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July 14, 2008
FM Ingvar Johannesson has posted his first video in which he analyzes a game played by a forum member. In this month's edition, Johannesson analyzes a game between Clive Waters (forum member Pobble) and Grandmaster Nigel Davies. This game was played in the Blackpool Congress 2008. If you want your games considered for next edition of this series please send your games to zibbit@chess.com as .pgn ... [Read More]
July 11, 2008
Forum member Robofriven conducted this interview.
If you've been to this site for more than 30 seconds I'm sure you've seen the name Kingsblade somewhere. He was the second place winner in the Chess video lesson contest with his Beginner's tips and resources video. He is active in every branch of the forum and makes very entertaining videos ranging from introductions to computer programs, to live commentaries. And above ... [Read More]
If you've been to this site for more than 30 seconds I'm sure you've seen the name Kingsblade somewhere. He was the second place winner in the Chess video lesson contest with his Beginner's tips and resources video. He is active in every branch of the forum and makes very entertaining videos ranging from introductions to computer programs, to live commentaries. And above ... [Read More]
July 2, 2008
Icelandic FM Ingvar Johannesson (forum member Zibbit) has posted the 4th video in his Icelandic miniatures series. In this installment we have a look at a game from legendary Icelandic GM and former president of FIDE, Fridrik Olafsson. Olafsson punishes an inaccuracy in the Sicilian very nicely and gives us a nice lesson in handling the initiative. Have a look at the game ... [Read More]
June 26, 2008
This week's offering from FM Dennis Monokroussos is a lesson on playing against the Alekhine's Defense. Dennis presents three games in his preferred line against 1...Nf6. While this is required viewing for 1.e4 players, advocates of other white openings will also enjoy the lecture. ... [Read More]
June 18, 2008
This week Dennis analyzes a quiet approach to the Najdorf. The opening of the game is relatively peaceful, but the analysis is a ... [Read More]
June 13, 2008
Icelandic FM Ingvar Johannesson, also known as Zibbit, has posted the third video in his series "Icelandic miniatures." This time he takes a look at a neat game played in 1962 in which white gambits a pawn in the opening and then finishes off his attack with a nice combination.
Watch the video ... [Read More]
Watch the video ... [Read More]
June 11, 2008
In this week's video, Dennis analyzes a wild and woolly game he played against FM Alexander Stamnov. The video deals with subjects ranging from dealing with opening surprises to maintaining one's cool under pressure. This video is a must ... [Read More]
June 1, 2008
Icelandic FM Ingvar Johannesson has posted his second installment in his "Icelandic miniatures" series. In this installment, FM Johannesson, also known as Zibbit, analyzes a quick victory by white in the Halloween Attack.
The game is part of a series from Zibbit in which he examines "miniatures," which are short games of about 20-25 moves in which there is a ... [Read More]
The game is part of a series from Zibbit in which he examines "miniatures," which are short games of about 20-25 moves in which there is a ... [Read More]
June 1, 2008
A new video from Dennis is available here. The lesson is an examination of a recent game Dennis played in the King's Gambit Declined and features a number of nifty tactics.
Also, for all you Luis Coelho fans out there, we're soon going to have fresh videos from the man himself! This means we'll have weekly training videos from both Dennis and Luis. That's two FREE lectures per week. This is due to the continuing success of our Premium ... [Read More]
Also, for all you Luis Coelho fans out there, we're soon going to have fresh videos from the man himself! This means we'll have weekly training videos from both Dennis and Luis. That's two FREE lectures per week. This is due to the continuing success of our Premium ... [Read More]
May 30, 2008
The judges have spoken and the U.S. Chess League game of the year is Sammour-Kuljasevic! The game, which Sammour-Hasbun won, featured an exciting knight sacrifice in the opening followed by a ferocious counterattack. Go here to find out why the judges chose the game as the year's best. Dennis has posted an excellent analysis of the ... [Read More]
May 1, 2008
Check out the video for the #4 game in the Game of the Week countdown for the US Chess League, Christiansen-Wolff . Visit the official USCL blog post about the game for more details.
