80/20 Tactics Multiplier #09 Chess Tactics in The Benko Gambit – IM Robert Ris The Benko Gambit (also known as the Volga Gambit) is a chess opening for Black against 1.d4. It occurs after the moves 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 The opening got its name...

How to Play The Slav Defense – GM Damian Lemos The Slav defense belongs to the group of closed chess openings for Black and occurs after the moves 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6. The opening was named in honor of several strong players from Slavic countries,...

How to Play The Slav Defense – GM Damian Lemos The Slav defense belongs to the group of closed chess openings for Black and occurs after the moves 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6. The opening was named in honor of several strong players from Slavic countries,...

Looking for a strong chess opening for White that doesn’t require memorizing endless amounts of theory to get an advantage? The English Opening (1.c4) is an excellent choice to get an edge in the openingby learning recurring themes instead of...

Looking for a strong chess opening for White that doesn’t require memorizing endless amounts of theory to get an advantage? The English Opening (1.c4) is an excellent choice to get an edge in the openingby learning recurring themes instead of...

The King‘s Indian Defense is a popular and ambitious chess opening for Black against 1.d4. Many 1.d4 players don’t like facing this opening because of its complex and counterattacking character. No worries – help is at hand. In this 3...

80/20 Tactics Multiplier #02 Sam Shankland never stops! No sooner has he been crowned US Champion – sensationally finishing ahead of Caruana, So and Nakamura – than he’s back with another incredible training for you!...

80/20 Tactics Multiplier #03 If you want to know an opening, you should be familiar with its typical positional ideas and remember the most important theoretical lines. But this is not enough. Every opening has its own stock of tactical motives...

There are a lot of solid choices against 1.d4. They are reliable, have been around for hundreds of years and are played at the highest level all the time. That’s, however one of the biggest problems with these openings; they are too...

Club players put a lot of time and effort into opening preparation. They learn many different systems, lines, and variations. However, they rarely encounter the lines learned from the book. Why does that happen? Most often, because their...

Do you know of a single opening that allows winning with black pieces, with a minimum risk and no need to reinvent the wheel?  The truth is… there aren’t many openings like that. Closed Catalan is an exceptional opening that fits...

Most club players struggle at finding an opening system that is solid-enough they can trust, yet simple enough they don’t need to invest months to understand. They waste tons of time learning 5-6 different openings to...

The Queen’s Indian Defense is a very powerful weapon for those who think that a draw against 1.d4 is not enough. Many world champions employed this opening with great success. Bobby Fischer, Garry Kasparov, and recently Magnus Carlsen...

LEMOS DEEP DIVE – VOL06 Put your opponent on the defensive with the classic counter-attacking weapon against 1.d4, the King’s Indian Defense – the choice of World Champions from Bobby Fischer to Garry Kasparov. In this comprehensive...

LEMOS DEEP DIVE – VOL06 Put your opponent on the defensive with the classic counter-attacking weapon against 1.d4, the King’s Indian Defense – the choice of World Champions from Bobby Fischer to Garry Kasparov. In this comprehensive 9...

LEMOS DEEP DIVE – VOL02 Reap the rewards that come with having a powerful, flexible opening system you can play against nearly anything Black responds with: the London System. In this 9 hour Deep Dive course, GM Damian...

LEMOS DEEP DIVE – VOL02 Reap the rewards that come with having a powerful, flexible opening system you can play against nearly anything Black responds with: the London System. In this 9 hour Deep Dive course, GM Damian...

To be a top player you must have a good grasp of chess strategy – this involves accurately evaluating a position, setting goals and forming a long-term plan to realize those goals. This is not as easy as it might sound – most...

For most players, playing a beautiful attacking sacrifice, destroying the defense and checkmating the King is the most exciting way to win games. The final combinations are rarely the most difficult part of a successful attack, however. Tactics flow...

Kasparov, Kramnik and Carlsen have all stated that studying the classics was an important element in their chess education. Bobby Fischer knew the games of Staunton, Morphy and Steinitz inside out. The great games of the past are an absolute...

Grandmaster Damian Lemos’ excellent presentation skills will guide you through this DVD, the first in the collection of strategy and tactics for advanced players produced by OnlineChessLessons.net, the leader in educational chess DVDs.   This...

Grandmaster Damian Lemos’ excellent presentation skills will guide you through this DVD, the sixth in the collection of strategy and tactics for advanced players produced by OnlineChessLessons.net, the leader in educational chess DVDs.   This...

Grandmaster Damian Lemos’ excellent presentation skills will guide you through this DVD, the ninth in the collection of strategy and tactics for advanced players produced by OnlineChessLessons.net, the leader in educational chess DVDs.   In...

In 2012 and 2013, the then World Champion Viswanathan Anand traveled to Los Angeles to teach at the annual Metropolitan Summer Chess Camp, sharing his unique insights with some of the top scholastic talents in the U.S. . His teachings and instruction...

Presented by International Grandmaster John Paul-Wallace for ChessLecture.com   The King's Indian Defense was one of World Chess Champion Gary Kasparov’s important weapons throughout his career. Kasparov introduced innumerable new King's...

This Collection Includes:   - How to Face Unorthodox Openings: Eugene Perelshteyn vs. Dale McTavish Run Time: 15 mins 23 seconds "Nice tips and love how you put black away in this game made it look very easy." "Don't try to jump over your...

