In this week's lesson, Dennis tells us a little about mauling the Caro-Kann. He takes a look at a game from the ongoing U.S. Chess Championship in which Gata Kamsky scored an impressive victory over Yasser Seirawan's Caro-Kann. The game features exciting sacrifices, sharp opening play, and an instructive endgame. What more could you ask for?

In this week's lesson, Dennis presents a preview of the upcoming Anand - Gelfand world championship match. Dennis gives an overview of their records against each other and presents a couple of games. Think of this as a viewing guide for what will be an exciting match. Dennis will be giving an overview of his coverage as well, so listen for that!

In this lesson, Dennis presents part two of his coverage of the Neo-Archangelsk line of the Ruy Lopez. He covers some of the more positional lines out of the main position (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 b5 6.Bb3 Bc5). He discusses lines arising after 7.c3 as well as 7.a4. These positional lines feature a good deal of the maneuvering typical of the closed Spanish game. Let us know what you ... [Read More]

In this week's lesson, Dennis begins his discussion of the Neo-Archangelsk line of the Ruy Lopez (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 b5 6.Bb3 Bc5). He focuses on an important (and explosive!) subline, featuring a quick Nxe5 from white. As always, let us know what you ... [Read More]