The French defence is a very powerful opening against 1.e4-players

The Torre Attack is an extremely effective way of taking your opponent into an uncomfortable situation right from move one.

Valeri Lilov deals with realizing tactical opportunities in endgames as well as the concepts that you need to know in order to discover these at the board. He also shows you tricks and techniques that you can use to punish the most common endgame mistakes

The best target for an attack is undoubtedly the enemy king – especially if its position is weakened or still in the centre.

On his new DVD, Sergei Tiviakov presents a complete repertoire for Black with the Queen’s Indian Defence. The grandmaster explains everything one needs to know after 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6, more profoundly, extensively and thoroughly than ever before -

Understanding how to use pawns and how to handle different pawn structures are important topics for young or improving players to consider. Andrew Martin investigates the notion that ‘pawns are the soul of chess’ and tries to explain exactly what this mea

When facing gambits the most important thing is not to panic, a feeling usually induced by lack of knowledge. Keep calm, learn the antidotes and face the aggression with renewed confidence.