Classical Chess Videos

Signup for FREE online play at ! IM David Pruess brings us one of his favorite chess classics! Watch and enjoy this instant replay of the second world chess champion, Emmanuel Lasker, take apart his opponent by inventing the two bishop sacrifice.

The Pirc Defense for black is simply a great opening to have in your repertoire. I learned it when I was a beginner Chess player and it took me to where I am now. I play other openings (and you should too) but when I have to play a decisive game, I only trust my […]

The most common question I get asked is the top chess openings a player should learn in chess so I thought I’d create a video to answer that question. In semi-order we have: 10. Slav Defense 9. London System 8. Caro Kann 7. Fried Liver Attack 6. French Defense 5. Ruy Lopez 4. Nimzo-Indian Defense […]

Signup for FREE online play at ! IM David Pruess brings us a Morphy classic in which Morphy, true to his style, sacrifices some pawns in order to achieve quick development, an initiative, and ultimately a crushing attack.

The Classical Pirc setup is the epitome of classical chess, and it’s the opposite of black’s hyper modern approach. For the basics of the Pirc Defense, watch this introductory video: For a more aggressive alternative to the Classical Variation, learn the Austrian Attack (f4!): In the Classical Pirc (also known as two knights), white follows […]

Live from The Chase Park Plaza Hotel, the fourth Fall Chess Classic is comprised of two 10-player round robin tournaments (fields below). The Classic Chess series are strong tournaments held quarterly to create opportunities for Grandmasters and International Masters to test their skill against similar level players. Join GM Evgenij Miroshnichenko and Jonathan Schrantz for […]

Signup for FREE online play at ! In this classic battle between two chess heavy-weights, white launches a seemingly crushing kingside attack in the Nimzo-Indian opening, however, black’s well-timed defensive shots serve him well. Enjoy IM Daniel Rensch’s personal description of what this game means to him…

I played a standard chess game as white with time controls set at 15 minutes with a 2 second increment. The opening played was the Nimzo-Indian: Classical, Vitolins-Adorjan Gambit. It’s white’s bishop-pair versus black’s speedy development out of a Nimzo-Indian, Classical variation. Black offers a gambit by move 6 with the aim to accentuate development. […]

Usually when it is the championship game, you often see players slightly tensed or nervous. But you can see how Magnus Carlsen plays each and every move in this game with great confidence against Hikaru Nakamura. He has a full point lead over the field and instead of him offering a draw, it was Nakamura […]

➡️ LEARN CHESS WITH ME: In this video, we talk about chess openings and how to study them. I discuss chess openings for beginners, theory – Sicilian, Caro Kann, Vienna, Kings Gambit, and London Opening vs Kings Indian. I show you openings databases and discuss various platforms and teach you to analyze games. 0:00 Introduction […]