Also, congratulations to Dennis Monokroussos for achieving the title of FIDE Master with his excellent recent return to tournament ... [Read More]
Also, congratulations to Dennis Monokroussos for achieving the title of FIDE Master with his excellent recent return to tournament ... [Read More]
April 24, 2008
We've posted Dennis Monokroussos' analysis of Bhat-Nakamura, the USCL 5th place Game of the Year. Bhat stages a ferocious comeback, and his effort earned the game first place in the U.S. Chess League Game of the Year fan poll. The judges awarded the game 5th place. Watch the video to see Dennis' thoughts!
You can also watch Dennis' video analyzing ... [Read More]
You can also watch Dennis' video analyzing ... [Read More]
April 11, 2008
Watch Dennis analyze an old tournament game he played against Philip Colbert. The game was a Maroczy Bind with some wild moves. On top of that, there's an interesting discussion of the early middlegame. Make sure to check it ... [Read More]
April 4, 2008
We've posted a new video from Dennis in which he analyzes the games Milman-Burnett and Friedel-Serper, ranked 8 and 9 in the U.S. Chess League Game of the Year standings respectively. Milman-Burnett is especially entertaining, and one that Dennis describes as making "a pleasing aesthetic ... [Read More]
April 1, 2008
FIDE Master Zibbit has won the Video Lesson Contest with his video Pattern Recognition #1. Kingsblade took second with Beginners Tips and Resources, while jbeaty won third with How to Build an Opening Repertoire Pt.1. You can find more information about the prize-winning videos, as well as the ... [Read More]
March 30, 2008
Watch Dennis' newest video analyzing an entertaining (and instructive) study that Dennis himself composed.
Also, the votes are in for the Chess Video Lesson Contest and we're tabulating the results. Stay tuned for the announcement of the ... [Read More]
Also, the votes are in for the Chess Video Lesson Contest and we're tabulating the results. Stay tuned for the announcement of the ... [Read More]
March 29, 2008
Only a few hours left until the 11:59 PM PST deadline to finalize your contest video rankings. If you haven't already done so, login and visit the contest ranking page and submit your ... [Read More]
March 23, 2008
Check out the new video posted by Dennis Monokroussos analyzing his game against Grandmaster Leonid ... [Read More]
March 19, 2008
You probably have seen the 13 great contest submissions for our Chess Video Lesson Contest, but now you get the chance to help decide the winners!
Visit out Contest Video Ranking page conveniently located within the forum and make your picks! Don't worry about ranking all 13 of them (although you can if you want!), if you only want to rank the top 3 or top 5 that is great. You have until March 28th to submit or edit your ... [Read More]
Visit out Contest Video Ranking page conveniently located within the forum and make your picks! Don't worry about ranking all 13 of them (although you can if you want!), if you only want to rank the top 3 or top 5 that is great. You have until March 28th to submit or edit your ... [Read More]
March 17, 2008
Thanks to everybody who participated. We had 13 great entries that are all worth watching. We will open up the forum voting within a few days, so stay tuned to see when you get your chance to help pick the ... [Read More]
March 14, 2008
Our Chess Video Contest ends in 24 hours! All you have to do to enter is record a video and submit it in this thread!
Remember, the top 3 prizes are $150, $75 and $25 gift certificates to wholesalechess.com, not to mention 2 random entrants get free ChessVideos.TV shirts! You have a full 24 hours to record and enter your video, and with these prizes the effort is well worth it. Deadline for entries is 11:59 PM PST on March ... [Read More]
Remember, the top 3 prizes are $150, $75 and $25 gift certificates to wholesalechess.com, not to mention 2 random entrants get free ChessVideos.TV shirts! You have a full 24 hours to record and enter your video, and with these prizes the effort is well worth it. Deadline for entries is 11:59 PM PST on March ... [Read More]
March 11, 2008
Due to Dennis Monokroussos's busy schedule, we are going to recap the next few USCL Game of the Year videos in batches. So stay tuned and in a few weeks we promise we will catch up with the contest and return to one video a week for the final 5 Games of the Year!