Opening Trends is an exciting series where IM David Vigorito examines how tournament chess is changing, nuances in the game are coming into play and exciting trends are being set.   In the Catalan opening, White adopts a combination of the...

Opening Trends is an exciting series where IM David Vigorito examines how tournament chess is changing, nuances in the game are coming into play and exciting trends are being set.   Opening Trends series, David - who calls the King's Indian "The...

Content: 2.4 hours of instruction and analysis in a series of 6 lectures.   With GM Jesse Kraai, GM Eugene Perelshteyn, IM John-Paul Wallace, LM Dana Mackenzie, and IM David Vigorito.   The Dutch Defense was employed regularly in the...

GM Timur Gareev is an American Grandmaster who was a part of the University of Texas at Brownsville's chess team from August 2005 to August 2006 and also from August 2009 to December 2011 where he helped the university obtain its first national...

GM Timur Gareev is an American Grandmaster who was a part of the University of Texas at Brownsville's chess team from August 2005 to August 2006 and also from August 2009 to December 2011 where he helped the university obtain its first national...

GM Timur Gareev is an American Grandmaster who was a part of the University of Texas at Brownsville's chess team from August 2005 to August 2006 and also from August 2009 to December 2011 where he helped the university obtain its first national...

GM Jesse Kraai explains how to use the old Russian rule set to evaluate Tempo in chess.  What is Tempi or Tempo in Chess? “The gaining or losing of time and effectiveness relative to one's continued mobility or developing position, especially...

Hosted by: Grandmaster Damian LemosRunning Time: 2.5 Hours   EMPIRE CHESS – VOL 52   Grandmaster Damian Lemos’ excellent presentation skill guides you through this DVD which is 2/10 of The Club Player’s...

Hosted by: Grandmaster Damian LemosRunning Time: 2.5 Hours   EMPIRE CHESS – VOL 60 Grandmaster Damian Lemos’ excellent presentation skill guides you through this DVD which is 10/10 of The Club Player’s Manifesto...

Hosted by: IM David VigoritoRunning Time: Over 48 Minutes   IM David Vigorito analyzes the decisions in games of two masters. One master a world class GM and the other an IM and illustrates how a difference of two hundred points in...

Vasily Smyslov was a Soviet and Russian grandmaster, and was World Chess Champion from 1957 to 1958. He redefined chess post WW2. He was a candidate for the World Chess on eight occasions. Smyslov twice tied for first at the Soviet Championship (1949,...

International Master David Vigorito explains many variations of the King’s Indian including: Orthodox Variation: Modern System, Bayonet Attack, Glek Defense. Favored by Fischer and Kasparov, the King’s Indian is a modern dynamic opening,...

Content: 54 minutes of instruction and analysis in a series of 3 lectures.   The Steinitz is a variation for white against the French Defense . The Steinitz is an attacking scheme in particular against the Classical Variation of the French Defense...

GM Bryan Smith explores A fresh, relatively unexplored system for white to surprise Sicilian players ! In depth 4 part series that will help you take your opponents outside the book.   Content: 2 hours and 16 minutes of chess theory and...

GM Jesse Kraai explains Kasparov’s fundamental theorem of chess with which any position can be evaluated. Jesse gives us examples of near perfect games, and analysis tools to evaluate your own game   .ECO: C22, C41, A15   ...

Recommended For Intermediate Players   Presented by FIDE Master Dennis Monokroussos for ChessLecture.com    This collection of lectures features lessons and brilliant examples of play from the 5 World Champions Fischer, Karpov,...

Presented by International Master Bill Paschall for ChessLecture.com    José Raúl Capablanca was a Cuban chess player and World Chess Champion from 1921 to 1927. Renowned as one of the greatest players of all time, Capablanca...

Analysis game by game of one of the best tournament results in the history of chess. Carlsen eclipsed a stellar field consisting of Topalov, Peter Leko, Dmitry Jakovenko, Teimour Radjabov and Wang Yue to win clear first prize with 8/10 at the category...

NM Dana Mackenzie started playing tournament chess during the "Fischer boom" of 1971-1972 and never quit. Champion of North Carolina in 1985, 1987, and became master in 1988. He has a 1-0 career record against world chess champions. (The champion in...

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 David Vigorito is the 2007 Masschusetts Champion. He has been the state champion of New Hampshire and Nevada. David rated at 2479 in USCF and is the Champion of the Boylston (Boston) Chess Club. He playes in the 2006 U.S. Championship after finishing...

Empire Chess – Vol 1   GM Leonid Kritz   This chess DVD introduces the viewer to a very solid chess opening – the Slav Defense with 4….a6, also called the Chebanenko Variation or Chameleon Variation. The chess DVD is...

Empire Chess Series – Vol 2   GM Eugene Perelshteyn   The King`s Indian Defense is one of the most popular chess opening systems ever played due to the naturally dynamic and double-edged positions that frequently arise. Since the early...

Hosted by: Grandmaster James PlaskettRunning Time: Over 85 MinutesThe ...a6 Slav may be a relative newcomer to the world scene but Shirov, Anand and Sokolov have already refined it into a vicious weapon. In this video GM James Plaskett unveils a host of...