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What to do in the OPENING! 136 • redhorse989 •

  1. Introduction
  2. Taking the centre
  3. DON'T bring your Queen in the game early.
  4. redhorse989 - FM bene2018
  1. raphdel2007
  2. cxxd4
  3. schittering06
  4. LM mysterious_expert

🌍The Sicilian Defense, its tactic and more🌍 216 • raphdel2007 •

  1. 👌Introduction👌
  2. ♟The basics♟
  3. 🚗Hyperaccelerated Fianchetto Vatiation🚗
  4. 🧠 The Smith Morra Gambit 🧠
  1. Arjandv
  2. Bruno14
  3. raphdel2007
  4. bardone01

The Caro-Kann Defense 87 • kazamaza •

  1. Historical background
  2. Introduction
  3. Main line - Classical Variation
  4. Classical Variation - Other line 1
  1. kazamaza

🇫🇷French Defense, a tricky opening🇫🇷 14 • raphdel2007 •

  1. 🐦Introduction🐦
  2. French Defense Main Line
  3. Advance Variation
  1. raphdel2007
  2. Axel2009
  3. rhudors
  4. vinvin10044

2018 Batumi Olympiad - Rd 2 14 • LM broadcaster •

  1. Tutisani Noe - Caruana Fabiano
  2. So Wesley - Oboladze Luka
  3. Petriashvili Nikoloz - Shankland Samuel
  4. Robson Ray - Kacharava Nikolozi
  1. LM broadcaster

👑 A Guide To The Grünfeld 👑 34 • Eligora •

  1. Introduction
  2. Basic Ideas For BLACK - Exchange Variation
  3. Basic Ideas For BLACK - Exchange Variation 7.Nf3
  4. Basic Ideas For BLACK - Russian System 4.Nf3
  1. Eligora
  2. FunnyAnimatorJimTV
  3. Francesco_Super
  4. TMcSquared

2018 Batumi Olympiad - Rd 1 15 • LM broadcaster •

  1. So Wesley - Sanchez Alvarez Roberto Carlos
  2. Baules Jorge - Nakamura Hikaru
  3. Shankland Samuel - Leon Orlando
  4. Ramos Efren Andres - Robson Ray
  1. LM broadcaster

How to reach a WINNING POSITION in ENDGAME 79 • chess_tactic2017 •

  1. Step 1. Remove weaknesses
  2. Step 2. Attack your opponent's pieces
  3. Step 3. Capture open flies
  4. Step 4. Make your pieces super-active
  1. chess_tactic2017

Puzzles from a Shoebox 21 • IM EricRosen •

  1. White to play and win
  2. Black to play: Positional idea
  3. White to play: Positional idea
  4. White to play
  1. IM EricRosen

The Reti Opening 86 • kazamaza •

  1. Historical background
  2. Introduction
  3. Caruana, F. (2781) - Carlsen, M. (2872)
  4. Main line E4 Trap 1
  1. kazamaza
  2. raksab

♦♦☻SUPER ◘ OPENING☻♦♦ 11 • chess_tactic2017 •

  1. Introduction
  2. You can play it in TWO KNIGHTS!
  3. Classical Knight Variation
  4. Pawn Attack Variation
  1. chess_tactic2017

redhorse989 vs LM Mysterious_expert 12 • redhorse989 •

  1. LM mysterious_expert - redhorse989
  2. redhorse989 - LM mysterious_expert
  3. LM mysterious_expert - redhorse989
  4. redhorse989 - LM mysterious_expert
  1. Sennov1
  2. raphdel2007
  3. cxxd4
  4. schittering06

💎 (3rd part) Game puzzles with interactive lessons! 💎 194 • Francesco_Super •

  1. Introduction
  2. Puzzle #1 (easy)
  3. Puzzle #2 (easy)
  4. Puzzle #3 (easy)
  1. Francesco_Super
  2. FunnyAnimatorJimTV

Endgame Studies Part-3 10 • CreativeThinking •

  1. Question
  2. Solution
  1. Chess-Guy123
  2. bhirghu
  3. schittering06
  4. german11