This week Dennis is presenting a video analyzing one of his own games, a game against 17-year old International Master Arjun Vishnuvardhan. After you watch the video, make sure to try out our new video rating toolbar right under the ... [Read More]
This week Dennis is presenting a video analyzing one of his own games, a game against 17-year old International Master Arjun Vishnuvardhan. After you watch the video, make sure to try out our new video rating toolbar right under the ... [Read More]
March 9, 2008
Our Chess Video Contest ends in 5 days!, so make sure to record and submit your videos!
In case you forgot, first place is a $150 Gift Certificate, and 2 random entrants will receive ChessVideos.TV T-Shirts! So what are you waiting for? Record a video and post it before this ... [Read More]
In case you forgot, first place is a $150 Gift Certificate, and 2 random entrants will receive ChessVideos.TV T-Shirts! So what are you waiting for? Record a video and post it before this ... [Read More]
February 29, 2008
Have a look at the 13th Place USCL Game of the Year match, Molner-Arnold. It is a blast from the past according to our commentator Dennis Monokroussos, and well worth a watch. For more details check out the USCL blog entry on the ... [Read More]
February 26, 2008
curtains is the strongest member of the ChessVideos.TV community, as he is an International Master and one of the top rated 5-minute players on ICC. curtains also happens to be the live commentary king of ChessVideos.TV, having recorded more than 130 commentaries. Here's our interview:
How did you get into chess?
My dad played chess, he was 4 time state PA Champion. Then I played some tournaments, it was fun, got to skip school to goto Florida sometimes, and also I was a big champion which was good ... [Read More]
How did you get into chess?
My dad played chess, he was 4 time state PA Champion. Then I played some tournaments, it was fun, got to skip school to goto Florida sometimes, and also I was a big champion which was good ... [Read More]
February 25, 2008
We've had a lot of exciting developments at ChessVideos.TV during the past week. We've created a Chess Puzzle of the Day Facebook application, so if you have Facebook, you should check it out! Also, if you haven't yet joined our ChessVideos.TV facebook group, you should do that as well.
In other news, we've launched our first Chess Video Lesson Contest! We have $250 in gift certificates to wholesalechess.com, so whether you're a seasoned chess video producer ... [Read More]
In other news, we've launched our first Chess Video Lesson Contest! We have $250 in gift certificates to wholesalechess.com, so whether you're a seasoned chess video producer ... [Read More]
February 23, 2008
Do you like making Chess Videos? Do you like winning prizes worth $150? If so, you should check out our Chess Video Lesson Contest. Its pretty easy, just record a video about an interesting chess topic, submit it for the contest and you could win a $150 gift certificate to WholesaleChess.com (Yes, they ship internationally).
If you have never recorded a video before, now is the perfect opportunity to start. Just follow our simple guides to record ... [Read More]
If you have never recorded a video before, now is the perfect opportunity to start. Just follow our simple guides to record ... [Read More]
February 22, 2008
In this new feature we'll be highlighting games posted to our Game Replays and Analysis Forum. This week, we've chosen Phobetor's first win in the English opening. Not only is the game entertaining, but there's some great analysis in there too.
This week's runner up is Robofriven's game "Pin Goodness." Robofriven included some great analysis and interesting thoughts about the ... [Read More]
This week's runner up is Robofriven's game "Pin Goodness." Robofriven included some great analysis and interesting thoughts about the ... [Read More]
February 20, 2008
Time again for our weekly video in the US Chess League Game of the Year countdown. This week, finishing in 14th place, is the game Tangborn-Kuljasevic. Here is an interesting position from the game:
You can watch a replay of the ... [Read More]
You can watch a replay of the ... [Read More]
February 20, 2008
In this new feature we'll be highlighting the best chess video posted during the previous week. This week we've chosen the excellent live commentary IM curtains recorded of his game against ICC player Roka. Curtains plays solidly throughout the game, winning a pawn out of the opening and weathering his opponent's initiative with active play. The live commentary allows the viewer a chance to see how a good blitz player thinks during his games. In fact, "good" might be an understatement; after this game, curtains was ... [Read More]
February 18, 2008
This week we're featuring Zibbit! He's one of the two moderators of the Master Hangout, and is an FM from Iceland. He's made a number of entertaining analysis videos, and recently recorded his first live commentary. Here's our interview:
How did you get into chess?
