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Viswanathan Anand talks About His Year in Chess and the World Championship Match during the London Chess Classic, 2011. Vishy reflects on his rath...

Nigel Short vs Luke McShane Press Conference, London Chess Classic 2011. Nigel talks about the King's Gambit opening during the press conference o...

I thought there was one more game going, but the last guy resigned as soon as Korchnoi sat down. : ) He realized it was all over.

You can see my sc...

Victor Korchnoi Simul, London Chess Classic 2011, Friday Simul.

Just a little footage I shot while playing Victor Korchnoi during the simul he gave...

Currently world chess champion Viswanathan Anand Talks About Computers in Chess, London Classic 2011.

Anand was asked about the rise of computers i...

Nigel Short vs Boris Becker - London Chess Classic 2011, Part 2 of 2.

Nigel Short vs Boris Becker - London Chess Classic 2011, Part 1 of 2. At the...

Nigel Short vs Boris Becker - London Chess Classic 2011, Part 1 of 2. At the 2011 London Chess Classic, Nigel Short took on former world champion ...

London Chess Classic 2011 Press Conference. This is just a little video I filmed at the London Chess Classic 2011 Press Conference. It shows when...

Donate to help!!! The great chess player Johannes Zukertort is buried in Brompton Cemetery in London, but unfortunately his grave has not been tak...

This is a video of people playing blitz chess in Holland Park, England, on a beautiful Friday afternoon. There were 4 boards going, 3 of which had...

How to Play 1... h5! and win.

A textbook game of how I play 1...h5 and win against many people (I have beaten IM's and GM's with this line too!)

How to Beat a FIDE Master with 1. h4! in Bullet. Ok, ok, I know it is only bullet, but it just goes to show you that one can play anything unless y...

Colle vs Grunfeld - Queen's Indian Defense.

A nice game where Colle runs all over the black kingside with some brilliant pressure and tactics!

In this game, we see Morphy being Morphy: quick development, strong purposeful moves, and a brilliant sacrifice at the queen to mate! A game to be...

in a seemingly lost position, Amos Burn finds a brilliant move to save the game (which he went on to win!). This position has been overlooked in m...

Here the strong Englishman Yates makes short work of the great Akiba Rubinstein. It just goes to show you: even the best lose quickly!! Played i...

Chess Tactic 9 - Marco vs Burn. Marco finishes off Burn with a sequence of very nice moves!

Chess Tactic 8 - Stolberg vs Botvinnik. Botvinnik makes short work of white's undefended kingside in this position!

chess tactic 6 - Euwe vs Nestler

chess tactic 7 Petrosian vs Moldagaliyev

chess tactic 5 Capablanca vs Lasker

chess tactic 4 Kasparov vs Browne

chess tactic 3 Fischer vs Miagmasuren

chess tactic 2 - Petrosian vs Ivkov. In this game, Petrosian finds a way to mate the opponents king in the middle of the board!

Alekhine finds a nice way to exploit the weak bank rank in this game!

Basic Checkmates - How to Mate with a Queen. In this video, I show how to checkmate with a single queen.

Basic Checkmates - How to Mate with a Rook. In this video, I show how to checkmate with a single rook.

Basic Checkmates - How to Mate with Two Rooks. In this video, I discuss how to mate with two rooks!

In this game, the great Lasker fails prey to a very pretty windmill combination!