Jonathan Schrantz presents puzzles from real games. Fight for the draw against Magnus Carlsen, and more! Also, Kyle’s
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Centralization – Beyond the Basics
National Master Spencer Finegold presents an adult beginner class on finding the best central squares for your pieces.
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Chess Prophylaxis | Strategy Session with Jonathan Schrantz
Jonathan Schrantz teaches a concept you may have unknowingly utilized in your games: prophylaxis. Prophylactic moves prevents the
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Ben’s Wild European Days | Mastering the Middlegame – GM Ben Finegold
Grandmaster Ben Finegold relives his time living in Belgium in the early 90’s. He shows games from Europe,
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Nine Crazy Miniatures – Beyond the Basics
Jonathan Schrantz has been given a list of “50 Great Games.” He chooses miniatures at random to show
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Checkmating Attacks | Mastering the Middlegame – GM Ben Finegold
Grandmaster Ben Finegold shows three games by strong players where dangerous mating attacks occurred in the middlegame. Can
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Identifying and Controlling Key Squares | Strategy Session with Jonathan Schrantz
Jonathan Schrantz challenges you to look for key squares. Imagine there are no pieces on the board in
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Blitz Chess #354: Queen’s Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense
This is a blitz chess game I played as white with time control 5|2. The opening played was
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Anand vs. Kramnik | World Championship 2008 – GM Eric Hansen
Grandmaster Eric Hansen reviews Game 5 of the world championship match in Bonn, Germany. Anand defended against former
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Top 10 Most Popular Responses to 1. d4 | Chess Openings Explained
Jonathan Schrantz counts down and identifies the most common black moves against white’s Queen Pawn opening. Basic principles
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