I originally went to a local chess club around 9 or 10 years old with my uncle ... [Read More]
How did you get into chess?
I originally went to a local chess club around 9 or 10 years old with my uncle ... [Read More]
February 17, 2008
Our "Best of the Week" used to be a weekly feature, but has been on a hiatus for the past few months. We've decided to resume the feature, however, so stay tuned for future editions every Sunday. Most of the threads and videos below are from the past week, but there are a few older links that deserved mention.
Our member satisfaction survey is still underway, and we want YOUR input. The survey should only take a few minutes, so let us know what you think!
In the discussion forum, Robofriven linked ... [Read More]
Our member satisfaction survey is still underway, and we want YOUR input. The survey should only take a few minutes, so let us know what you think!
In the discussion forum, Robofriven linked ... [Read More]
February 15, 2008
Today is the first anniversary of ChessVideos.TV. Admin, the forum's first member, registered on February 14, 2007, and I joined soon after. We spent the first month working on the site's layout, finalizing the uploader tool, and testing the site's video software. By April, Admin was still hard at work on the site's features and I was busy promoting the site (then known as Chess-Videos.com) and recording my first videos, one of which--Basic Opening Principles--would become the site's most popular video of all time with ... [Read More]
February 12, 2008
Check out the video for the 15th place game, Bhat-Bartholomew. Read more about it at the official US Chess League blog.
If you are new to ChessVideos.TV, read the US Chess League Game of the Year Contest Preview to see what this countdown is all about, and check out the previous videos in the ... [Read More]
If you are new to ChessVideos.TV, read the US Chess League Game of the Year Contest Preview to see what this countdown is all about, and check out the previous videos in the ... [Read More]
February 10, 2008
Just last week we posted that ChessVideos.TV had reached 800 members. Following a period of rapid growth in our site's membership, we're now nearing the 1000 member mark. It would be great if we could reach 1000 by our first anniversary, on February 14, so join the fun and register soon.
Also, the ChessVideos.TV book club is underway. We're reading Jeremy Silman's How to Reassess Your Chess. If you're interested in participating, check out ... [Read More]
Also, the ChessVideos.TV book club is underway. We're reading Jeremy Silman's How to Reassess Your Chess. If you're interested in participating, check out ... [Read More]
February 2, 2008
ChessVideos.TV now has more than 800 registered members. This is an amazing milestone, as the site started a little less than a year ago. We're hoping to reach 1000 members soon, so register and join the fun.
Also, we're bringing back the ChessVideos.TV book club. If you're interested in participating, check out this ... [Read More]
Also, we're bringing back the ChessVideos.TV book club. If you're interested in participating, check out this ... [Read More]
January 30, 2008
Continuing our 20-part series counting down the top 20 Games of the Week for the US Chess League, we have the video for the 17th place game, Bonin-Molner. Read more about it here.
In addition we have another great video from Dennis entitled Improvisation in the Italian Game. This an older video he made for us a few weeks ago before he started recording ... [Read More]
In addition we have another great video from Dennis entitled Improvisation in the Italian Game. This an older video he made for us a few weeks ago before he started recording ... [Read More]
January 24, 2008
Continuing the US Chess League Game of the Year countdown we have posted the video for the 18th place game, Mikhailuk-Schroer. You can read the full article about the game over at the USCL Blog.
In case you missed last week, you should also check out the video for the 19th place game, ... [Read More]
In case you missed last week, you should also check out the video for the 19th place game, ... [Read More]
January 11, 2008
Forum member Robofriven has conducted an excellent interview with Josh Waitzkin, well known first as an excellent chess player and more glamorously as the star of the hollywood movie Searching for Bobby Fischer. Waitzkin touches on all of this from his early chess career to current endeavors in this excellent interview. Also don't forget to check out his book, ... [Read More]
January 7, 2008
Chess Videos TV is excited to announce the beginning of a 20 week video series to countdown the top 20 games from the 2007 season of the US Chess League. This week starts out with the game rated number 20: Bonin-Shmelov. You can find the video in our new special forum US Chess League Game of The Year Videos. More information can be found in this thread, and ... [Read More]
January 2, 2008
To kick off 2008 we have posted the third and final video of Tate-Monokroussos. And if you are one of the many forum members who wanted to watch the videos in fullscreen mode, it is now enabled for all our ... [Read More]
December 26, 2007
Happy Holidays from ChessVideos.TV and even though you may be opening presents and taking a vacation, don't forget to catch part two of Dennis Monokroussos' three part video of his match against IM Emory Tate.
