4 and 1. c4 The first of two Dirty Tricks dvds dedicated to practical and...

Hosted by: International Master Andrew MartinRunning Time: Over 144 Minutes-It will happen to you one day and when you least expect it. An opponent will confront you with an unusual opening ( 1. b3, 1. b4, 1. a3, 1. Nc3, 1. g3, 1. g4 or 1. f4) and...

Hosted by: International Master Andrew MartinRunning Time: Over 102 MinutesThe Modern Stonewall Dutch is an ideal opening for club players, offering Black the twin values of solidity and dynamism. The Stonewall has been tested extensively at Grandmaster...

Hosted by: Grandmaster Roman DzinzichashviliRunning Time: Over 91 MinutesOn this DVD, Grandmaster Roman Dzinzichashvili examines games that were played with various systems of the English Opening. This highly instructional and educational material...

Hosted by: International Master Andrew MartinRunning Time: Over 191 MinutesThe Grunfeld is a fluid and dynamic Black opening, ideally suited to the needs of the attacking club player. Many World Champions have used the Grunfeld, including...

Hosted by: Grandmaster Roman DzinzichashviliRunning Time: 136 MinutesOn this DVD, Grandmaster Roman Dzinzichashvili has gathered some of the best games played with his original opening ideas and concepts. This will update you in the latest chess theory,...