10/16/2018 – English IM Lawrence Trent is back joining Karsten with endgames from Batumi. This week's show is live at 15:00 CEST (13:00 UTC; 9:00 AM EDT) and FREE to watch on-demand (for a limited time)!

10/16/2018 – Which is stronger, the knight or the bishop? Some players prefer knights, others like the bishop better. However, there is only one answer to this question: It depends!

10/9/2018 – Joining Karsten for a look some recent endgames from tournament practice today is Romanian GM Mihail Marin. This week's show is live at 15:00 CEST (13:00 UT; 9:00 AM EDT) and FREE to watch on-demand (for a limited time)!

10/9/2018 – Most players love to sacrifice their queen and win a spectacular game. Maybe that is why they often do not have enough faith in the strength of their strongest piece. Which will cost valuable points. Sometimes, far advanced passed pawns are strong enough to cope with a queen. But queens are dangerous and kings should never feel comfortable when the enemy queen is close. Here, the game ended with a draw. White could have won, but how?

10/2/2018 – Endgames with opposite-colored bishops are often drawn. But one should keep in mind that connected passed pawns are always dangerous.

9/25/2018 – Usually, endgames in which a bishop fights against a rook are drawn when no more pawns are left on the board. However, the defender should not go to the corner his bishop covers.

9/25/2018 – Joining Karsten for a look some recent endgames from tournament practice today is English IM Lawrence Trent...and the pair will also look at some recent games in this special Endgame Magic / The Weekly Show combo. This week's show is live at 18:00 CEST (16:00 UT; 12:00 Noon EDT) and FREE to watch on-demand (for a limited time)!

9/19/2018 – Feel like trying out a new opening? How about learning a few basic tips on the London System from a GM? Here's the deal: you invest a small amount of time, reading a few paragraphs about an interesting opening line, selected for you by one of the world's great chess trainers. After that, you try it out, right there in your browser, against an engine that matches the playing strength of you potential opponents. You can play any number of games and test different ideas, as far as possible following the instructions of an experienced chess trainer. We have a brand-new application to support this kind of learning. Take a look – and admit: it is great fun!

9/18/2018 – Every chess player knows how powerful pawns can be — after all, if a pawn reaches the opponent's back rank it can turn into a queen. Passed pawns have better chances to queen than other pawns but in a game it is easy to forget how powerful these pawns can be.

9/18/2018 – Joining Karsten for a look some recent endgames from tournament practice today is German IM Jonas Lampert... This week's show is FREE to watch on-demand (for a limited time)!

9/11/2018 – Knights are tricky. They are versatile, they can be quick, and if they are lucky they can fork queen, king and rook. However, sometimes even a pair of pawns is too much for them.

9/6/2018 – Joining Karsten for a look some recent endgames from tournament practice today is English Grandmaster Nicholas Pert, a professional chess player and trainer, who is representing England at the Chess Olympiad in Batumi. This week's show is FREE to watch on-demand (for a limited time)!