This site has now been around for about 10 months and continues to grow and become a better and better resource for Chess players because of your contributions. Since we now have nearly 350 videos (!!!), we really would like your help in picking 10-15 really amazing videos that we can show off to new members of ... [Read More]
This site has now been around for about 10 months and continues to grow and become a better and better resource for Chess players because of your contributions. Since we now have nearly 350 videos (!!!), we really would like your help in picking 10-15 really amazing videos that we can show off to new members of ... [Read More]
December 5, 2007
Malfurion is one of ChessVideos.TV's oldest members (in terms of registrations date), and one of the forums' most helpful contributors. He's provided interesting middlegame analysis, as well as participated in the analysis exchanges. He also keeps an excellent training journal, which has my favorite title of all the training journals: Malfurion's Pursuit of Strategic Brilliance and ... [Read More]
November 28, 2007
This week we're profiling Crash. Although he joined the forums relatively recently, he quickly became one of the most thoughtful and helpful posters on the site. I've always enjoyed his wonderful book reviews which are posted in his equally excellent training journal. The journal is especially great as Crash, who also happens to be one of the stronger players on the site, often posts deep analysis of his recent tournament games as well as thoughts ... [Read More]
November 26, 2007
We've posted the second part of Dennis Monokroussos' self-described craziest game ever. The first half of the game featured some incredible tactical fireworks, including a queen-sacrifice. The second half provides analysis of the continuation of Dennis' attack as well as a crazy queen ending. There's a lot there, so pay close attention!
Also, ChessVideos.TV currently has 591 members. ... [Read More]
Also, ChessVideos.TV currently has 591 members. ... [Read More]
November 19, 2007
themofro is one of ChessVideos.TV's most active posters, with 700+ posts since joining. He's author of the classic Bird's Opening thread, which contains some of the best opening analysis ChessVideos.TV has seen. themofro is also the captain of team ChessVideos.TV in our correspondence match with the Cumnor Chess Club. He has even kept an detailed training journal, which I find especially entertaining due to ... [Read More]
November 13, 2007
Robofriven is one of the most active posters on the ChessVideos forums and is one of the hardest working players on the site. Since joining, his chess strength has increased tremendously, in large part due to his hard work on his training journal, where he's posted excellent analysis. Robofriven has also posted lots of detailed analysis in the game replays forum, including this annotation of ... [Read More]
November 5, 2007
If ChessVideos.TV formed an all-star team, armis would be on the starting line-up, perhaps playing power-forward. Early on he gained a reputation as an endgame virtuoso after posting an excellent video on endgames involving bishops of the same color. It's still one of the best endgame lessons in our video library. Additionally, armis is the moderator and mastermind of "armis' Exercises to Solve", a collection of fun and instructive positional exercises he wrote ... [Read More]
November 2, 2007
We're proud to announce that long-time member Robert Brunnemer, known on the forums as Robofriven, has interviewed acclaimed chess writer Jeremy Silman. In the fascinating interview, Silman discusses a variety of subjects, ranging from his popular website, JeremySilman.com, to his future writing projects. Make sure to check it ... [Read More]
November 1, 2007
Last week we passed 10,000 posts, and this week we're approach 500 members! So if you haven't joined the fun already, register and perhaps you could be member number 500.
There was another interesting discussion of chess psychology in the thread "Winning a won game". The Chess Gym also posted a video on a similar topic.
The thread on ... [Read More]
There was another interesting discussion of chess psychology in the thread "Winning a won game". The Chess Gym also posted a video on a similar topic.
The thread on ... [Read More]
October 27, 2007
In this new series, we'll be profiling a forum member each week. We'll include an interview, along with some of the member's most memorable posts.
