Video Spotlights

Welcome to the ChessCafe.com Video Spotlight. Each Wednesday and Saturday we will feature a chess related video for your entertainment. Filmmaker Woody Allen once quipped that he was too short to make his school's chess team. He would feel right at home in Ms. Maver's class, where the kids are learning chess, and they're all short. That's because they're in the third grade. Chess in the Elementary School Curriculum Most Recent Videos (in order of appearance) The Millionaire Chess Experience Students Grow Through Game of Chess How to Play Against a Stronger Opponent Lecture with GM Ben Finegold Gashimov Memorial 2014 Round 2 Gashimov Memorial 2014 Round … [Read more...]

Welcome to the ChessCafe.com Video Spotlight. Each Wednesday and Saturday we will feature a chess related video for your entertainment. The Houston Rockets are schooling some lucky middle school students, but the moves these kids are learning aren’t on the court. Instead, they’re learning how to play chess. Rockets schooling some kids in chess? Most Recent Videos (in order of appearance) The Millionaire Chess Experience Students Grow Through Game of Chess How to Play Against a Stronger Opponent Lecture with GM Ben Finegold Gashimov Memorial 2014 Round 2 Gashimov Memorial 2014 Round 5 Gashimov Memorial 2014 Round 8 Elementary Team Heading to Nationals Chess i … [Read more...]

Welcome to the ChessCafe.com Video Spotlight. Each Wednesday and Saturday we will feature a chess related video for your entertainment. Lesson #1: The Lucena Position, winning technique with R + P against R. In this collection of endgame studies, a FIDE-rated player methodically explains how to get the best result (win/draw) out of a commonly-arising endgame. Fundamental or intricate, each position is explored with analysis addressing players of many levels. Hopefully your endgame understanding and consequent performance will improve in leaps and bounds! Peter Lalic's Endgame Course #1 Most Recent Videos (in order of appearance) The Millionaire Chess Experience Students … [Read more...]

Welcome to the ChessCafe.com Video Spotlight. Each Wednesday and Saturday we will feature a chess related video for your entertainment. He is only in elementary school, but he is already considered one of the best chess players in the United States and even the world. An eight-year-old Arizona boy will be competing in the World Youth Chess Championships in Durban, South Africa. Eight-year-old going for Championship Most Recent Videos (in order of appearance) The Millionaire Chess Experience Students Grow Through Game of Chess How to Play Against a Stronger Opponent Lecture with GM Ben Finegold Gashimov Memorial 2014 Round 2 Gashimov Memorial 2014 Round … [Read more...]

Welcome to the ChessCafe.com Video Spotlight. Each Wednesday and Saturday we will feature a chess related video for your entertainment. FIDE Candidate Master Tryfon Gavriel examines the game Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs. Fabiano Caruana from Round Seven of the 2014 Sinquefield Cup. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Fabiano Caruana Most Recent Videos (in order of appearance) The Millionaire Chess Experience Students Grow Through Game of Chess How to Play Against a Stronger Opponent Lecture with GM Ben Finegold Gashimov Memorial 2014 Round 2 Gashimov Memorial 2014 Round 5 Gashimov Memorial 2014 Round 8 Elementary Team Heading to Nationals Chess is King at School West … [Read more...]

Welcome to the ChessCafe.com Video Spotlight. Each Wednesday and Saturday we will feature a chess related video for your entertainment. Grandmaster Jan Gustafsson looks at World Champion Magnus Carlsen's win against world no. 2 Levon Aronian in Round 5 of the 2014 Sinquefield Cup. Jan Gustafsson on Aronian-Carlsen Most Recent Videos (in order of appearance) The Millionaire Chess Experience Students Grow Through Game of Chess How to Play Against a Stronger Opponent Lecture with GM Ben Finegold Gashimov Memorial 2014 Round 2 Gashimov Memorial 2014 Round 5 Gashimov Memorial 2014 Round 8 Elementary Team Heading to Nationals Chess is King at School West Side … [Read more...]

Welcome to the ChessCafe.com Video Spotlight. Each Wednesday and Saturday we will feature a chess related video for your entertainment. What does the future hold for human-machine integration? And will machines ever become intelligent enough to move forward without human assistance? These were among the issues discussed by World Chess Champion, writer and political activist Garry Kasparov when he visited the Oxford Martin School. Mr Kasparov met Oxford Martin School academics for workshops on sponsoring innovation and risk, and the future potential of human-machine collaboration. He also delivered a talk, 'Human + machine: intuition and calculation in a new era of decision-making', in w … [Read more...]

Welcome to the ChessCafe.com Video Spotlight. Each Wednesday and Saturday we will feature a chess related video for your entertainment. IM Andrew Martin presents an unorthodox Sicilian Dragon; a game which illustrates some of the tactics grandmasters use in modern chess: Areshchenko-Jobova, European Team Championships 2013. No Sitting Duck Most Recent Videos (in order of appearance) The Millionaire Chess Experience Students Grow Through Game of Chess How to Play Against a Stronger Opponent Lecture with GM Ben Finegold Gashimov Memorial 2014 Round 2 Gashimov Memorial 2014 Round 5 Gashimov Memorial 2014 Round 8 Elementary Team Heading to Nationals Chess is … [Read more...]

Welcome to the ChessCafe.com Video Spotlight. Each Wednesday and Saturday we will feature a chess related video for your entertainment. Susan is one of those few, a rarity known for breaking gender barriers and who is currently the #1 rated female chess player in the U.S. Her achievements include well-known author, World and Olympic champion, and head coach of Webster University’s #1 ranked team in the nation. She also is the founder of the non-profit Susan Polgar Foundation, which promotes the game’s educational, social and competitive benefits among young people. Few champions ever experience what Susan has achieved. Everyone can learn from her keen sense of play. Crushing The Glass Cei … [Read more...]

Welcome to the ChessCafe.com Video Spotlight. Each Wednesday and Saturday we will feature a chess related video for your entertainment. GM Simon Williams presents his favorite game from the 2014 Chess Olympiad, Tromso, Norwary 2014. This game featured everything an attacking player likes to see, sacrifices, counter sacrifices, queen sacrifices and just about every other form of sacrifice! Kjetil Lie was playing Board 4 for Norway; his opponent with the black pieces was Zdenko Kozul from Croatia. A Spark of Brilliance from Tromso Most Recent Videos (in order of appearance) The Millionaire Chess Experience Students Grow Through Game of Chess How to Play Against a … [Read more...]