Judit Polgar: A Beautiful Attack
Judit Polgar brings you an ingenious attacking game that she played as an 11- year old against IM Jean-Luc Costa.
Tal - Anand: How I Became A Five Time World Champion
How can a young player handle a young game against a legend like Mikhail Tal? Vishy Anand shows you how he did it!
Nakamura Wins Speed Chess Championship For The Fifth Time: SCC Tactics
Hikaru Nakamura won his fifth title match at the 2022 Speed Chess Championship, defeating Magnus Carlsen in an immensely...
Carlsen Dismantles Reigning World Blitz Champion And Reaches Final: SCC Tactics
The world champion steamrolled through yet another match, gaining revenge against MVL for last year's defeat.
Nakamura Confirms Spot In Final: SCC Tactics
Nihal Sarin played well, but Hikaru Nakamura frequently turned around tough positions and emerged with a 14.5 - 10.5 victory.
MVL Surpasses So In Tight Finish: SCC Tactics
Early in the match, Vachier-Lagrave gained as high as a four-point lead, but So fought back to even the score in the bullet...
Carlsen Goes Undefeated Vs. Caruana in Historic Victory: SCC Tactics
Magnus Carlsen defeated Fabiano Caruana without losing a single game on his way to a dominant 22-4 victory.
Nakamura Runs Over Aronian In Quarterfinals: SCC Tactics
Nakamura gained a two-point lead early, which he never let go, and was dominant in time scrambles throughout the match.
Nihal Shines In Win Over Ding: SCC Tactics
GM Nihal Sarin emerged victorious from his intergenerational clash with world championship challenger GM Ding Liren in the...
Nakamura Cruises In Round One: SCC Tactics
Hikaru Nakamura played creative openings and easily defeated David Paravyan 19.5 - 7.5, as he started his SCC title defense.
So Overcomes Abdusattorov
In a tight match, Wesley So held on to defeat Nodirbek Abdusattorov, 14-12.
Nihal Overcomes Giri's Bullet Comeback: SCC Tactics
GM Nihal Sarin edged out GM Anish Giri in a tiebreak playoff. The two tenacious grandmasters created one brilliancy after...
Imperfect Carlsen Overpowers Gukesh: SCC Tactics
Though Carlsen was off his usual form and overlooked a number of tactics, he defeated his prodigy opponent by such a wide...
Aronian Sparks Bullet Comeback vs. Andreikin: SCC Tactics
GM Levon Aronian defeated GM Dmitry Andreikin in the 2022 Speed Chess Championship in an electrifying duel. The match between...
Vachier-Lagrave Stuns Nepomniachtchi In Bullet Blowout: SCC Tactics
GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave convincingly won his round of 16 match against GM Ian Nepomniachtchi by the greatest margin yet...
Ding Wins Blockbuster Match Against Grischuk: SCC Tactics
In a match marked by fierce attacking play, Ding Liren survived for a 14-12 victory against Alexander Grischuk.
Caruana Survives Scare Against Erigaisi: SCC Tactics
Erigaisi built a strong lead early; however, Caruana came in clutch with a four-game win streak in the 3+1 section. Carrying...
Polugaevsky vs Nezhmetdinov: Games Of The 1950s
Rashid Nezhmetdinov played many brilliant and beautiful chess games, but in his own estimation, his victory with the black...
The Game Of The Century: Games Of The 1950s
Bobby Fischer's Game of the Century is widely considered one of the greatest chess games of all time. The 13-year-old Bobby...
Geller vs Euwe: Games Of The 1950s
Possibly the most famous game from the 1953 Zurich candidates tournament was Efim Geller vs. Max Euwe. Euwe had lost the...
Bernstein vs Najdorf: Games Of The 1950s
Chess legend Ossip Bernstein had his greatest chess successes in the early 1900s, but 50 years later he had an incredible...
Bronstein vs Rojahn: Games Of The 1950s
David Bronstein is one of the greatest and most innovative chess grandmasters in the last century. Against the top Norwegian...
Stoltz vs. Steiner: Games Of The 1950s
Soon-to-be grandmaster Gosta Stoltz offered an incredible queen sacrifice in his masterful game against Herman Steiner....
Botvinnik vs Smyslov: Games Of The 1950s
World Chess Champions Mikhail Botvinnik and Vasily Smyslov competed in three world championship matches! Here is probably...
Beylin vs. Lipnitsky: Games Of The 1950s
Isaac Lipnitsky wrote the classic chess book, "Questions of Modern Chess Theory." In his beautiful game against Beylin,...