Wildman was a natural choice for the first member of the week because of his thoughtful posts and willingness to help other forum members. This can be seen in posts like his contribution to our discussion of reasons for controlling the center and his discussion of his personal history with the Sicilian . One ... [Read More]
Wildman was a natural choice for the first member of the week because of his thoughtful posts and willingness to help other forum members. This can be seen in posts like his contribution to our discussion of reasons for controlling the center and his discussion of his personal history with the Sicilian . One ... [Read More]
October 26, 2007
There's been a lot of good discussion at ChessVideos.TV in the past week and we're pleased to announce we've hit the 10,000 post milestone! A big thanks to all the ChessVideos contributors who have made this possible.
We've started another Group Correspondence Game. Anyone can participate, and forum members Wildman and Blackadder are informally leading the white and black team, respectively.
Meanwhile, a question about playing uncomfortable positions evolved into a discussion about how and why to study ... [Read More]
We've started another Group Correspondence Game. Anyone can participate, and forum members Wildman and Blackadder are informally leading the white and black team, respectively.
Meanwhile, a question about playing uncomfortable positions evolved into a discussion about how and why to study ... [Read More]
October 24, 2007
We've posted Dennis Monokroussos' newest video lecture, "Exploiting the Uncastled King Part II". The response to his first lecture was overwhelmingly positive, and Dennis, whose ChessVideos.TV handle is Initiative, has even asked for comments and suggestions for future lectures. Make sure to check out his newest video, and if you have any ideas, share ... [Read More]
October 18, 2007
Our Training Videos from the Masters series continues with the video "Exploiting the Uncastled King" from National Master Dennis Monokroussos. This is Dennis' first video for ChessVideos.TV and we are incredibly excited to have him recording videos for us. We hope you enjoy the video, and don't be afraid to share you ... [Read More]
October 15, 2007
Our series "Training Videos from the Masters" continues with IM Coelho posting analysis of the classic game Capablanca-Ragozin.
Also, new forum member and international master curtains has posted analysis of the ICC blitz games curtains(IM) vs. E-Grivas(GM) and ... [Read More]
Also, new forum member and international master curtains has posted analysis of the ICC blitz games curtains(IM) vs. E-Grivas(GM) and ... [Read More]
October 11, 2007
Things have been bustling at ChessVideos.TV. This new weekly series will highlight the top video and forum content on the site.
For fans of desert island scenarios, JoshSpecht started a discussion of members' five favorite chess books. Lots of members presented their own lists and if you have your own list, let us know.
Themofro updated his classic ... [Read More]
For fans of desert island scenarios, JoshSpecht started a discussion of members' five favorite chess books. Lots of members presented their own lists and if you have your own list, let us know.
Themofro updated his classic ... [Read More]
September 30, 2007
As part of our "Training Videos from the Masters" series, IM Coelho analyzes the classic game Ahues-Alekhine.
Stay tuned for the conclusion of the game next friday! ... [Read More]
September 22, 2007
The second half of the inaugural game analysis in the "Training Videos from the Masters" forum is posted. IM Coelho continues his excellent analysis with the exciting conclusion of his ... [Read More]
September 14, 2007
International Master Luis Coelho has recorded an exclusive video for our site. In the video, the Brazilian IM analyzes the first part of his recent game vs IM Cicero Braga as a way of introducing himself to our members. Part 2 of the game will be released next Friday, so stay tuned!
In addition to this great new series of videos, we're proud to announce that not only have the ChessVideos.tv ... [Read More]
In addition to this great new series of videos, we're proud to announce that not only have the ChessVideos.tv ... [Read More]
September 12, 2007
Josh is a big fan of visualization training as a method for improving your chess game and designed a few fun tools for the site to help. ChessVideos.TV is proud to introduce our find the best move trainer, square colors game and knight moves game. More details can be found at our visualization ... [Read More]
September 4, 2007
Since we have such a huge catalog of endgames lessons and videos, we decided to add a new interactive feature to our site: Chess Endgame Simulations. By using a chess computer on the backend, you pick which endgame you want to practice and we load up a random position and see if you can play it out to checkmate. We have simple ones, such as king and queen vs king, to more complex ones like ... [Read More]
August 23, 2007
To make the site a little easier to navigate we have been doing a massive redesign for the last few weeks, and here is the result: ChessVideos.TV. Since we have become the spot for chess videos on the web, we decided to go with the .TV ending so everybody knows we are video site; and of course it just plain looks really cool.
