Note: The links below that have videos are not to my videos. My videos can be found on my video page.
Ezvid Wiki - the Wiki for videos. Take the link for "People & Groups Spreading Passion For Chess"
Chess Videos.TV! An amazing online collection of instructional videos - all free!
NM Laura Smith's Livestream (on Twitch) - helping adult improvers - every Wed at 9 PM ET
Jason Robideaux's Chess Video page (via Youtube)
ChessFox - a very comprehensive site with a variety of training material, e.g. Chess Tactics Training Session
Gobet's Training in Chess: A scientific approach paper (via .pdf) on how chess is best learned - good stuff
Chess Training Materials (Professor Chess)
IM Igor Khmelnitsky's free Chess Test - If you order the upgrade mention "Dan Heisman"
Chess Magnet School A very comprehensive site for interactive training (students and coach; 30 day free trial)
ChessLecture.com - website with many instructional videos by leading US masters - a couple free - the rest by subscription
Personal Chess Trainer - An improvement tool ($49.90) by GM Milos. highly recommended by NM Tim Sawyer; free demo
Chess Tempo - A great tactics server - give it a try & let me know what you think - my students love this one! Set problem level to 950-1250 to emulate Bain book
The Puzzling Side of Chess - Jeff Coakley's great site of challenging board vision puzzles, including switcheroos, double whammies, who's the goof, and more!
Chess Visualization Trainer - different than the one above and below - try all three and "see" which one works best!
ChessFactor - Includes visualization and other training - highly recommended by one of my students
Visualwise - visualization software by Louis Holtzhausen (warning: requires a large fee)
The Chess Eye - yet another chess visualization tool. Not updated for Windows 10 but Windows 7 or Android.
Knight Fork Trainer - Now a $4.99 Chessable course.
Chessity - "Chess Training for the 21st century" - student C.Smith says the positions are really excellent. By the developer of the Steps method
Video of Howard Stern's NY Times quick win with Black over ICC 1900 player
"Play it Forward" visualization exercise links from Chess in Indiana (compliments of Jeff Hensley;; requires signing up for SCRIBD):
LiStudy - Another "Play it Forward" visualization exercise (take the link under "Visualization" on the right)
Recommended Youtube Chess Instructors (2024):
1. @chesscoachandra https://youtube.com/@ChessCoachAndras
2. @GmNaroditsky https://youtube.com/@DanielNaroditskyGM
3. @danheisman https://youtube.com/@danheismanchess
4. @agadmator https://youtube.com/@agadmator
5. @Kabadayichess - his Youtube and @chessable content are awesome!
Chess Videos.TV! An amazing online collection of instructional videos - all free!
NM Laura Smith's Livestream (on Twitch) - helping adult improvers - every Wed at 9 PM ET
Jason Robideaux's Chess Video page (via Youtube)
ChessFox - a very comprehensive site with a variety of training material, e.g. Chess Tactics Training Session
Gobet's Training in Chess: A scientific approach paper (via .pdf) on how chess is best learned - good stuff
Chess Training Materials (Professor Chess)
IM Igor Khmelnitsky's free Chess Test - If you order the upgrade mention "Dan Heisman"
Chess Magnet School A very comprehensive site for interactive training (students and coach; 30 day free trial)
ChessLecture.com - website with many instructional videos by leading US masters - a couple free - the rest by subscription
Personal Chess Trainer - An improvement tool ($49.90) by GM Milos. highly recommended by NM Tim Sawyer; free demo
Chess Tempo - A great tactics server - give it a try & let me know what you think - my students love this one! Set problem level to 950-1250 to emulate Bain book
The Puzzling Side of Chess - Jeff Coakley's great site of challenging board vision puzzles, including switcheroos, double whammies, who's the goof, and more!
Chess Visualization Trainer - different than the one above and below - try all three and "see" which one works best!
ChessFactor - Includes visualization and other training - highly recommended by one of my students
Visualwise - visualization software by Louis Holtzhausen (warning: requires a large fee)
The Chess Eye - yet another chess visualization tool. Not updated for Windows 10 but Windows 7 or Android.
Knight Fork Trainer - Now a $4.99 Chessable course.
Chessity - "Chess Training for the 21st century" - student C.Smith says the positions are really excellent. By the developer of the Steps method
Video of Howard Stern's NY Times quick win with Black over ICC 1900 player
"Play it Forward" visualization exercise links from Chess in Indiana (compliments of Jeff Hensley;; requires signing up for SCRIBD):
- http://www.scribd.com/doc/92753973/Chess-in-Indiana-Vol-XVII-No-2-June-2004
- http://www.scribd.com/doc/97961391/Chess-in-Indiana-Vol-XVII-No-3-Sep-2004
- http://www.scribd.com/doc/94149390/Chess-in-Indiana-Vol-XVI-No-1-Mar-2003
- http://www.scribd.com/doc/94984243/Chess-in-Indiana-Vol-XVII-No-4-Dec-2004
- http://www.scribd.com/doc/92614936/Chess-in-Indiana-Vol-XV-No-3-Dec-2002
- http://www.scribd.com/doc/97301707/Chess-in-Indiana-Vol-XVI-No-2-June-2003
- http://www.scribd.com/doc/93055185/Chess-in-Indiana-Vol-XVIII-No-3-Sep-2005
- http://www.scribd.com/doc/93163134/Chess-in-Indiana-Vol-XVII-No-1-Mar-2004
- http://www.scribd.com/doc/94070884/Chess-in-Indiana-Vol-XVIII-No-2-June-2005
- http://www.scribd.com/doc/94844928/Chess-in-Indiana-Vol-XVIII-No-1-Mar-2005
LiStudy - Another "Play it Forward" visualization exercise (take the link under "Visualization" on the right)
Recommended Youtube Chess Instructors (2024):
1. @chesscoachandra https://youtube.com/@ChessCoachAndras
2. @GmNaroditsky https://youtube.com/@DanielNaroditskyGM
3. @danheisman https://youtube.com/@danheismanchess
4. @agadmator https://youtube.com/@agadmator
5. @Kabadayichess - his Youtube and @chessable content are awesome!