We are in the process of moving over all of our videos and forum to the new domain, so there might be some issues accessing the site today. If you have any problems, post them ... [Read More]
We are in the process of moving over all of our videos and forum to the new domain, so there might be some issues accessing the site today. If you have any problems, post them ... [Read More]
August 20, 2007
In order to facilitate tournament games and any chess related chat, we opened up a chat room for our forum members to come talk with each other in real time. It uses your forum account so make sure you are logged in first before trying to get in.
We had a really cool dual commentary this week between Josh and TrialAndError, check out both sides in this thread. I wont spoil the outcome but it was very interesting from both sides.
We had some really ... [Read More]
We had a really cool dual commentary this week between Josh and TrialAndError, check out both sides in this thread. I wont spoil the outcome but it was very interesting from both sides.
We had some really ... [Read More]
August 11, 2007
In the past week we broke 250 members and over 4,000 posts. Thanks to all our forum members who have made this an incredible resource for chess information on the net.
In other news, forum member BKildahl came up with the idea for a dual commentary game where both players would record themselves playing the game. So far we have 3 really interesting dual commentaries: BKildahl vs TrialAndError, ... [Read More]
In other news, forum member BKildahl came up with the idea for a dual commentary game where both players would record themselves playing the game. So far we have 3 really interesting dual commentaries: BKildahl vs TrialAndError, ... [Read More]
August 1, 2007
Our new feature of the week: Training Journals. If you don't have a blog, creating a training journal is a perfect way to track your progress of your chess improvement and motivate yourself to stay on track! Josh has made a journal for himself, and everybody can follow his progress.
As more and more posters write about playing in tournaments, Josh decided to write an article about his ... [Read More]
As more and more posters write about playing in tournaments, Josh decided to write an article about his ... [Read More]
July 23, 2007
Thanks to our user contributed videos and Josh's 30 videos in 30 days, we now are hosting over 90 free chess videos! In order to make it a little easier to browse through our video library, we have re-organized a bit and now have 3 new video sections: Game Analysis Videos, Endgame Lessons, and Chess Puzzle Videos. Special thanks to forum ... [Read More]
July 9, 2007
If you're visiting this site for the first time after seeing us linked on Susan Polgar's Chess Blog, The Chess Mind, or anywhere else, welcome! Things are going great at chess-videos.com and we're really excited to have been mentioned in two of the best chess blogs around!
To learn about the site's goals, visit our FAQ.
In addition to our chess software (listed on the lower left hand side of the page), we have great chess forums ... [Read More]
To learn about the site's goals, visit our FAQ.
In addition to our chess software (listed on the lower left hand side of the page), we have great chess forums ... [Read More]
June 27, 2007
There has been a lot of activity on the forums over the past couple weeks. Josh made a video explaining how to checkmate with two bishops against a king while forum member Phobetor posted an instructive video of himself checkmating with bishop and knight against a lone king.
In the General Chess Discussion forum, forum member SJplayer made a great ... [Read More]
In the General Chess Discussion forum, forum member SJplayer made a great ... [Read More]
June 7, 2007
It has been busy at Chess-videos.com. We've had a lot of great new posts and crossed the 100 member mark with our 100th member, Philips!
Sign-ups for the second analysis exchange are posted here. We had lots of great analysis last time, so don't miss your chance to participate.
Game Analysis continued with Josh analyzing several games including an interesting Bird's opening ... [Read More]
Sign-ups for the second analysis exchange are posted here. We had lots of great analysis last time, so don't miss your chance to participate.
Game Analysis continued with Josh analyzing several games including an interesting Bird's opening ... [Read More]
May 27, 2007
Lots of new content this week. We have a bunch of new and very active members. As the story below explains, we've also made our game replayer embeddable on chess sites, so feel free to use it for your blog or forum.
The chess book club continued its discussion of Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual. A video summary of the first two chapters is available here and forum member Malfurion made a discussion thread. A ... [Read More]
The chess book club continued its discussion of Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual. A video summary of the first two chapters is available here and forum member Malfurion made a discussion thread. A ... [Read More]
May 19, 2007
You have asked and we have responded. When you convert a PGN Chess Game using our converter and replayer, there now is a new option to embed it in your site or blog!
After you convert your game, just follow the link to the colorizer (here is a sample colorizer for one of my games), and pick the color scheme that matches your site. Then click "Preview," check to make sure everything looks right and copy/paste the generated code right into your ... [Read More]
After you convert your game, just follow the link to the colorizer (here is a sample colorizer for one of my games), and pick the color scheme that matches your site. Then click "Preview," check to make sure everything looks right and copy/paste the generated code right into your ... [Read More]
May 13, 2007
It has been a busy week at Chess-videos.com! There were some great posts in the forums and we even launched our Chess Quote of the Day feature. The bottom of every forum page features a new chess-related quote each day and they're also available here for adding to your website or blog.
In the forums we had some great posts:
Kox used our PGN replayer to post one his recent games along with some excellent analysis. Well worth the read!
SJplayer ... [Read More]
In the forums we had some great posts:
Kox used our PGN replayer to post one his recent games along with some excellent analysis. Well worth the read!
SJplayer ... [Read More]
May 7, 2007
Another new feature! We have compiled a huge list of chess quotes which will rotate automatically with our Chess Quote of the Day feature. Just copy/paste the short code snippet into your site and you and your visitors will see a fresh quote everyday!
Today's Quote of the Day:
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Today's Quote of the Day:
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April 27, 2007
We are adding a new articles section to the site, where Josh will write articles about everything from strategy to commentary. His first article is Improve your Chess with Tactics Training. If you have any questions or comments, discuss it in the articles thread in the ... [Read More]
April 23, 2007
Want to post your games but don't want to record a video? We have created a Chess Game Replayer that replays your uploaded PGN files. Check out the instructions for how to convert and post your games.
Anybody can replay their games, but only forum members can post and discuss in our new Game Replays and Analysis ... [Read More]
Anybody can replay their games, but only forum members can post and discuss in our new Game Replays and Analysis ... [Read More]
April 17, 2007
We are proud to offer a new (and first of its kind) feature called Chess Puzzles for Your Site! Using this tool, you can generate a chess puzzle (much like our puzzle of the day), and insert it right into your webpage or blog. We handle the hosting, you just create your puzzle and insert a small snippet of code into your site. For example, check out our puzzle of the day, right in this post:
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April 11, 2007
Josh is starting a series of instructional videos for Chess players of all levels. His first three are all targeted for beginners: How to Check-Mate with a King+Rook, How to win with a King+Pawn, and Basic Opening Principles (this one especially is great for beginners). The videos are all pretty short (about 5 minutes each) and packed with content, definetly worth a watch.
Josh also posted an ... [Read More]
Josh also posted an ... [Read More]
April 7, 2007
Our resident chess expert Josh Specht offered any of our forum member's the chance to have their games analyzed. A few forum members took him up on this, and so far he has released 4 different videos.
He analyzed 2 advanced games, first a game played by blogger Robert Pearson, which can be found here. Josh also analyzed the ... [Read More]
He analyzed 2 advanced games, first a game played by blogger Robert Pearson, which can be found here. Josh also analyzed the ... [Read More]
April 7, 2007
We have just added a drag & drop chess board diagram editor to the site. We use it to generate the diagrams for our featured videos, and you can use them for posts in the forum or your blogs. Chess-videos.com handles all the hosting if you want to use them online, or you can save them to your computer.
Be sure to also check out our new feature, the Chess Puzzle of the Day, where we find some challenging and fun puzzles to help you get ... [Read More]
Be sure to also check out our new feature, the Chess Puzzle of the Day, where we find some challenging and fun puzzles to help you get ... [Read More]
April 7, 2007
Welcome to our new homepage! Here we are going to give you the latest of new site developments, new videos posted by Josh and other interesting things happening at the ... [Read More]